“I identify as black, and the best explanation is the most honest and transparent for me. I cant say that I know enough about my heritage to identify as African American, black is what I've been raised to identify as.”
Author C. Monet is a blogger turned author of Clarksville TN, signed with NakoExpo Presents Publishing company. She is a lover of life and all things positive, which she is sure to capture in her blogs. Reading was always her go to for therapy until she decided to pick up the pen and write her own story. She is a mother of 3 children, a wife, sister and friend. She does her best writing in between juggling all those hats, while drinking a glass of wine and listening to 80’s R&B. At 30 years old, she lives life fearlessly and unapologetically and encourages everyone else to do so as well. Book Synopsis: In the explosive finale of Did You Think I’d Crumble, Cheyenne is finding herself and she’s slowly but surely getting back to the woman she used to be. But evil is always lurking in the shadows and life takes an ugly turn. Cheyenne wakes up in a hospital bed after being left for dead during a hit and run accident and the news she received was enough to send her to Heaven. Lavelle committed suicide and Cheyenne’s mind is boggled with one question, "Why?" Hurt, shocked and utterly confused were only a few choice words to describe how she truly felt. Back at square one…Cheyenne has to accept his death and put the pieces of her puzzle back together. With a troubled mother in law and nightmares of his death haunting her every night she could crumble but she doesn’t… Cheyenne refuses to take any more losses. In the finale of this two-part series, Cheyenne finally gives love a fair chance. She’s done accepting life for what it is and claims peace and prosperity with every step that she takes in the right direction. Will her mother in law snatch her sanity? Will Cheyenne move on? Will Cheyanne finally have that happy ending? Find out in Did You Think I’d Crumble II. Website: www.unfilteredandundefined.com
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“I love to identify myself as black or as African American. As a race, I feel as though we have overcome so many obstacles just as good or better than other races. We've been thrown so many obstacles that were meant to break us. But we used it to make us better.”
Mercedes aka Desia'Ra S. Moore was born November 27, 1992, in Louisville, Kentucky. At the age of twelve, Desia'Ra discovered her love for writing. She would write numerous poems as well as short stories. Desia'Ra became a dedicated reader during her freshmen year of high school. Her first non-fiction was book was “Harlem on Lock” By Karen Williams. She then started reading books ranging from Sista Soulja to Mary Monroe. Reading became more of a double life for her. A place where she could read and imagine herself as anyone. At the age of twenty-three, Desiara gave birth to her beautiful daughter, Laya Semone and was determined to make a better life for her and her family. Suddenly being a writer crossed her mind, and she then decided to start to write her first book. Not thinking anything would come of it, just something to do in her spare time. But with the help of a fellow Author and Publisher Sha Jones, she finally achieved her dream to become a published Authoress. With a long way ahead of her to become a well known Authoress, her next goal is to have her books in all of the Libraries over the world. She wants people to know and to believe that, no matter where you come from that you can be whatever you set your mind to be. Book Synopsis: Meet Semone, a 23-year-old woman with her whole life ahead of her. She has a bright future and an amazing best friend, Taylor. Her only misfortune is her abusive boyfriend Lance, who has broken her down completely. Taylor, who has been Semone's best friend since childhood, is living the dream. She has the perfect career, house, boyfriend of three years. With the perfect life, she just wants her friend to be happy, so she sets her up with the sexy, mysterious Lawrence, aka Law. Lawrence or “Law” as he’s known in the started from the bottom and has finally arrived, but with no woman to share it with, his life is miserable and lonely, until he meets Semone. Falling in love for the first time brings out things in him he never thought it would, but this whirlwind romance and coming from different lifestyles causes their relationship to hang in the balance. Chris “Keys” is a long time corner boy turned Kingpin, but he knows he won’t live forever, and without a child of his own to pass it on to, his high-life lifestyle isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. With the woman of his dreams by his side, and a potential bun in the oven, he knows it’s time to settle down, but what happens when outside forces threaten to take away the very thing you’ve spent your entire life waiting for? Sit down, and take a ride as these couples play the hands that they were dealt and find out who has the Realest Love Ever. “I would prefer Black only because there's so much strength and power behind Blackness now #BlackGirlMagic not to mention the Black Panther movie!"
