• #BlackGirlMagic,  Adult Novella,  Adult Novellas,  Contemporary Romance,  E books,  IR erotic romance,  New Adult

    SensASIAN

     

    Coming Soon:

    One on One – the NCAA basketball romance featuring Indonesian American Yul Sukari and African American Rhea Chappelle.

     

    Yul loves Rhea, Rhea loves Yul. Both of them love basketball.

     

     

    Blast from the Past: The sidekick/best friend of color sticking up for the lead character, though the sidekick has no love interest.  NOT UP IN HERE!!!!

     

     

    Pictured: Emmanuel and Christian

     

     

    Chinese Gargoyle Crown Prince Karnage Xian

     

     

    The witch Pagan hugging the gargoyle Karnage

     

    Karnage-and-Pagan-in-the-shower GIF

     

    NEW ADULT:

    Pictured: Lolita “Lolo” Benoit and Rikh ki Khumpai

     

     

    Lovers Rikh ki and Lolo

     

    Already released:

     

     

    Pictured: North Korean ballet star Le Jong Hui, African American ballerina Imani Fairchild, from the erotic interracial romance novel HUI

     

     

  • Contemporary Romance,  E books

    Reading, writing and Amazon

    I create a lot of promos and book covers for my ebooks, and I usually do it on Saturdays:

     

    Karnage nu promo copy
    Karnage Xian, Gargoyle from the ebook NIGHTSTALKERS

     

     

     

    Le Jong Hui, ballet dancer
    Le Jong Hui, ballet dancer

     

     

     

    Le Jong Hui, from the ebook HUI

     

     

    I added a spotlight to my Imani performance pic. The original just had her over a black background:

    Spotlight on Imani watermarked
    Edited Imani performance pic

     

     

    The title for this novella isn’t set yet. I just wanted to add text to it:

     

     

    Reckless copy watermarked
    A new interracial novella

     

    My main witchy-poo from Long Ago and Far Away: Lilith

    Lilith from Long Ago and Far Away
    Lilith, a beautiful and bad ass witch from the upcoming ebook Long Ago and Far Away

     

    On or after August 15th, indie writers who are enrolled in Amazon’s Select program will find out just how much each page read under Amazon’s new system will amount to. The guessing game up to now has been that the honeymoon is over regarding payment under the Select program.

  • Adult Novella,  Contemporary Romance,  E books,  Excerpts

    Congratulations Miss Copeland!

    Misty Copeland is now a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theater:

     

    Principal Dancer for the ABT Misty Copeland
    Principal Dancer for the ABT Misty Copeland

     

     

    Excerpt:

    “Even as her promotion was celebrated by her many fans, it raised all-too-familiar questions about why African-American dancers, particularly women, remain so underrepresented at top ballet companies in the 21st century, despite the work of pioneering black dancers who broke racial barriers in the past. And it showed how media and communications have changed in dance, with Ms. Copeland deftly using modern tools — an online ad she made for Under Armour has been viewed more than 8 million times — to spread her fame far beyond traditional dance circles, drawing new audiences to ballet.”

     

    Misty Copeland is Promoted to Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theater

    Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/01/arts/dance/misty-copeland-is-promoted-to-principal-dancer-at-american-ballet-theater.html?_r=1

     

     

    It took individuals both within and outside of ballet to publicly support Misty Copeland for this to happen, imho.

     

    And let me also add: IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME.   For more ballet trailblazers of color, please see this post: http://wikkidsexycool.com/2015/02/11/dance-trailblazers/

     

     

    So, as I ready HUI for release, an ebook that features a fictional African American ballerina going for the Holy Grail like Miss Copeland, please take note that  at this moment, Misty is the one and only. That’s right. For whatever reason, Miss Copeland is the only black woman in the role of principal dancer in a major US ballet company.

