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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Eyone Williams, author of Secrets Never Die

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Eyone Williams, author of Secrets Never Die
(DC Bookdiva Publications)

Secrets Never Die is the first of a few novels that I have written that are based on true stories. I pride myself on writing real street fiction and urban tales.

The storyline for Secrets came from a female friend of mine that went through some very trying events in her life where she lost everything close to her and had to find a way to make it, living one day at a time in the D.C. streets.

The main character’s name is Niya, she young, smart, and at some times naïve. However, she finds herself caught up in a world where no one is to be trusted and even the one or two people she thinks she can trust turn out to be questionable. The weight of the world is on her shoulders as she is forced to take care of herself while trying to get her mother out of prison and find the person that murdered her sister.

Over all, this book is about a young girl growing into woman and learning everything the hard way along the way. No one is to be trusted freely.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Secrets Never Die?

Eyone Williams: Honestly, I have a friend that really went through most of the things that became the plot of this novel. The things that she told me Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Eyone Williams, author of Secrets Never Die →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Rena X, author of Trouble

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Rena X, author of Trouble
(Editing Couture)

Trouble was inspired by actual events. It’s about a girl growing up in Chicago, overcoming sexual molestation, drug dealing and growing up too fast. She learns forgiveness, redemption and how to trust again.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Trouble?

Rena X: It actually started out as a diary. I decided to throw a little fiction in it and turn it into a novel. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Rena X, author of Trouble →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Stephanie Acon, author of Escape from a Nightmare

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Stephanie Acon, author of Escape from a Nightmare
(Priority Books Publications)

Escape From A Nightmare is a most-unique blend of love, hiphop, and premonition.

The star character, Gabriana, is not your average chick. She is a dreamer. She has dreams of living the good life on her terms, and then, there are the “other” dreams – the disturbing omens that come while sleeping, whispering the conflict of everything. That’s a problem…and that’s where it all starts.

Not only does the dreams crack at her sanity, they also speak horrible warnings concerning her newly famed boyfriend Scholar; the one whom she worships like he’s a god. She literally bows down to this guy. He is her everything – until Gabriana meets Khali Simone.

That’s when the rollercoaster jumps the track, and it gets crazy. This is a beautiful and closely real urban story about one woman’s heartache behind the dark side of love, hiphop, fear and premonition – and ultimately the fate behind it all! This book is a page-turner for everyone.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Escape From A Nightmare?

Stephanie Acon: I wrote this book specifically as a means to reach my generation – the lost generation. When I was out here as a female emcee Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Stephanie Acon, author of Escape from a Nightmare →