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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Sa’Rese, author of Stripping Asjiah II: Blood Money

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Sa’Rese, author of Stripping Asjiah II: Blood Money
(La’ Femme Fatale Publishing)

“Stripping Asjiah II: Blood Money” is the sequel to Sa’Rese’s debut novel “Stripping Asjiah”. Part II picks up with the same fast paced action that Stripping Asjiah left off with.

In “Blood Money”, Asjiah comes into her own while trying to survive without her brother while still confronting demons of her past. “Blood Money” continues to touch on sensitive issues in the world like abortion, miscarriages, and the death of our youth. (Asjiah is pronounced Asia)

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Stripping Asjiah II: Blood Money”?

Sa’Rese: I actually didn’t need much inspiration to write “Stripping Asjiah II”. I knew there was going to be a sequel given the way I ended part I. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Sa’Rese, author of Stripping Asjiah II: Blood Money →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Maria McKenzie, author of Masquerade: Book Two of the Unchained Trilogy

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Maria McKenzie, author of Masquerade: Book Two of the Unchained Trilogy
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Lavinia Hargraves lives life as a masquerade. She is a celebrated actress onstage, however, her most challenging role is enacted in real life as she conceals her true identity.

Born in 1872 to Daniel Taylor, a white man and wealthy landowner in southern California, Lavinia’s mother, Lori, is a Negro and former slave.

Lavinia, who appears white, is desperate to hide her Negro ancestry, as well as pursue her dream of becoming the world’s greatest actress, a seemingly impossible endeavor because of her race.

After Lavinia elopes with the much older Vernon Hargraves, owner of New York’s premier theater company, she is provided with all she could ever want: a new life as white, stardom on the stage, and an abundant supply of money.

Soon Lavinia’s seduction by a young and handsome actor sets in motion a devastating turn of events. Dashing millionaire contractor Andrew Standish comes into Lavinia’s life at a time when she needs him most. But to what lengths will Andrew go to uncover Lavinia’s past?

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Masquerade: Book Two of the Unchained Trilogy”?

Maria McKenzie: I’m in an interracial marriage, so the topic of mixed race love through history is of particular interest to me.

The first book of The Unchained Trilogy, is “Escape”. That novel opens in1856 and tells the love story of Lavinia’s parents, Daniel, an abolitionist, and Lori, a slave. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Maria McKenzie, author of Masquerade: Book Two of the Unchained Trilogy →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Saidah Brown, author of Watered Down Wisdom: Memoirs of My Life Lessons

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Saidah Brown, author of Watered Down Wisdom: Memoirs of My Life Lessons
(Salaam Publications)

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Tish is a soft-hearted, non-confrontational young lady that looks for love in every man she comes in contact with. Her story will take the women readers on an emotional rollercoaster as well as take the men on self-examining journey.

A total page turner and a testimony to all the women who have loved and lost, or been a fool. For all the girls who fill alone about mistakes they’ve made, this book is for you.

“We spend do much time trying to force a happy home, instead of cultivating the one we have”
– Saidah Brown

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Watered Down Wisdom”?

Saidah Brown: I was instructing a class in Philadelphia’s Welfare to Work Program. I worked there as a Life Skills Instructor.

After one of my many motivational classes, a student walked up to me and said, “Ms. Brown, you are so wise.”

I laughed a little and said to her, “My wisdom is a little watered down, Love. I’m not smarter than you – just made more mistakes than you, LOL”

I left that day thinking, “I’m gonna write a book about watered down wisdom!” Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Saidah Brown, author of Watered Down Wisdom: Memoirs of My Life Lessons →