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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Angela Y. Hodge, author of Daybreak: Gaining Strength Through Our Pain

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Angela Y. Hodge, author of Daybreak: Gaining Strength Through Our Pain
(Amani Publishing, LLC)

My book is a collection of poetry that I have written based on my journey of life: a life full of rejection, misunderstandings, illnesses, and trials.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Daybreak: Gaining Strength Through Our Pain?

Angela Y. Hodge: I got my inspiration from God to write this book. One night, I was going through a trial, crying out to him, as I being to pray there Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Angela Y. Hodge, author of Daybreak: Gaining Strength Through Our Pain →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Felicia S.W. Thomas, author of 80 Proof Lives

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Felicia S.W. Thomas, author of 80 Proof Lives
(Amani Publishing, LLC)

A teenage girl, living in a small, southern town, is raised by an alcoholic, single mother. The mother forces the girl to clean house for the local madam and bootleg queen, Miss Lipstick, in order to pay off the mother’s beer tab.

While working for Miss Lipstick, the girl discovers why some people become alcoholics. She also discovers some life-changing things about herself that could either send her down to the path to alcoholism or to a great future.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write 80 Proof Lives?

Felicia S.W. Thomas: I got the inspiration from my own life and from others around me. 80 Proof Lives is a young adult novel set during the summer of Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Felicia S.W. Thomas, author of 80 Proof Lives →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Pamela R. Jeffers, author of Something Old, New, Borrowed & True

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Pamela R. Jeffers, author of Something Old, New, Borrowed & True
(Harvest Time Inner-vations LLC)

Tvoya Harrington is about to marry the man of her hopes and dreams. As she plans her wedding, her childhood sweetheart comes back to town to bury his father. In the process of them becoming acquainted, old memories come flooding back, opening a Pandora’s Box of secrets and lies that will change their lives forever.

It is an inspirational Christian fiction novel that will surprise you with its twists and turns. It will inspire you to go higher in your own relationship with God and challenge you to trust God will every aspect of your life.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Something Old, New, Borrowed & True?

Pamela R. Jeffers: My personal relationship with Jesus Christ gave me the inspiration for writing this book. I wanted to write what I would want to read. A Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Pamela R. Jeffers, author of Something Old, New, Borrowed & True →