JoeyPinkney.com’s Suggested Reading

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Patients
Shanna Stroud
"Shanna Stroud has unleashed a story of a young lady name Precious Bryant. She has finally got the chance to get away. Her hardships in life will guide her in different directions. Precious meets Jared. His body full of steam and love draws Precious his way.In time she will see where she will be lead too."

Who I've Become is Not Who I Am
Sonya Visor
"Wearing a Mask is a powerful thing! We all have worn a mask at one time or another in our lives. The danger is when YOU can no longer be see ... What people see is the face that you have become!"

Winter's Kisses
Pauline R. Evans
"What happens when fifteen years of marriage begin to go awry? Both partners long for children, but when that doesn’t happen, they find solace in arms of another. When an old high school sweetheart enters the picture and a nurse at the local hospital plots to marry a man who already has a wife, chaotic situations arise and frenzied emotions abound. "

SistahFaith
Marilynn Griffith, editor
"There are many wonderful story collections that minister to women, but this time we wanted to get REAL about the thing. [SistahFaith is] ...about coming together and testifying of what God has brought us through, so other women can know that they don’t have to be ashamed. God’s grace is shameless!" ~ from the JoeyPinkney.com Author Interview with Marilynn Griffith

A Deadly Encounter
by K.R. Bankston
"Dezi Gianni is a very much a man used to getting what he wants. Kayla DeWitt is no exception. Dezi finds himself in a constant battle keeping the true depth of his criminal activities secret from Kayla, as he seeks to keep her happy and unequivocally his."

Family Pictures
by Rachel Berry
"A saga about two women bonded by blood but tainted by too many secrets. Journey through the lives of young Regal, a single mother; and her older aunt Emma Jean; a woman whose soul is battered."

Where There's Smoke 2
by Terra Little
"After a few ups and downs, Alec “Smoke” Avery and Anne Phillips have found a rhythm they can both groove to, and they’ve made a love connection. Just when they think they can finally settle down and tie the knot, their past comes back to haunt them in ways they never imagined."

The Only Way Is Up
by Folake Taylor
"The book provides insight and solutions for a variety of common issues in our society including issues with identity, weight, health, nutrition, finding a mate, relationships in general and gender roles."

Love Found Me
by Vanessa Richardson
"Love Found Me is filled with many ingredients that will lead to a zesty taste into the hearts and mind of readers. This is an inspirational suspense with elements of love lost, found, and redemption–with some mystical elements to it."
~from the JoeyPinkney.com Author Interview with Vanessa Richardson

The Soul of a Man

Winner of the 2009 African-American Literaray Award for "Best Short Stories/Best Anthology"
featuring Joey Pinkney's short story "Like Father, Like Son"

Damaged Goods
by Tyra Denine

"Tyra Denine’s Damaged Goods is powerful memoir that gives an inside look at the abusive environment that robs girls of their innocence in the poverty stricken neighborhoods scattered across America."
~from the JoeyPinkney.com Book Review

Real Thoughts
by N.S. Ugezene
"Real Thoughts w/Shaun Pascal is a collection of narratives that prequel the novel, Shaun Pascal. There is no shortage of free expression in the collection so you can expect Shaun Pascal to be like a talk show host aiming to entertain all readers."

Go into the House
by Rodney A. Winters
"Go Into The House relates the experiences of Rodney’s marriage and divorce process to the older brother in the biblical story of the prodigal son. He identifies with the disappointment and hurt of the older son in the story."

Scattered Lies
by Madison
"Scattered Lies, the debut novel from Madison, gives the reader everything that makes Urban Fiction delicious." ~from the JoeyPinkney.com Book Review

The Sunday Morning Wife
by Pamela D. Rice
"From the outside looking in, Yolanda Clarke appears to have it all. She’s a beautiful woman, and her husband, Timothy, is the pastor of BrightStar Tabernacle. Timothy is easy on the eyes as well, often being told he resembles Harry Belafonte. They seem to have the perfect life. But, looks are certainly deceiving."