     

     

    Little-Imani-GIF
    Imani Fairchild, from the ebook HUI, an interracial romance set in the world of ballet

     

     

    Imani in shadow1 copy
    Ballet dancer Imani Sojourner Fairchild, from the interracial romance set in the world of ballet titled HUI

     

     

    Imani in the lead role of Sleeping_Beauty_Royal_Ballet_2008 copy
    Reaching her dream. Imani triumphs in the lead role of Sleeping Beauty Edited photo of Imani in the lead role of Sleeping_Beauty_Royal_Ballet_2008 copy

     

     

    Book Excerpt:
     

    Outside of Meredith’s office a number of dance students lingered in the hallway, waiting for their classes to begin. Some used the walls to support their weight as they stretched. Others utilized the comfort of the crowded floor. Making her way among the maze of human parts, Imani was almost mowed down by a younger group of students bursting out of one of the classrooms. Their excited chatter and giggles reminded her of the tiny dance academy she’d once attended. It was encouraging to see the diversity of the group and their excitement at seeing her.
     

    “That’s Imani,” she heard one little girl whisper to the others as if Imani was on the cusp of greatness.  “She’s so beautiful! I wanted to come here after I saw her perform at my grammar school,” the same little girl said, apparently not realizing how far her voice carried.

     

  • Contemporary Romance,  E books

    The Male Mystique

    Just finished watching Sloane Stephens defeat Queen V (Venus Williams) at The French Open.  Sloane never gave up, so congrats to her on the win. Venus showed flashes of her old self, as she slowly makes her way back after battling an auto immune disease. At almost thirty five years of age, Venus looks GOOD. So does Serena. They were the inspiration for my new ebook that features a Jamaican tennis phenom who falls for her doubles partner.

     

     

    Sinead Landon, professional tennis player
    Sinead Landon, professional tennis player

     

    The male mystique for WIKKID SEXY COOL books is alpha badass, compassionate, contrary, vulnerable and every thing a girl could want.

    Whether its the coolly elegant hottie Tristan “Didi” Botha from Game.Set.Love.

     

    Portrait of a beautiful young African woman smiling.
    Tristan “Didi” Botha and Sinead Landon from Game.Set.Love

     

     

    Or the wisecracking  and sexy Iann Bono:

     

    Renisha and Iann watermarked copy
    Renisha and Iann, lead characters from the interracial romance set in the world of high finance, Thief of Hearts

     

    Renisha and Iann promo with text

     

     

    Or the gorgeous but complicated ballet dancer Le Jong Hui:

     

    Imani Fairchild and Le Jong Hui
    Imani Fairchild and Le Jong Hui

     

     

    Lovers Imani and Hui final copy WATERMARKED
    Imani and Hui, from the interracial romance set in the world of ballet, HUI

     

  • Contemporary Romance,  E books,  Scifi

    HUI news and character/cover updates

    I’d decided to hold off releasing HUI because there were some things I wanted to work on, for example the deep cultural belief of Han and Jeong. I did a lot of research for this book, but I’m mindful that the love story has to progress without being bogged down. Still, there are some things that are vital to the Korean culture that can’t be glossed over.

    I only hope I’ve struck enough of a balance for you, the reader.

     

    Imani in position small copy
    Imani Fairchild, African American ballerina from the interracial romance HUI

     

     

    Le Jong Hui loves Imani Fairchild, in the interrcial romance set in the word of ballet, HUI

     

     

    I also decided to change the cover for the New Adult book TWENTY before 20. Here’s the new cover:

     

    Cover change for the New Adult novel TWENTY before 20. Pictured: Ryan and Sienna

     

    I made another change, this time with the character of Genysis from the scifi ebook Miss Brighton’s School for Exceptional Young Ladies, so the character on the cover will also change:

     

    Genysis holding repurposed rifle
    The black futurist, GENYSIS. She’s a kick ass peace officer trapped in 1880s London.

     

     

    Genysis holding repurposed hand cannon glow added copy