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Shall We Dance? And Wikkid Witches
My sincere apologies for the week long silence. HUI should be out any day now for those readers wondering when Le Jong Hui and Imani Fairchild’s tale will be told.
HUI – an interracial romance set in the world of ballet
Wikkid Witches
I’ve written a couple of books that feature teen witches (Damalia from RAZHER, Malia Toussaint from Boys ‘n Love and Magic). So once another story came to be, I figured it would be the perfect vehicle to introduce a trio of sexy, adult African American witches who reside in the present time period.
Lilith, a very old skol but glamorous living African American witch 
Pagan, A Gothic witch who longs for the good old days - Adult Novella, Adult Novellas, Contemporary Romance, E books, Excerpts, Historical fiction, Historical romance, New Adult, Paranormal romance
Waiting in the Wings
Like Imani, a ballet dancer who waited for her chance to shine in the novel HUI, I’ve got a number of other novels in both the adult genre and new adult genre that I’m currently editing in order to release.
One of my earliest novels dealt with females – specifically a fictional group of gritty women on a navy vessel with interconnecting story lines. I’m going to put up an excerpt shortly. Right now I’m focused on getting HUI ready for release.
Sisters of Mercy ebook cover 
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The Final Four plus one!
My March Madness picks, plus one. Each novel is now .99 cents, and also available on Kindle Unlimited.
My Final Four plus one All my novels, whether YA, NA or Adult contain romance.
HEAVEN: A service dog transforms the lives of the teen inmate who trains her and the wounded marine who becomes her owner.
RUSH: Outlaw Motorcycle gang member falls for Somali Bantu refugee.
The Stone Boy: A girl witnesses the end of her parents marriage while beginning a tumultuous affair with a troubled boy
JUKEBOX volume one: Mid-west teens form an interracial singing duo in their small, still segregated town.
RAZHER: She wolf avoids an arranged marriage with the help of a Russian vampire and Chinese gargoyle.
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Imani and Hui are coming!!
Now on sale (on Amazon.com):
Torii and Ethan from At Last. Harlow and Kyle from The Player Click the promo to be redirected to The Player on Amazon or click here to be redirected: http://amzn.com/B00VEEJ00W
The link for At Last can be found here: http://amzn.com/B00TVTOXM2
Imani and Hui are up next:
Ballerina Imani Fairchild and her partner in dance and life, Le Jong Hui. The ebook HUI is an erotic romance set in the world of ballet 
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TAKEN: Saving Sanai
The Player is currently on sale at Amazon.com. It’s also part of KU/Kindle Unlimited.
At Last, The Player and TAKEN are interconnecting stories that occur in the same timeline. The next erotic romance is about Sanai.
TAKEN is Sanai’s story, and readers get to see Harlow, Kyle, Torii, and Ethan work to get not only Sanai back on her feet, but ex-football player and Kyle’s brother, Scott McClure. I’ll have the first chapter up shortly.
Blurb: Sanai’s been almost fanatical in her pursuit of the man who got away. But all that stopped when she found out her competition was none other than her own sister. Overwhelmed by hurt, Sanai begins a downward spiral, forcing an unexpected suitor to step in. But is she ready to forgive and forget? Or will her need for revenge destroy any chance at happiness?
This is a short novella that will be released in April. Also, HUI will be out any day now.
Sanai, from the ebooks At Last and The Player gets her story told in the ebook novella TAKEN 
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If I Were a Boy
His name is Ozzy, and he’s a fictional rapper in my ebook The Player:
Veterinarian and sometime singer Adam Takaura is also introduced in the book. Since I already had Hui’s spot on imitation of Michael Jackson in the ebook HUI, Adam’s passion is for R&B music.
There are a number of Asian singers who can SANGGGG. Check out JiHwan, 지환 He’s South Korean (1/2 of duo called 2BiC). I first saw him on Youtube in these videos: JiHwan covers R&B singer Joe’s “(All The Things) Your Man won’t Do”
JiHwan covers R&B singer Donnie Hathaway’s “A Song for You:
I LOVE his voice.
You can check out his new video here:
Just finished up some new promos for JUKEBOX Volume II, the sequel to JUKEBOX Volume I. Volume II is set in the late 1960s to the 1970s:
Funk and Soul Diva Simone Westwood is married to badboy Southern Rocker Johnny Burr in the ebook JUKEBOX Volume II. 
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One author’s journey
This is a two post day.
I love to write about love. I also write in different genres, like middle grade, YA, NA and IR (interracial romance), in addition, scifi/fantasy, paranormal romance, crime fiction, contemporary fiction and non-fiction.
But self publishing also affords me the opportunity to use the proceeds of my books in the manner I see fit, which, in my case is to fund my other endeavor, film making.
I say all this in an effort to introduce readers who may not be aware of the unique struggle authors of color have, to a fascinating article by Zetta Elliot regarding her indie publishing journey. Ms Elliott brings up a number of issues that don’t just apply to African American authors, but many authors of color. Lack of representation and exclusion within the publishing industry, with a focus on children’s publishing:
Black Authors and Self-Publishing
“Despite the fact that the majority of primary school children in the U.S. are now kids of color, the publishing industry continues to produce books that overwhelmingly feature white children only. The message is clear: the lives of kids of color don’t matter.”
Read the full article here:
http://www.slj.com/2015/03/diversity/black-authors-and-self-publishing/
I have to thank the site Dear Author for making me aware of this riveting post by Ms. Elliott.
One of many childrens books by author Zetta Elliott. Ms Elliott also writes YA novels. Her website is http://www.zettaelliott.com/ -
Hey Soul Sista
My Wednesdays will never be the same now that EMPIRE is on hiatus until the fall. I’m so happy for Taraji P. Henson, as well as the other stars of the show.
Only Cookie can tame the supernaturals of NIGHTSTALKERS As I mentioned in a previous post, I need to get back to a few of my older novels in order to take them forward with their sequels. JUKEBOX II is also on that list:
Simone Westwood goes solo during the 1970s, releasing her inner funk diva in JUKEBOX Volume II I’m going to include JUKEBOX One in the MARCH MADNESS deals that kick off this week:
