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Lutishia Lovely -  All Up In My Business -  Available Now! -  5 out of 5 books -  The Livingston family are a very faith based family with a very successful family restaurant called "Taste of Soul." But the success of the restaurant may be tainted due to competition and jealousy between brothers Malcolm and Toussaint Livingston. Malcolm is getting a little bored with his life, being married to the same woman, and their ever expanding offspring. Malcolm wants what his brother Toussaint has, and that's the single life. Malcolm thinks that his brother does not have a care in the world because he's not tied to just one woman. Little does Malcolm know, that Toussaint's life is not all peaches and cream. Toussaint is living the life. He has a successful family business and enjoys being single and having a different woman almost every night. But when he meets interior designer Alexis St. Clair, he thinks it'll be just another fling. But Alexis is determin...

T.N. Williams -  Peace of Me -  Available Now! -  4.5 out of 5 books -  Celia Alexander believes that God is trying to test her faith. When her husband Khalil is sent to prison, she is having a hard time trying to get her life back on track and forgiving him at the same time. Celia stumbles across a young girl in Detroit that may be linked to her husband in some way. During her investigation, will Celia find more than she bargained for, or will she believe that the Lord has her best interest at heart? Khalil has been sent to prison, but he is far more than a prisoner. Still, with connections to the outsid, Khalil's strange business will either add more time to his sentence or secure him a get out of jail free card. While all of this family drama is going on, Celia and Khalil's daughter, Kaleia, is suffering. In order to mask the pain, she decides to take a unhealthy route to get her through her pain. When she lands in a hospital bed, Kaleia realizes that ...

Sydney Lyttle -  Drama...Another Man's Girl -  Available Now! -  5 out of 5 books What happens when you try to have your man’s back and always stay in his corner, but time and time again he neglects you and breaks promise after promise?  The end result can lead you right in the arms of temptation. What one man won’t do, another man will. Enter into the world of Drama…Another Man's Girl by Sydney Lyttle. Chassidy (a.k.a. Chass) is a beautiful girl inside and out with a skill for doing hair, but her love life is another story. After many bad relationships, she meets El, a young man who has it going on with a great career, a penthouse, and seems to be a well put together type of guy. El and Chass enter into a romance, and things start off well; that is until El starts being neglectful and puts his job before his woman. In a chance encounter, Chass meets a guy named Shane, and her life is turned upside down. Chass begins to lie and deceive everybody in order ...

Thomas Slater -  Show Stoppah -  Available Now! -  5 out of 5 books -  Let me first say WOW. If you think you know what’s in store for you between the covers of Show Stoppah, I urge you to read the book for yourself. Kimpa and Isis meet at The Woman’s First Shelter, which provides support for woman who have been physically and mentally abused. How they landed in such a place will knock your socks off. Homeless at sixteen, Kimpa Peoples fell in love with aspiring author, Brody Ellis, who is as evil and conniving as they come. To finance his dream of writing a book, he manipulates Kimpa into prostitution. Kimpa was raised by a strong woman with Christian values who spared nothing on tough love. The decision to do or not to do weighed heavy on her mind. What would her mother think from her grave? With the promise of making her co-author on the book, Kimpa agrees and quickly finds that sometimes a dream should remain a visionary fantasy in our mind. Isis ju...

On The Line with Radiah Hubbert - Dwayne S. Joseph - Author of 'Growning Pains' - Dwayne S. Joseph talks to Radiah Hubbert about: - His latest book 'Growing Pains' - His books 'Home Wrecker' and 'Eye For An Eye' - His literary journey - His new venture with AChapterAMonth.com - His advice to aspiring authors - And Much Much More! Click Here For Our Exclusive Audio Interview With The Author Of 'Growing Pains' Dwayne S. Joseph Or listen to the audio interview right now (approx. 29 mins): Order your copy of Home Wrecker today! Order your copy of Eye For An Eye today! Order your copy of Growing Pains today! Check out Dwayne S. Joseph and his book 'In Strict Confidence' on A Chapter A Month website here: AChapterAMonth.com On The Line with Radiah Hubbert Exclusive One-on-One Interviews with Today's Top Authors!

GREAT MIDWEST BOOK FEST 2011   - Presented By Urban Reviews  -  SATURDAY, JUNE 18TH, 2011 FROM 1PM-4PM at   TERRI LYNN'S ON BRADLEY -  4740 WEST BRADLEY ROAD -  MILWAUKEE, WI 53223 -  FREE ADMISSION - ALL AGES! The headline authors for the 3rd Annual Great Midwest Book Fest are National Best-Selling Authors Victoria Christopher Murray and Naleighna Kai.  Other authors in attendance include Darrin Lowery, Venesha, Michelle Larks, Gary Ford, Tina Brooks McKinney, Everett Rupert, Monica Marie Jones, and Jhamika. YOU CAN EVEN RSVP RIGHT NOW IN THE WIDGET AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST! All of the featured authors will have a limited number of books available for sale. They will vary from Contemporary Fiction, Women's Fiction, Non-Fiction, Christian Fiction, Poetry, Street Lit, and more.  This event will be CASH ONLY. The book vendor may be taking other forms of payment, but they will only be carrying a selection of books ...

