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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Ron Mills, author of Healers

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Ron Mills, author of Healers

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“Healers” is an urban supernatural thriller about three ordinary people that acquire the power to instantly heal all disease and sickness. This miracle gift would change lives of a teenage gang banger, a baptist preacher and an abused mother of two small children.

There are three tales in Healers: “The Gangster and the gift”, “Good Intentions” and “Only Women Bleed”. They will let you know that miracles come with a price. What would you do with the gift?

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Healers”?

Ron Mills: I saw a televangelist late one night claiming to have the ability to lay hand on people and heal them for a cash donation. He appeared to be a fraud, but I wondered if there are people out there with this gift. I also wondered how this gift would complicate a person’s life. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Ron Mills, author of Healers →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Cachet, author of Miserable Matrimony

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Cachet, author of Miserable Matrimony
(G Street Chronicles)

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“Miserable Matrimony” is a glimpse into the life of a woman named Chandra, who married a man twenty years older than she. In the beginning of their relationship, Malik treated her with nothing but respect.

Directly after marriage, he changed. He turned into a controlling and abusive bully. He wanted to dictate everything in her life, including what she wore. Chanda does everything in her power to make things right, but nothing seems good enough.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Miserable Matrimony”?

Cachet: “Miserable Matrimony” came about because I was sitting at home watching Law & Order. A woman was being abused by her husband. I hadn’t read a book about that sort of thing. I researched about it. From there, it came to life. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Cachet, author of Miserable Matrimony →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Norlita Brown, author of The Last Shall Be First

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Norlita Brown, author of The Last Shall Be First
(Brown Essence, Inc.)

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“The Last Shall Be First” is a short story takes you into the life of Jessica Harding. She finds that being a single parent comes with great difficulty.

Walk with her as she leaves behind the things she never should on her journey to raise her children on her own. Will she lose them forever, or will love make its way back to them?

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “The Last Shall Be First”?

Norlita Brown: For the past two years, I have been advocating for children. “The Last Shall Be First” is a part of that journey. I write to open the minds of parents to the travesty that some of us place on our children without ever realizing the devestation we’re wreaking all in the name of discipline. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Norlita Brown, author of The Last Shall Be First →