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Phette L. Ogburn, author of It Can Happen To You
(Phette L. Ogburn)
The 1st installment in the It Can Happen To You series features the three short stories: “S & M: Sexts & Messaging”,” The ID” and “Organized Karma”. The stories follow Sabra, Nya and LaTrease on their journeys as they cope with issues of loneliness, lust, sex, betrayal, deceit and love.
Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write It Can Happen To You?
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Qwantu Amaru, author of One Blood
(The Pantheon Collective)
A voodoo curse torments a group of people unaware of their hidden connections. Set in and throughout Louisiana, the story takes the reader on an epic journey from the 1800’s to the early 2000’s. This is a book about family secrets, revenge, manipulation, destiny, and redemption. One Blood grips the reader and doesn’t let go even long after the last page has been read.
Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write One Blood?
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Monique D. Mensah, author of Smoke Screen
(Kisa Publishing)
Lauren, Ryan, and Simone meet again after the tragedy that brought them together ten years ago. A serial killer is on the loose, and each of these women has a motive to kill.
Simone, a sexual abuse survivor and advocate for young girls, has begun to heal her wounds over the past ten years, but she is still trying to reclaim her life. Her mother, Jessica, thinks it’s unhealthy for Simone to immerse herself into a world of pain and jaded love when she has yet to fully heal herself.
Ryan is willing to do whatever it takes to become a mother, even if it means betrayal. With her biological clock screaming and a shameful ten-year secret bubbling to the surface, Ryan is determined to get what she wants, but she may lose her husband—and her mind—in the process.
Lauren, one of Detroit’s most prominent defense attorneys, redefines justice and seeks a way out of the career that has left her feeling trapped and torn. She can’t set her moral standards aside, winning acquittal after acquittal for the demonstratively guilty. But how far will she go to rid Detroit of its criminal filth?
As these women’s lives collide yet again, forcing them to deal with the tragedies of their pasts, they all learn that no one is safe behind the thin shield of a Smoke Screen.
Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Smoke Screen?
