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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Nika Michelle, author of Forbidden Fruit

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Nika Michelle, author of Forbidden Fruit
(Anexander Books)

Forbidden Fruit is an urban fiction tale that follows the lives of three very distinct Georgia Peaches. Ayanna, the main character, is a natural leader. Due to her circumstances at home, she is forced to grow up fast. She takes cares of her sister the best she knows how and tries to keep them together. When she is caught stealing to feed herself and her sister, the system steps in, and the two are briefly separated.

Eventually, a family member takes them in. Princess, Ayanna’s hot-to-trot, golddigging cousin, joins the story. At a young age, Ayanna meets Diablo, a tough street general who is just as cocky as he is fine. His powerful persona attracts Ayanna, among other women, and she is thrusted into a rollercoaster romance. Forbidden Fruit is a fast paced page turner filled with action, passion and juicy plot twists.

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

Nika Michelle: The characters in the book came to me in a dream that I had about a couple arguing in the street. For some reason, they intrigued Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Nika Michelle, author of Forbidden Fruit →

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Joey Pinkney co-hosts Gumbo For The Soul Radio’s Men of Honor episode

I was honored to be a co-host for the Gumbo For The Soul Radio show to commemorate the release of Gumbo For The Soul’s fourth title Men of Honor. I have a contribution in this book. I wrote an essay entitled “Robert Pinkney: My Grandfather, My Sage”.

It was such an honor and a blessing to be a part of this book and also to be asked to co-host the show. I can’t begin to describe the shock of being asked to come aboard something like this.

Check it out and let me know what you think:

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Book Review: Sin’s Iniquity by Sylvia Hubbard

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Sin’s Iniquity
by Sylvia Hubbard
4 of 5 Stars

Sin’s Iniquity, by Sylvia Hubbard, is a very intricate tale of love, a blurry past and a shaky future. The main character, Sinclaire McGentry, is at the center of a whirlwind that whisks her out of her comfort zone that was not so comforting to begin with. Not satisfied with her plus-sized figure, she is very subconscious of her appearance. She easily hides behind her pursuit of a law degree and maintaining a house out of which she rents rooms.

Sinclaire McGentry’s self-hatred stemmed from her mother’s loose and frivolous lifestyle and total disregard of any stage of Sinclaire’s life or Continue reading Book Review: Sin’s Iniquity by Sylvia Hubbard →