LaKesa Cox is an author and screenwriter from Richmond, Virginia with over 20 years of writing experience. Dubbed the “Countess of Urban Drama” by none other than the Queen of Hip Hop Lit, Ms. Nikki Turner, LaKesa is truly a drama queen who enjoys stirring up trouble on paper. An avid reader of all genres of books as a child (from Nancy Drew to Judy Blume) it wasn’t until her teenage years when she read her first Danielle Steele novel that the fire in her began to flicker. Soon after, LaKesa discovered authors like Eric Jerome Dickey and Terry McMillan were beginning to write more and more stories about characters she could relate to. This paved the way for the firestorm that was brewing inside of her and it was then she realized it was time for her to create some drama of her own. After the Storm was born and Water in My Eyes soon followed. When given the opportunity to contribute to the Nikki Turner Presents: Street Chronicles-Girls in the Gameanthology, LaKesa added some spice to her pen to create Power, which Ebony magazine gave a favorable review. After the success of Girls in the Game, Nikki Turner offered LaKesa another opportunity to put her pen to work and her story, Southern Girls’ Escort Service was chosen for the Nikki Turner Presents: Street Chronicles – A Woman’s Work anthology. Not one to be put in a box, LaKesa released an erotic, psychological thriller titled Fetish for a Blue Skyy in 2011. LaKesa’s most recent short story which was released in March 2016, was her contribution to the National Best Selling anthology, The Ex Chronicles which was published by Brown Girls Publishing and won the 2016 African American Literary Award for the best anthology. In 2017 LaKesa released her first Young Adult/Teen novel titled Mulatto Girl Aggie, 13: Name on the Ledger. LaKesa decided to expand her creativity by crossing over into screenwriting. Her first feature-length screenplay, I Love You to Pieces, was selected for the 2017 Urban Media Makers Film Festival and the 2017 Houston Black Film Festival. LaKesa’s comedy pilot script, Wait a Minute Mr. Postman was selected as a quarter-finalist in the 2017 WeScreenplay TV Pilot Screenplay competition, was also selected for the 2017 Atlanta Comedy Film Festival and won 1st place in the Best Spec/TV Script at the 2017 Urban Mediamakers Festival. LaKesa was named one of the top 100 African-American authors of 2017 by UBAWA.org. She is currently working on her fourth full-length adult novel as well as her next feature-length screenplay. To learn more about LaKesa, check her out on social media- Website: www.lakesacox.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/lakesacox; Twitter & Instagram: @IamLaKesa “My preference is African-American because I appreciate how the term connects me to my African origins. I also love how the term always keeps the idea in my mind that I have an intersectionality of African and American in my blood.”
Rachel is a veteran teacher with over 25 years in the classroom. Her expertise is in the area of adolescent and teen literacy with a major concentration on urban male students. Rachel has researched the minds of reluctant readers and writers and provides proven "no-fail" techniques in the areas of writing and reading instruction. Rachel has worked as a teacher, administrator, curriculum writer, and literacy coach. In these positions, Rachel designed literacy programs and mentored teachers in all areas of literacy. Through writing contests, book clubs, and spoken word programs, Rachel has found a number of ways to motivate students to read and write. Through a hands-on approach, Rachel helps guide teachers in the area of urban literacy. A Cabrini College alumni, Rachel received her graduate degree from Kutztown University. The recipient of two fellowships and other notable awards, Rachel credits her success to her Education professors at Cabrini College. As a doctoral candidate at Widener University, Rachel is currently working on her dissertation research which is focused on multicultural literacy. Although Rachel spends most of her professional time researching literacy and best practices, Rachel enjoys leisure time. She spends her free time with her husband of 25 years and two teen daughters. If there is any time left in her day, you can find Rachel with her nose in a good fiction book. Book Synopsis Daddy, REAd to Me (DREAM): is more than a book, it is a literacy experience between a father and son. The DREAM book provides fun activities that a father can do with his son while promoting reading. Dad, become your son's “reading role model” by reading with him. A father can promote reading and change his son’s entire future. A boy who has a father as a reading role model during his early literacy years is more likely to develop the behaviors of a literate person. “I don't consider myself to be identified as black. Black is a color that describes something. I consider myself an African American. However, I have been studying my roots and my heritage for a while now. I have been reading about the Moors and their history and origin to gain better knowledge of who I am and where I came from.”
