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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Nikki Ranson, author of Hidden Butterflies: From Honor Roll to the Stripper Pole

May 12, 2009 Joey Pinkney 2 Comments

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Nikki Ransom, author of Hidden Butterflies: From Honor Roll to the Stripper Pole
(Outskirts Press)

Hidden Butterflies: From Honor Roll to the Stripper Pole is the story of a young woman who suffered from low self-esteem her entire life. Throughout her journey, you will witness how this disease caused her to travel down a dangerous road that led to heartache, violence and homelessness. Watch her emerge the kind of woman she is meant to be.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Hidden Butterflies: From Honor Roll to the Stripper Pole?

Nikki Ransom: The weird thing about writing this book is that I never once in my life thought that I wanted to be an author. After coming out of a horrific experience with my ex-husband, it just hit me to write my story out to help other young women that may be in the same situation. Something just said, “Write”, and I did. Now it’s my passion, my calling.

JP: What sets Hidden Butterflies apart from other novels in its genre?

NR: I feel that I am very much on the reader’s level, and they will be able to relate to me a lot more. I am not a celebrity telling a story or some other rich person. I am the woman up the street that knows just what you are going through.

JP: As an author, what are the keys to your success that lead to Hidden Butterflies getting out to the public?

NR: A lot of perseverance and faith. So much work goes into writing a book. Then there is the proof reading, a thousand changes, editing, etc. It’s not for the weak of heart. I can say that! It can be overwhelming.

If you feel that you have a message that the public must hear, let nothing stop you. Let no one tell you that you can’t publish your book.

JP: As an author, what is your writing process? How long did it take for you to start and finish Hidden Butterflies?

NR: I would say that it took just about a year from start to finish. My writing process is probably very unconventional to most. My process is just to write. I don’t set up any outlines or things of that nature. Since I write non-fiction, when something comes to my mind, I just go with it. Later, I go back to put some order to the madness!

JP: What’s next for Nikki Ransom?

NR: I am writing Part 2 of Hidden Butterflies right now. This book picks up right where the last one ended and takes you through the circus of my life, my loves, and the lessons I am continuing to learn. It will be a bit more spicy and a lot more fun!

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Alicia McGhee, author of Wet Dreams

May 7, 2009 Joey Pinkney 1 Comment

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Alicia McGhee, author of Wet Dreams
(Lulu Publishing)

Take a ride on this very hot, drama-packed erotic novel that will keep you having Wet Dreams. Phil Wilmore is a sexy R&B singer who knows how to sell out shows and keep the ladies screaming his name. Read as Phil takes you on a highly charged ride throughout his sexual encounters with very seductive women. One woman in particular was more than seductive to Phil, and he knew exactly what his hunger craved. That craving was the hottest talent manager to set foot in Industry Records, Christelle Blackwall.

Not only is Christelle Phil’s manager, she also becomes his lover. Phil Wilmore and Christelle Blackwall continue to remain lovers while indulging their appetites with other flavors. Two of those flavors who ironically know one another. Phil meets his caramel dream at one of his shows in a New York nightclub. She makes herself known from the curve of her hips to the way she licks her lips. Jasmine Riley is her name, and snagging up Phil Wilmore for herself is her game. While Phil Wilmore makes a persistent groupie happy, Christelle focuses her interest on a delicious chocolate man with long, clean dreadlocks by the name of Amir Jamal.

Following behind him like a little lost puppy, Christelle stalks her prey and continues till she’s sexually satisfied. As Phil and Christelle’s sexcapades continue, they even experience a threesome in a place called Paradise with a familiar face. Before long, Phil and Christelle’s erotic play takes a turn for the worse as their secret lovers no longer remain a secret. Amir falls in love, Jasmine wants Phil to marry her and somebody’s pregnant! When the love box becomes too complicated for some to handle, Jasmine takes drastic measures in making Christelle disappear while Amir still burns for Christelle’s touch.

The drama unfolds in this urban erotic tale changing the lives of everyone involved in the sin. Find out who’s related, whose baby is murdered, who’s killed and who looses their mind in Alicia McGhee’s Wet Dreams.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Wet Dreams?

Alicia McGhee: Wet Dreams started off as an erotic short story series I started in ’06. Due to the major subscribers making it so popular and requesting more, I was obligated to turn it into a full length novel.

