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Zoe & Yusuf T. Woods Blood Of My Brother September 30, 2007 In the rough streets of Philly, money is like air. You can’t live without it but you can die trying to get it. Zoe & Yusuf T. Woods present Blood of My Brother which is a high energy suspense novel, full of drama that puts you right in the middle of the street life. Many have lost themselves by not using the rules that are laid out in this story. Zoe & Yusuf T. Woods introduce you to Roc and his right hand man Boggy. Roc is a boss that makes noise with his hands and not with his mouth as a true Don does. Together, Roc and Boggy have come a long way. From having their ribs touch due to not having enough to eat, to sitting side by side on a G4 overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. However, it’s hard to stay at the top when so many people want your spot. Roc has seen the jealousy, disrespect, and betrayal that come along with being the top dog but the devastating move that comes his way is one that takes things to a new le...

October 2007 Vol 3, Issue 3   WWW.CHERYLROBINSON.COM   Greetings!   With just three months until the release of my next novel, Sweet Georgia Brown, January 2, 2007, this issue and contest will be geared toward obtaining  reader's feedback.   I am very excited to launch the book trailer for Sweet Georgia Brown, which you can access by clicking on the Sweet Georgia Brown book cover.  Let me know what you think!  And please forward to your friends and family.   Sincerely,   Cheryl Robinson www.cherylrobinson.com   In This Issue View The Sweet Georgia Brown Book Trailer Book Club Profile What I'm Reading Next Author Spotlight What I'm Listening to This Christmas Quick Links Vist My Web site Visit Myspace   Sweet Georgia Brown available January 2, 2008 in bookstores nationwide and online    Meet Georgia Brown-a ...

  Angie Daniels, Kimberly Kaye Terry, Lisa G. Riley Big Spankable Asses September 25, 2007 Fienin' Angie Daniels Nightclub owner Simone Thomas has given up on love. She wants S-E-X only, and with a man who can fulfill her every fantasy. Architect Shaun Dutton can't wait to fly her to Florida, where he can strip off her clothes--and uncover the steamy secret fantasies even Simone has never admitted to...     Just Lay Down Kimberly Kaye Terry After she left her husband, Lilliana Michaels never expected to want a man again. But rock-hard Josh Ellis is far too fine to pass up. He's got plenty to teach her about pleasure--and he's so good with his hands that Lilly wants them all over her...     Caught Lisa G. Riley Melinda Carlisle is shocked when gorgeous Dr. Nick Pantino answers her personal ad. Dating a co-worker is a bad idea, especially when what she wants involves getting naked. But Nick's deliciously sexy suggestions change her mind--and his p...

Blaine Martin Hustle Hard October 1, 2007     After his dreams are destroyed, one man must drastically rework his life in this tale of survival on the rough streets of Harlem. The hardworking and determined Jaden is already the most celebrated athlete in the Northeast, with a successful career in professional football—his ticket to a better life—right around the corner. But after his opportunities are ruined by a friend’s envious actions, Jaden must turn to a life of robbery and drug dealing to pay the bills and support his ailing mother. As his morals decay, his family comes apart at the seams and the love of his life grows distant. Only after Jaden realizes what he has lost and what he has left does he learn how to navigate the hard life of the hood.     Click Here To Order Your Copy Today!    

Laurinda D. Brown Strapped Available Now!     Seeking escape from the pain that become her life, Monique Cummings finds refuge the only way she knows how. Like the clothes shoved in the bottom of her duffle bag when she flees her mother’s house, she packs away the naiveté of her lovely, pigtailed young girl she used to be and replaces it with a newfound masculine boldness. Seeking refuge in a lesbian existence, Monique morphs into a street thug with the soul of a woman. Inside the world of Strapped , life is on real – edgy, unnerving, passionate, and true. Without the ones in your life who care, Strapped could be you. Strapped: it proves that sometimes life just happens. Continuing where the short story “Mon” left off in her 2006 best-selling novel, Walk Like A Man , author Laurinda D. Brown again weaves a tale in Strapped that will have pages turning and tongues wagging.   Click Here To Order Your Copy Today!    

Darrien Lee The Last Chance September 25, 2007     Running their Los Angeles casino has been rewarding for Luke Chance and his three brothers, Malachi, Roman, and Genesis. But recently it seems like everyone is trying to get a piece of the pie. Word on the streets alert the Chance brothers of an impending hostile takeover of their casino, which could leave Luke and his brothers, penniless and possibly dead.   That is until their twenty-five year old sister Keilah Chance, who lives in D.C., comes home for a short visit. Keilah is not only beautiful but she also can be lethal if necessary. Being a woman who is a weapons and martial arts expert, she is often underestimated. Luke and his family decide that they must do whatever it takes to make sure their casino stays honest and successful.   Will the Chance family be able to protect their family dynasty and come out unscathed or will Keilah find herself proving to the world that blood is thicker than water? ...

Lost & Found, the highly anticipated new album from critically-acclaimed soul vocalist Ledisi, features 16 original songs that take a poignant look at life and love in all its phases. The album showcases Ledisi's exceptional talent as a vocalist and songwriter, seamlessly blending classic R&B, jazz, funk, and gospel in order to create a piece of art. " Lost and Found promises to be the crown jewel in Ledisi's budding singing career." - Urban Reviews © 2004 Verve Music Group

Rechella Players Got Played Available Now!     A Tale Of Southern Erotica Five pissed-off wives become fed-up with their cheating husbands and decide to get revenge. They began their own journey of Sex, Lies, and Deceit. Now that they are the Players, will they get Played? Their illicit affairs soon rise to a level so Hot-n-Erotic it gets downright shameful. It all boils down to one question. Just how much scandalous mayhem can five women create? A lot. So much that something tragic soon happens. Life as they once knew may be destroyed in the aftermath.     CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY!    

