Raised dirt poor in one of the worst parts of town, La-La is determined not end up like the generations of her family before her: a mother when she's barely in her teens, getting caught up in the drug game, or just plain stuck living hand-to-mouth in the projects for the rest of her life. She's got big dreams, not to mention the rare combination of a sharp mind, runway model looks, and a killer bod, all of which she plan on using to get the hell out of the ghetto. But even the best laid plans … [Read more...] about The Dumb Bitch: A Ratchet City Tale by Rashima Wilson
Interview with Author – Rashima Wilson
About Rashima Wilson: Rashima Wilson is a born-and-bred native of Shreveport "Ratchet City" Louisiana. She worked a myriad of jobs - including postal worker, receptionist, bus driver - before finding her true calling as a writer. She enjoys travel, reading urban fiction, writing (of course!) and spending time with family. What inspires you to write? Like a lot of authors, my desire to write spawned from a love of reading. That, coupled with my own life experiences, convinced me that I had … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Rashima Wilson
Poisonous Crimes of Passion by Natasha Carmon
Synopsis In the projects Jaliea Adasen is a young girl who is living a life of struggle caused by inner city poverty. She creates a persona (Poison) to match her ambitions of creating a crime family dedicated to achieving wealth and status for her. Raenel ‘Hollywood’ Forsythe is a key component to getting Jaliea ahead in the game of life. Jaliea accidentally stumbles upon her star player hiding his true identity. As punishment for his deception, she uses him to challenge her ideas of success … [Read more...] about Poisonous Crimes of Passion by Natasha Carmon
Interview with Author – Keyanna Ford
About Keyanna Ford: Keyanna was born and raised in Kalamazoo, MI, she has always been into school but never knew exactly what she wanted to do. She graduated from Loy Norrix High School in 2005 with high honor and went to college where she studied Criminal Justice at Kalamazoo Valley Community College first then went on to get her bachelors at Western Michigan University where she doubled major and graduated with two majors in Criminal Justice and Social Psychology. After going through a bad … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Keyanna Ford
Mind Games: A Brick City Story by Ikish Mullens @AhkLord
Sex . . . Drugs . . . Love . . . Lies . . . Secrets . . . and Betrayal are just a few things Des encounters on his road to redemption. Sworn to secrecy about his inheritance, Des secretly began making plans to leave his life in the streets behind, only to open Pandora’s Box, and unleash a wave of chaos and destruction in the lives of those he love. Moreover, caught in a bloody drug war – with outside forces plotting his downfall – Des must look to the past, and remember the lessons he’d … [Read more...] about Mind Games: A Brick City Story by Ikish Mullens @AhkLord
Interview with Author – Ikish Mullens @AhkLord
Author Bio: Ikish Mullens was born in Newark, New Jersey and raised in the Vailsburg area of the city, in the Westward. He graduated from the University of Phoenix and independently published his first novel Mind Games: A Brick City Story in 2004. Additionally, in 2009 he founded and created MYCA Publishing. Furthermore, Ikish’s other notable accomplishments include a cameo appearance in the independently released film produced by Shii-Fyne Productions title The Git Em Gyrlz. In addition, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Ikish Mullens @AhkLord
