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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Jacob “JB” Burrage, author of Caught Up

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Jacob “JB” Burrage, author of Caught Up
(J. Burrage Publications, LLC)

Jeremiah Blackwood is a young, dark and very eligible bachelor who is trying to defy the odds of the stereotypical black man in the dirty south and overcome the small-town mentality that constantly threatens his success. Through hard work and determination, he honed his craft as a writer and began making his mark in the community when he met a caramel complexioned girl who could make Buffy the Body look like Miss Celie in The Color Purple.

She seemed so innocent the first time they met. Her beautiful brown eyes beckoned him into her lonely soul. Her smile was enticing, yet friendly. He knew she was the woman of his dreams. Much to his surprise, he found that not only was she far from perfect, but soon realized that she was involved in some things bigger than he could wrap his small mind around.

Find out what happens when a man gets caught up in a tangled web of lust, lies, and unadulterated drama.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Caught Up?

Jacob “JB” Burrage: Caught Up actually came to me in a vision. It was before Thanksgiving 2006, and I was stationed at Fort Meade, MD. I was getting ready to Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Jacob “JB” Burrage, author of Caught Up →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… M.H. Wesley, author of The Job Experience

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Margaret Wesley, author of The Job Experience
(PublishAmerica)

December 23, 2009, was the beginning. I began on a journey that would change my life forever. I was faced with a debilitating illness that no doctor could find the cause for. In the early stages of my illness, God led me to read the book of Job.

HE told me that I was going through my own Job experience. HE then led me to write down all of my experiences which evolved into this book. I didn’t know it then, but my illness would catapult me into realizing God’s purpose for my life.

It is my hope that my experience can inspire someone else to continue trusting God no matter what obstacles they may face. My illness is just one part of this book. I have experienced so many ups and downs, and my relationship with God has increased dramatically since this all began.

I have learned to lean and depend on God even more, and I know that HE is always with me no matter how long it takes to come out of my storm. This Job Experience is my test to make sure I am ready and prepared to carry out the call of God on my life.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write The Job Experience?

Margaret Wesley: The Job Experience wasn’t actually a book I set out to write. I was faced with a debilitating illness. Through prayer, God led me to write down all Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… M.H. Wesley, author of The Job Experience →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… LaTonya Jones, author of Southern Discomfort

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LaTonya Jones, author of Southern Discomfort
(Plenary Publishing)

Nine months after Hurricane Katrina, the stress of living in east New Orleans (dubbed “FEMA Wonderland” by its residents) has taken its toll on school teacher Janae St. John. Her marriage is in the toilet, and her flood-damaged house is uninhabitable.

Just as she is about to abandon her rebuilding efforts and leave the city for good, she is reunited with Lucien Roque, a childhood friend who promises to make all her dreams come true. But the price of Lucien’s friendship may be much more than she is willing to pay.

Aeneas “Neo” Henry, a local musician, has simple goals in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Widowed by the storm, he plans to rebuild his home and reclaim his two sons, who now live hundreds of miles away in St. Louis with the in-laws who blame him for their daughter’s drowning in the flood waters that swept New Orleans. But Neo’s drinking problem threatens his plans and fight for survival in the city that’s not only his home, but the core of who he is.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Southern Discomfort?

LaTonya Jones: I got the idea/inspiration for this book back in 2006, when I visited East New Orleans exactly one year after the storm (Katrina). The first thing that Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… LaTonya Jones, author of Southern Discomfort →