JP: What sets Wet Dreams apart from other novels in its genre?

AM: Wet Dreams has its erotic points, but it also plays out as a thriller. It’s like an edgy movie which keeps you hooked till the very end. What sets my novel apart from others in its genre is that it’s very unpredictable. Wet Dreams is on a whole different level from its competitors in that respect.

JP: As an author, what are the keys to your success that lead to Wet Dreams getting out to the public?

AM: Like I said before, this novel was requested by the fans that followed me on MySpace from my very first book Pleasure & Pain which showcases twenty steamy, drama-filled short stories. That got them hooked. After the success of Pleasure & Pain and Hotter the Pleasure, Deeper the Pain II, the fans were ready for a full length novel with just as much intensity and hot erotica as the short stories but with a twist. Wet Dreams is the twist that the people were looking for.

JP: As an author, what is your writing process? How long did it take for you to start and finish Wet Dreams?

AM: As an author, I’m a visual and creative writer, so the things I dream up or discuss with my reading group all plays out like a film in my mind. I stick to that layout and make you visualize what and how I perceived the material. I start off with jotting down my ideas. Then I draft out an outline to follow along with my list of fictional characters and their characteristics. I give them life. I started Wet Dreams in early ’06 and completed it in 2 years.

JP: What’s next for Alicia McGhee?

AM: What’s next for me? I’ve got a lot more novels in the works with plans of releasing 2 novels by the end of this year. I’m working on the spin off to my latest novel Everybody’s Got A Story which is truly a pleasure to create. I’m also working on a hot steamy novel jammed packed with its fair share of sex while delving into the lives of 4 ladies who share their experiences on what goes on down in the gentlemen’s cabaret. I actually interviewed strippers for this piece, so this one is one fun novel to write.

I’ve also been getting my anthology work on with a story featured in Zane’s latest anthology Missionary No More: Purple Panties 2 titled Eve’s Secret. I’ve been showcased in Noire’s online magazine “Noire Magazine” with some hot naughty stories in the October & March issue. Expect more from me because I’m not done yet. I’ve still got a whole lot to say and share.

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You can find all of my titles on Amazon for the hottest urban erotic dramas ever!!

Pleasure & Pain
Hotter the Pleasure, Deeper the Pain II
Wet Dreams
Everybody’s Got A Story

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Alicia Rice, author of Diaries of a Dead Woman

May 3, 2009 Joey Pinkney 2 Comments

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Alicia Rice, author of Diaries of a Dead Woman
(Epiphany Corner Publications)

Does love survive beyond the grave? Arista is a young, successful woman whose life is moving in a positive direction. At the peak of her career, she is reunited with her high school sweetheart Scott. Their strong connection leads them both down a path neither was expecting…a path that will lead to either salvation or condemnation.

Arista quickly realizes that the choices she makes and actions she takes will affect her forever, even beyond the grave. Will Arista’s diary answer too many of her friend’s questions? Can true love live on after death? Can we choose our paths in preparation for death? Read Arista’s diary and find out….

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Diaries of a Dead Woman?

Alicia Rice: Diaries of a Dead Woman is based off true experiences that happened to me in my younger years, mixed in with fiction. The basis of the book is to let readers know that no matter what goes on in your life, as long as you’re breathing it’s never too late to get your life in order.

JP: What sets Diaries of a Dead Woman apart from other novels in its genre?

AR: Diaries of a Dead Woman is a combination of christian, romance and supernatural fiction. There’s a lot that goes on in this novel, so it keeps the readers turning the pages.

JP: As an author, what are the keys to your success that lead to Diaries of a Dead Woman getting out to the public?

AR: First and foremost, My Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. Family and friends that have supported me throughout the years. Last, but never least, an awesome publicist by the name of Torrian Ferguson.

JP: As an author, what is your writing process? How long did it take for you to start and finish Diaries of a Dead Woman?

AR: I pretty much write from the heart and mind. I allow the thoughts to flow to the computer screen, and I will go back and edit/fine tune later. I wrote Diaries of a Dead Woman in three months, but it took several years to perfect it into the novel it is today.

JP: What’s next for Alicia Rice?

AR: The official release of my second novel, Fatal Marriage, and I am currently writing my third novel called The Epiphany.

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