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Darker still
See the girl in the foreground, the one in front? That’s how I felt yesterday:
Darker still . . . The Furies Last night I worked on channeling those emotions into a new YA series. ‘Cause that’s what I usually do when I’m upset. I try to be creative.
I even made up a tag line: The Damned don’t cry, they just get even
Anyway, I’ve written about five chapters so far. The girls on the cover are sisters. I’m thinking of releasing it as a serial, because there are too many other books that are ahead of this one ready for release. That’s about all I’ll say for now, except WRITE ON.
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What I’m up to . . .
Working on: Editing Love scenes
Listening to: Maxwell’s Whenever Wherever Whatever and Robin Thicke’s Lost Without You
For which books: HEAVEN and The Queen of Comedy
The Queen of Comedy takes center stage Excerpts from Queensrealm and the Queen of Comedy will be up this weekend.
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Read an excerpt from the historical fiction novel GAIJIN
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Let’s hear it for the Boys
Iron Mike, a Mandroid and high school senior IRON MIKE
First directive: Protect the humans
Second directive: Learn how to become human
Andre Santana, a Werewolf featured in RAZHER 
Corey the Warlock, from Boys n’ love and Magic 
Kai the Kitsune, featured in Valkyrie Jones -
JUKEBOX Volume Two change
I’ve made a change to the cover of JUKEBOX Volume II:
JUKEBOX Volume II This was the previous cover:
JUKEBOX Volume II (Old version) Since the covers depict the primary characters (Eli, upper left, Simone upper right, Johnny in the middle) during the 70s, the new cover makes Johnny a bit more prominent.
JUKEBOX Volume II
With the 60’s coming to a close, Simone Westwood Burr is a nineteen year old superstar dubbed the “Siren of Soul” with her funky, cutting edge music. Now married to the ultimate bad boy of Southern Rock, she tries to juggle a career and being a new mother,
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The unlikeable lead character -I Luv ’em!
Love Stories 3 Danni Ahmed from UNBROKEN could best be described as bat shit crazy when the reader first gets a look at her:
The stench of alcohol invaded his nostrils even before he saw the girl, the screen door blasting open with such force it almost swung back and clipped her.
He was out of his chair with a bobble head nod in greeting, holding the glass in his hand. “G-good afternoon Ma’am.”
“Oh just shut the fuck up.”
It goes downhill from there for Alex Campos, in a role reversal where he’s the hot new guy trying to land the girl. But Danni’s used to guys like Alex, suckups who want to play for her father. Her dad’s considered the kingmaker where they live, a high school coach who’s sent more of his players to the pros than any other. Why he’s not coaching at the college level is anyone’s guess, but most people would probably say it’s because of his wayward daughter. UNBROKEN is a contemporary romance featuring a strong willed young woman who refuses to kowtow to anyone, even an iron willed father and the boys who’ve fallen under her spell.
By comparison, tough as nails Layla Reeves from DRAWN TO YOU/JUST THE WAY YOU ARE has a new body and a new attitude, only so called friends want to keep her down. Before her weight loss she was the girl they could call at the last minute to babysit, or the one who had their back in a fight. Now that she’s no longer the chubby funny girl, people say she’s different. But the truth is, they never really knew her:
“Promise you won’t look. I want this to be a surprise.” His voice returned to the soft tenor she remembered from high school.
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More Adult ebook excerpts coming up!
Immortal Beloved Raquel Santos is a palliative care nurse and she’s Dominican. Hypnos AKA Hype is . . . well, let’s just say he’s otherwordly, as in Greek Mythology, the stuff of dreams. But he’s also still living with his parents and fighting with his brother Death. When there’s a mix-up regarding the hound from Hades, Cerberbus, and the big beast lands in Raquel’s care, she renames the canine “Sweetie” and has him working as a therapy dog at the hospice where she’s employed. Raquel won’t return the dog when Hype comes to collect him . . . and well, that’s all I’m revealing for now. Because in the paranormal novella Immortal Beloved, the mythological deities of ancient Greece walk among us as movie superstars, egocentric cosmetic mavens and seducers of the unwary, like Raquel.
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African American Literature Today
I’ve really been lax in posting on the blog section of this site. But I plan to remedy that with a research piece I’m working on regarding African American fiction, its current genres and sub-genres. First, I’d like to congratulate the NY Times best selling writing team behind the series “The Cartel” Ashley & JaQuavis
The Cartel Four on USAToday book chart As per the above screen shot, The Cartel 4 first entered USA’s chart at #69, and that’s proof of the popularity of this series. As I compile information on the state of African American fiction, I’ll have more info on the established genres and sub-genres of popular African American novels, from noted historical romance author Beverly Jenkins, to the top writers in Interracial Urban Romance. If you wish to follow the progress of my research, please use this link: Celebrating the modern writer: African American Fiction today
