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    For Love of the Game

    College basketball season is winding down, but I’m ramping up with new books that feature female players:

     

    Emanuelle playing in wheelchair league

     

     

    Emanuelle or “El” as she likes to be called, is a vibrant, sexually active paraplegic woman

     

    Emanuelle is a character who continues my Sex and the Single Paraplegic Series. The first book featured Torii and Ethan in At Last:

    Torii and Ethan

     

    My other basketball heroine:

     

    Rhea Chappelle

     

    Her love interest:

    Yul Sukari on the basketball court

     

     

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    Congrats to the Raptors

     

    Before I go into the Raptors thrilling game six win, here’s another promo I’ve created for my New Adult collegiate basketball ebook One on One:

     

    One on One characters: Yohan Sukari, Rhea Chappelle and Jeloni Thorpe. Low resolution promo.

     

    Congratulations to the Toronto Raptors. Game 6 of the NBA Finals came down to the wire, with the Raptors winning a 114-110 victory over the Golden State Warriors. This is the first title for the Raptors, and they also made history with point guard Jeremy Lin:

    “After the Toronto Raptors won the NBA championship against the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 on Thursday, point guard Jeremy Lin became the first Asian American player to take home a ring. Cleveland Cavaliers’ Jordan Clarkson, who is of Filipino descent, made it to last year’s finals, but did not take home a championship. ”

    Link: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/toronto-raptors-jeremy-lin-makes-history-with-nba-champship-162249339.html

    It’s important to note that Jeremy is the first Asian American, that’s why I have it in bold. The first Asian was Mengke Bateer with the 2003 San Antonio Spurs. The second Asian to win a ring played for the 2009 NBA Champs Los Angeles Lakers and his name is Sun Yue.

    Linkhttps://www.scmp.com/sport/basketball/article/3015119/jeremy-lin-not-first-asian-player-win-nba-inside-bizarre-tale-sun

    The Raptors Pascal Siakam also made history as the first player from Cameroon to win an NBA Championship ring.

    TIME Magazine Asia cover, February 27, 2012 Link: http://content.time.com/time/covers/asia/0,16641,20120227,00.html

     

    Jeremy Lin plays for the Toronto Raptors

     

    Jeremy Lin holding the NBA trophy

     

    I’m a big fan of Jeremy Lin. His NBA journey is a study of hard work and talent.

    In my fictional story about an Indonesian collegiate star, Yohan Sukari uses Jeremy Lin as a role model in his own quest to become an NBA player.

    Yohan and Rhea – Low resolution promo
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    Rest & Renewal plus Tall Story

    Writing and editing can cause eye strain (I somehow forget to blink when I stare at my computer and smart phone!) so my family dragged me away from my tech tools. This gave me a chance to be a fangirl and catch up with one of my favorite TV shows, What We Do in the Shadows

    Star Vampire cameos from What We Do in the Shadows Episode 7:
    Top row shows Danny Trejo, Evan Rachel Wood, Wesley “Blade” Snipes. Lower left is Tilda Swinton, Paul Reubens (Pee Wee Herman)

    I also got treated to Avengers: Endgame and of course I’ve been watching Game of Thrones.

     

    Tall Story – She’s 6’8, he’s a 7 footer from Indonesia.

    Rhea and Yohan, two NCAA collegiate basketball players fall in love

     

     

    Rhea underneath the basketball hoop

     

     

    Rhea and Yohan

     

     

    The Selfie – pictured is Rhea and her friends

     

    Rhea with her eyes closed, daydreaming
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    Basketball Jones and Woke Music History

    Remember this name: P. P. Arnold. In 1966 at the tender age of twenty she went over to England, recording with the greats of British music: Mic Jagger, Cat Stevens, Rod Stewart, the band Small Faces and Barry Gibbs.

    P. P. Arnold – Then and Now

    Patricia Arnold sang backup for the Ike and Tina Turner Revue, and traveled with them overseas. She quit the tour in 1966 and stayed in England, noting this: “A young black woman on her own in America in a white environment would not have been treated as well as I was in England.”

    Pat’s UK hits included “Angel of the Morning” which became a big hit in the US for Merrilee Rush and country singer Juice Newton.

    For more on P. P. Arnold’s legendary musical history, please visit her website: https://pparnold.com/biography

    In later posts I’ll have more info on black women who made music history, since two of my novels deal with groundbreaking fictional singers (Jukebox Vol. One and The Queen of Comedy)

     

    I’ve got new ebooks coming out in April late May, including:

    Big vs. Big – Tenifah “Teenie” Ibekwe faces off against Rhea Chappelle in the IR romance ebook One on One

     

     

    Pictured: Collegiate basketball players Rhea Chappelle and Yohan Sukari, from One on One.

     

    Dominican Mercedes Abreu, point guard and collegiate All-American, from the New Adult ebook One on One
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    Teach Me Tonight

    Play Ball:

    Rhea Chappelle realizes resistance is futile once big man Yohan Sukari turns on the charm, in the New Adult erotic romance One on One:

     

    Pictured: Rhea Chappelle and Yohan Sukari from the erotic New Adult romance One on One.

     

     

     

     

     

    Adults at play:

     

    Click the pic for an excerpt of this upcoming erotic IR romance

     

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    Aquaman and an Indonesian baller

    Got treated to dinner and the film Aquaman by my family. We all really enjoyed the film.

    Jason Momoa as AQUAMAN. Amber Heard is Princess Mera, and his love interest.

     

    The visuals were great, and James Wan should be commended for his direction and vision on the picture.

    Director James Wan. He was also at the helm of Fast and Furious 7.

     

    Aquaman AKA Jason Momoa brought a playfulness and his usual smoldering hotness to the character.

    Other standouts imho were Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Black Manta, Amber Heard as Princess Mera, Michael Beach as Manta’s dad, and Nicole Kidman as Queen Atlanna.

     

    Upcoming new adult ebook:

     

    Pictured: Rhea Chappelle and big man Yohan Sukari, from Indonesia.

     

    Yohan Sukari playing ball

     

    Rhea Chappelle, college basketball player goes for a layup

     

     

    Yohan Sukari and his girl Rhea Chappelle