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    Thirsty

    I made more promos for The Saint of BOYStown, a New Adult IR (Interracial romance).

    Here’s a scene from the novel:

     

    Tanner Joseph
    Tanner Joseph, from the ebook The Saint of BOYStown

     

    Lovers Tanner Joseph and Nathalie Childress, from the ebook The Saint of BOYStown

     

     

    Pictured: Nathalie Childress and Tanner Joseph, from the IR romance The Saint of BOYStown
    Pictured: Nathalie Childress and Tanner Joseph, from the IR romance The Saint of BOYStown

     

    Pictured: Tanner Joseph and Nathalie Childress from the IR ebook The Saint of BOYStown

     

    Pictured: Justin Ybarra, Tanner Joseph and Cody Childress, from the IR ebook The Saint of BOYStown.

     

    There’s a lot going on in this book. There’s race, romance, economic disparity (and not just on the black folk side) That’s all I’ll reveal for now.

     

    Excerpt:

    Go away Tanner. Go far, far, away. He doesn’t. Instead of pulling out a chair like a normal person would, he leapfrogs over the top of the backrest and plops down next to me, with a tray full of food I’d never eat. I’m allergic to vegetables. I won’t eat rice with gravy, but I will snack on rice with butter. Tanner quizzes me on the lack of eats on my tray, to which I repeat that I’m veggie intolerant.

    His eyelashes flutter downward and his fingers steeple as he says grace. There are teachers and other students watching, just as shocked as I am at Tanner’s transformation. When he stops giving thanks he starts in with questioning me. “No, really? You really can’t eat vegetables?” he asks, mixing everything on his plate together before shoveling the stuff in his mouth. It’s such a Cody-like move. I give him a nod of assurance that my lie is the truth. I also can’t stop gawking at all the different foods he’s mixed together.

    One side of his face balloons as he tries to eat and talk. “Yeah, Cody convinced me and Justin to eat this way.”

  • #BlackGirlMagic,  Contemporary Romance,  E books,  New Adult

    Thank You!!

    This is a post to thank all those who’ve downloaded  the free excerpt of The Saint of BOYStown on Amazon.com. When I created the character of Nathalie Childress, I knew she was someone special. I start the book off with Nat in the first chapter, because that’s how strong the “voice” of the character is.  I’ve included another excerpt below that I think readers will enjoy. It goes more into Tanner and Nathalie’s budding romance in the face of tragedy.

     

     

    Bonus Excerpt:

    “Do you always come up here to talk to yourself?” I ask him.

    “Yeah, most times I do. It makes me feel  . . . uh, closer.”

    I look around. We’re the only two people for miles. “Closer to who?”

    Tanner shrugs. “Ah, you know.”

    “No I don’t”

    “Did you do something different? Your face-”

    Oh crap. My little underwater stunt took off all my carefully placed dirt and grime. My face is clean, so he’s able to get a good look at me, especially since the sun is in my eyes. I try to play it off. “I think I’m coming down with something. I think I’ve got a fever.” I muster up a half-hearted cough. “You should stay back. I don’t wanna spread my germs.”

    “It’s okay.” He walks closer to the edge and starts talking, almost as if I’m not even there. “I converse with God up here. I do it a lot since the accident. I’m guessing it was God who told me not to get in the car with Cody. I’ve been trying to get God to talk to me again, to answer some questions I have.” This whole conversation is mighty uncomfortable, especially for me, but I don’t interrupt him. “My therapist says it’s called survivor’s guilt.” He does a little shrug, as if it’s no biggie.

    “I’ve heard of that,” I add, wishing he’d stop glancing my way, partly because he’s on the edge of a freakin’ mountain. “Wonder why Mason hasn’t experienced what you have?”