Inside Out with Oasis -  Author of "Push Comes To Shove" Oasis is the award-winning author of Push Comes to Shove.  He is the CEO of Docuversion, a full-service editing firm, and an expert creative writing instructor.  He is a native of Cleveland , Ohio , and a proud father. Urban Reviews:  Tell our readers about Push Comes To Shove. Oasis:  Push Comes To Shove is about the pitfalls and struggles that an honest family faces while dealing with the perils of financial woes.  GP, the protagonist, and his wife demonstrate the dynamics of a family who is up against it. Urban Reviews:  Where did the inspiration for this novel come from? Oasis:  Push Comes To Shove is a result of my desire to break the mold and stereotype that black authors won’t transcend and/or are forced into.  I just wanted to tell a different story. Urban Reviews:  Have you always wanted to become a writer? Oasis:  I’ve always been a writer in some for...

Carmen Jones -  Second Chances (e-book) -  Available Now! -  3.5 out of 5 books -  Raven Kennedy has just made a major discovery for the Atlanta Museum where she is the director. She is even more excited when the board decides that they want her to be the one to attend the auction to acquire the journal. However, the auction could not be in a worse place or at a worse time. The only man that she has ever loved, and still loves, will also be in Hilton Head the same weekend for his family reunion. The break-up with Wesley Hamilton even caused Raven to put distance between her and her best friend Katya Hamilton, who happens to be Wesley's cousin. Wesley is not at all pleased when he learns that Raven is in Hilton Head. He does, however, want answers. When Raven's life is threatened on more than one occasion, Wesley is torn between the love he still feels for Raven and the betrayal that he felt when she left without a wor...

Blufasa -  Dark Mind Chronicles: Go To Hell! -  Available Now! -  3 out of 5 books -  Dark Mind Chronicles: Go To Hell! by Blufasa is a tale unlike any I have ever read. It chronicles the life of Darrel Love from his embryonic stage, through adolescence, and into adulthood. Yes, the story actually begins when he's an embryo. While he is in the embryonic stage, there is a man that tells him he has the key to one of the doors in front of him. The choice is up to him to decide which path he will choose and therefore what door he will open. As a child, Darrel has a troubled mind. Darrel realizes that he is different than other children. Darrel's thoughts always seem so dark, and his soul is tortured. After an incident where he blacks out and hurts another child, he is taken away from the only family he knows and put into an institution for troubled kids. While there, Darrel begins to uncover the dark truth about what lies beneath the surface. Dark Mind Chro...

J. Evan Johnson -  When It's Too Late To Tell -  Available Now! -  3 out of 5 books -  Mark Cooke is an elementary teacher, a devoted husband, and father of two who has the picture perfect life and is a believer.  His wife, Jade, is a pharmacy tech and is very active in the church.  Their lives are so full of activity and devotion to so many projects that they forget each other in the process, which opens the door to a great divide.  Craig Barlow is Mark’s best friend and a financial advisor that is searching for a mate to spend his life with.  His assistant, Alberta “Bert” DeVries, is always there with words of wisdom for Craig with his many disillusioned dates and companions.  She intercedes in prayer for Craig because she knows his heart, but she hopes that one day he'll find his faith again before it’s too late and takes just one moment to look into the window of her very soul. When It’s Too Late To Tell is a mediocre rea...

Pheare Alexander -  Str8 Laced -  Available Now! -  5 out of 5 books -  Dr. Jocelyn Reynolds was a successful child psychiatrist until she was abducted by a very disturbed woman name McClaine Henry. After weeks of horrible torture, Jocelyn is released, but she’ll never forget the events that happened during her captivity. Fast forward nine years later, and Jocelyn is juggling between being a wife, mother, and maintaining her psychiatry practice. But she still hasn’t fully discussed her horrific abduction that’s always at the back of her mind. But Jocelyn is forced to relive those terrible memories when her best friend is kidnapped by a serial killer. What makes matters worse is that this serial killer is begging for Jocelyn’s help. Will she be able to find her best friend in time? Str8 Laced is an excellent novel by Pheare Alexander. Alexander brought a novel that is a perfect mix of horror, suspense, and drama. The storyline and the interesting mix of ch...

Ci Ci Foster -  Sunny Rain -  Available Now! -  4 out of 5 books -  Natalie, Monica, and Leslie are three friends that are going through very different paths in life. Natalie and her husband Bryce's different work schedules are taking a toll on their marriage. Natalie faces a huge dilemma when she becomes attracted to another man. Monica is focused on getting back her ex named Ray but is he really worth the extra effort? Leslie loves having a variety of male company, but she meets her match when she meets Derrick. These women go through some trials and tribulations that will change their lives forever. Sunny Rain is an entertaining novel about friendship and the things that women sometimes go through to achieve true happiness. But Sunny Rain is not your typical girlfriends’ book. Ci Ci Foster did a good job of developing multi-dimensional characters. You get to see how each of these women deal with complex situations in their own way. There were some surp...

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