Danette Majette Deep September 27, 2007     Money, Power, and Respect were the only things that mattered to Trae Keal. He was one of D.C.'s most notorious gangsters and loved the fact that there was nothing anyone could do to stop him from ruling the streets. The FBI knows taking Trae down won t be an easy task so they enlist the help of Carmen, an undercover agent sent to infiltrate Trae s crew by any means necessary. Caught up in the drama with his new love Karina, Trae doesn t see his life unfolding in front of him. Unknowingly, he gives Carmen information about his operation that could send him away for years. Once Carmen stumbles across a mysterious secret the FBI withheld connecting her to Trae, she finds herself in an uncompromising position that may turn the entire case cold.     Click Here To Order Your Copy Today!    

Keith Lee Johnson Hell Has No Fury September 25, 2007   A suspense thriller by the best selling author of The Little Black Girl Lost series. After stepping away from his thriller-suspense novels to write the phenomenally successful Little Black Girl Lost series, author Keith Lee Johnson has returned with some new flavor, along with some old friends, in his latest novel, Hell Has No Fury. In This suspense laden tale, Johnson brings back Phoenix Perry, the beautiful yet fearless FBI agent from his earlier novels, Sugar and Spice and Pretenses.   After a long stint at desk duty, Phoenix Perry is dragged back into the limelight when a family member is found beaten and near death. To complicate matters, there are two dead bodies at the scene, and Phoenix's cousin is the prime suspect. Can Phoenix find her cousin's attackers and prove her innocence before the body count becomes astronomical? A nationwide chase ensues, involving shady editors, crooked literary agents and host o...

Montre Bible Heaven Bound September 25, 2007     In Heaven Bound, we meet Andrea Turner, the mother of Andrew Turner. After her death, Andrea journals her final words to her son, telling him of her discovery that she is Nephilim (half-human and half-angel). The story goes black to when Andrea meets several college friends who are helping her find her personal spiritual path. When she stumbles on the fact that she has supernatural powers, her reason for being at the college becomes all but coincidental as she learns she devised by a fallen angel and her true father, Dony El. Andrea must decide whether she will use her powers for God, or if she will she give up her very soul to gain the world.     Click Here To Order Your Copy Today!    

Cynthia White Queen Available Now!     Queen is young, beautiful and extremely intelligent. Born and raised as Princess of The Black Mafia, an organization founded by her father, she wants for nothing except the love of her cruel, cold-hearted mother. When the police arrest Queen's father for her mother's murder, Queen's perfect life is shattered. Holding a dark secret, Queen must decide if she can reveal the true identity of the killer in order to spare her father's life. With her father gone, she searches for security in the arms of a series of lovers, who all have their own agendas. Just as her life seems to be spinning out of control, she learns to face her own demons and take control of her destiny. But when Queen finally realizes that she is so much more than the criminals and thugs who surround her, it may already be too late.   Click Here To Order Your Copy Today!    

  Janine A. Morris She's No Angel September 25, 2007     Diva Diaries secured Janine A. Morris’ reputation as one of today’s most exciting novelists. In She’s No Angel she delivers a moving, unforgettable story about the consequences of not honoring the ‘honesty is the best policy’ code with the one you love…     Isaac is living proof that nice guys can finish first. He’s waited a long time for the perfect woman, and now that he’s found her, he is more than ready to start a family. But he has no idea that his fiancée is keeping a few secrets—secrets that could extinguish his dreams…     Young and beautiful, Charlene grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, but she never told Isaac the extent of her demons. For the first time in her life, Charlene knows what it feels like to be happy and truly in love. But the dark past she’s worked so hard to outrun is about to catch...

  Victor McGlothin Ms. Etta's Fast House September 25, 2007     Essence® bestselling author Victor McGlothin delivers a stirring novel about a player who’s down on his luck only to receive help from the most unlikely source—the very women whose hearts he broke...     The year is 1947, and Ms. Etta’s Fast House is the hottest nightclub this side of Chicago. The city’s fastest-talking street hustlers rub elbows here with the rich and famous, and anyone with enough cash in their wallet can drink like a king and dance the night away. Life is good—until a stranger named Baltimore Floyd strolls into town…     Handsome and charming, Baltimore is a hustler with a penchant for stirring up trouble. Everyone adores him, including Etta Adams, the matron of Ms. Etta’s Fast House. But before he can imagine settling down with one woman, Baltimore is up for a little action, which is how he hooks up with a corr...

Monique Miller Secret Sisterhood September 25, 2007 In Secret Sisterhood , Shelby Tomlilnson's job, working as a registered nurse in an infertility clinic adds to her inner struggle of not being able to conceive a child.  Shelby turns her attention to God, praying for guidance and hoping His word is true-that He will not give her more than she can bear.   Crystal Shaw has two dreams; one is to open her own daycare center and the other is to have a child of her own.  Currently working in a daycare center caring for other people's children, she often becomes frustrated and finds herself judging people and wondering why God would bless them with children and not her. Will Crystal learn how to trust God in all the areas of her life, even when things seem at their worst?   Vivian Parker is rich, has the man of her dreams and has planned her life to a tee; Even down to when she'll get married and have children.  Vivian learns that sometimes plans have to be alte...