Hello everyone. I go by the name Shay Renee. I am the mother of a beautiful 2 year old princess, the daughter of Authoress Lady Lissa, and a new author signed under Unique Pen Publishing. I am well known for my short stories that I have posted on Facebook. They've reached a lot of people, which inspired me to pick up the pen and write my first book, Deron and Nariah: A Tarnished Tale of Love. I love interacting with new people, especially readers. I take my work very seriously, so feedback is always welcome and respected. I look forward to connecting with more people and putting out more books in the months to come. Peace and blessings to you all. Synopsis for Book One: Deron has the world in his hands. He’s young, handsome and an NBA basketball player, for the Houston Rockets. He's also living a secret that involves drugs, and the fast life. When he meets Nariah, a beautiful, smart fashion design intern, he is smitten to say the least. Nariah never imagined herself to become the girl of someone like Deron, but the two quickly become an item. What happens when jealousy from an outside source gets involved in their relationship? What happens when Nariah stumbles across some information that is sure to rock her happy union? Find out how the two work things out in Deron & Nariah: A Tarnished Tale of Love… Synopsis for Book Two: The drama continues as the couple try to deal with the trials and tribulations that life keeps throwing at them. Deron finds himself in a precarious situation, which causes other unfortunate circumstances to take place. Nariah finds herself facing problems she never thought she would have to deal with, which includes an unexpected visit from someone from her past. Allyson, on the other hand, finds herself in the middle of a dilemma right before giving birth that puts her marriage and health at stake. Troy and Ariel also begin to experience ups and downs as the search for the missing drugs begin to take a turn for the worst. Will Deron and Nariah’s relationship withstand the test of fate or will everything that’s happening around them lead it to its demise. Follow these lovers, friends, and foes as things come to a head in the finale of this series. “I prefer to be called an African American. I feel like it’s less stereotypical and sounds more professional.”
I’m a 23 year old college student currently pursuing my Bachelors in Creative Writing and Criminology. I have my associates in Business Management. I have enjoyed writing since I was in elementary, I discovered it was something I loved in the 4th grade. When I’m not writing I’m reading. I have been an avid reader since the 5th grade. My favorite genres to read are Urban Fiction and Mystery novels, not to mention Urban Romance as well. I love to bake and learn new recipes in my spare time as well. I was to take my writing to a new level. I wanted to study law for grad school, however taking a career in the writing field is something I am considering. I enjoy blogging and hope to further that as well. About her book: Best friends Robyn and Peyton were closed off to love, wanting to finish school and start their careers were the only thing on their mind. After a horrible heartbreak, Robyn, didn’t want another relationship but when Zayden comes in her life she reconsiders, that’s until Zayden’s profession turns not only her life, but someone she loves world upside down, will she be able to look past it and reopen herself to love? Peyton was never a play it safe girl, not wanting to be tied down was her motto. That’s until Brayden appears and has her rethinking. With a money hungry baby mother, and a desperate ex-wanting to rekindle, will their relationship be strong enough to last or will someone not make it out the sticky situation? Skyla and Noah are due to get married and have a baby and life couldn’t be better. Well besides Noah’s, best friend, Leah, coming in between their relationship. Overstepping boundaries and having no respect for Skyla, causes Skyla to get fed up. When a secret that Noah is holding comes out Skyla’s world comes crashing down. How will she recover? Join this crew, through obstacles and secrets and find out if they overcome the drama or if they crumble under pressure. Website: https://tmk9413.wixsite.com/worldoftaymonae |
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