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STORY BEHIND THE STORY -  LEE HAYES -  AUTHOR OF 'THE BAD SEED' -  Lee Hayes  is the author of  Passion Marks ,  A Deeper Blue ,  The Messiah , and the editor of  Flesh to Flesh , an erotica anthology. He is a native Texan and was awarded with a master’s degree in public administration from Baruch College in 2005. He resides in Washington, D.C.  a nd can be reached via his website at www.leehayes.info . Urban Reviews:   Can you tell us a little about The Bad Seed? Lee Hayes:   Certainly. The Bad Seed is a wickedly delightful novel that consists of two novellas, each dealing with a diabolical character that would be deemed as a “bad seed.” The novel puts a modern spin on stories dealing with lust, lies and madness. The first story, “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues” deals with a insanely beautiful, but damaged young man who marries a much older, wealthy man and plots to kill him so that he can inherit the old man...

THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY - PATRICIA HALEY DISCUSSES 'DESTINED' - Patricia Haley is the award-winning, #1 Essence bestselling author of Nobody’s Perfect, Blind Faith, Still Waters, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, No Regrets, and Chosen. Originally from Rockford, IL, Patricia now lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, Jeffrey and their daughter. With an engineering degree from Stanford Univ. and an M.B.A. in marketing and finance from the Univ. of Chicago, readers are often surprised to hear that Patricia is writing novels, given her technical and business background.  She welcomes readers to visit her online at http://www.patriciahaley.com/ or  join her Facebook fan page. Urban Reviews:  Can you tell us about Destined? Patricia Haley:   Destined picks up where Chosen left off, in the lobby of the family’s business which baby boy, Joel, has pushed to the brink of bankruptcy. The oldest brother, Don, returns from his exile in South Africa at the pleading of his mothe...

The Story Behind The Story -  Alaya Johnson - Author of 'Moonshine' - Alaya (rhymes with “papaya”) lives, writes, cooks and (perhaps most importantly) eats in New York City. Her literary loves are all forms of speculative fiction, historical fiction, and the occasional highbrow novel. Her culinary loves are all kinds of ethnic food, particularly South Indian, which she feels must be close to ambrosia. She graduated from Columbia University in 2004 with a BA in East Asian Languages and Cultures, and has lived and traveled extensively in Japan. Urban Reviews:  Can you tell us what Moonshine is all about? Alaya Johnson:  Moonshine follows the story of Zephyr Hollis, a demon hunter turned social activist in the Lower East Side of 1920s New York City. She teaches night school to immigrants and Others (including vampires) and generally tries to repent for her past as the daughter of Montana's most famous demon hunter. However, things turn sticky when one of her student...

THE STORY BEHIND THE STORY: Author Allison Hobbs discusses 'Stealing Candy' Riveting! Graphic! Edgy! Just a few words that describe the responses to Allison Hobbs´ writing style. Known for writing provocative and controversial novels, Allison burst on the literary scene with her highly successful debut novel, Pandora´s Box in 2003. In her latest release, Stealing Candy, Allison departs from erotic fiction, and has taken on the serious and disturbing topic of teenage sex trafficking in the United States.  A prolific writer, she is the national bestselling author of fourteen novels and novellas of multiple genres, including paranormal and fantasy. Urban Reviews:  Can you tell us a little about Stealing Candy? Allison Hobbs:   Three teen-age girls from very different backgrounds have been kidnapped by a pimp and forced into the sex trade. Saleema Sparks, a woman who runs a sanctuary for troubled teens risks her life to save the girls. Urban Reviews:  What mad...