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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Yanatha Desouvre, author of Savor the Moments: Inspired by True Stories

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Yanatha Desouvre, author of Savor the Moments: Inspired by True Stories
(RDJ Publishing)

“In Yanatha Desouvre’s Savor the Moments, “Goodman’s gift, which is also the author’s, is his ability to be uplifting… His hopefulness is undeniably contagious; his empathy is admirable; his interest in the ordinary is extraordinary.” (from the foreword by best-selling author and historian Robert P. Watson, Ph.D.)

In this collection of 11 timeless short stories, we meet Grayson Goodman, a traveling businessman, who encounters people dealing with challenging situations in life that are no different than our own. As we share in his conversations, we travel with Goodman on his warm-hearted and inspiring journey to different establishments throughout the world as he searches to find the answers to the difficult questions we all face.

We face obstacles each and every day, but the question is: How do we allow these challenges to affect our lives? Discover how people cope with the unexpectedly difficult circumstances they face and how Goodman touches their lives with words that ring with simple, honest clarity. Desouvre takes us around the world with engaging short stories that encourage us all to “savor the moments”.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Savor the Moments: Inspired by True Stories”?

Yanatha Desouvre: Joey, two things inspired me. A college professor whom I used to work with at Lynn University name Carrie Simpson inspired me. She asked me about two years ago this October to write a play, and I never wrote a play in my life. However Professor Simpson sparked something in me that I didn’t realize already there: these sets of poems inspired by actual conversations titled “Grand Marnier I, II..etc” that had the elements of a play, a main character, supporting characters and locations. The second thing is that Savor the Moments was inspired from actual conversations. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Yanatha Desouvre, author of Savor the Moments: Inspired by True Stories →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Perri Forrest, author of A Lioness’ Tale

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Perri Forrest, author of A Lioness’ Tale
(Chic Lioness Publishing)

A Lioness’ Tale focuses on the life of Gabriella Alexis Sandoval. The story begins with a young Gabriella going through a very painful breakup with her high school sweetheart. Distressed by the turmoil that her daughter is enduring as a result of this life event, Gabriella’s mother suggests that she travel to Brazil to visit extended family, regroup, and begin her healing process.

When Gabriella arrives in Brazil, her best friend Natalia introduces her to the beautiful resort, Paraiso Belo. Gabriella comes of age and  emerges from her experience in Brazil having faced some realizations about herself. Those realizations plant seeds inside Gabriella that push her into overdrive. She delves deeper into who she was, who she is and who she hopes to become.

She finishes college and sets out on an entrepreneurial road and is successful in all areas . . . except love. When she comes face-to-face with a past love, she comes to understand that person is the very reason she has steered clear of love.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “A Lioness’ Tale”?

Perri Forrest: A Lioness’ Tale, was actually born from a short story titled, Rendezvous. When I wrote Rendezvous, I had such a great time and felt like I was in the story doing a walk-through. Hopefully, that doesn’t sound weird, but I did feel like a part of the story. There was that much of a connection. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Perri Forrest, author of A Lioness’ Tale →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Desiree Future, author of It’s A New Season

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Desiree Future, author of It’s A New Season
(Self Published)

It’s A New Season is the continuation of the beautiful love story The Pastor’s Heart, which is now a part of A Kingston & Sinclair Series.” It picks up where newly married main characters Pastor Kingston Carter and Sinclair Madison left off.

The unlikely couple continues to build their own professional businesses, as they had done before marrying. Hardworking Sinclair strives to make her agency, Aged Out Foster Care Inc., more reachable to former foster care kids now turned adults in need of assistance. Family man Kingston is constantly helping to grow his family-owned grocery store, Carter Market, as well as their church Christ the Lord Fellowship.

In the midst of the two sharing their heart and love for one another, something comes crashing into their blissful world. One of the two will have their padlocked closets forced opened. The contents that spill will wreak havoc into the lives of the pastor and his first lady.

With the battle of David and Goliath standing at their front door, it’s hard to see who will remain standing if and when that door finally closes.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “It’s A New Season”?

Desiree Future: My audience gave me the inspiration to write It’s A New Season. I had only intended to write one book. However, my readers had another plan. Within a week of releasing The Pastor’s Heart, my audience immediately started requesting a sequel. Having receiving so many requests, I simply sat down and started writing It’s A New Season. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Desiree Future, author of It’s A New Season →