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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Hannah D. Spivey, author of Ebony the Beloved

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Hannah D. Spivey, author of Ebony the Beloved
(Aziza Publishing)

My book is about a 15-year-old girl named, Ebony Starks. She lives in a dysfunctional household with two parents who worship opposing deities, and she later discovers they never loved her.

Ebony has a hard time finding love until she meets an older woman named, Norma Lue, who takes Ebony under her wings and shows her the love she’s never received from her “parents.” Things begin to get better for Ebony until she cross paths with a world renown entertainer named, Desmond Waltz who has a hidden, dark sadistic side that later rears its ugly head.

To add more salt to the festering wound, Ebony meets Desmond’s controlling and manipulative mother, who is destined to turn her world upside down as much as Desmond’s. Ebony has been through blaze and back until she finally says “Enough is a damn enough.”

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

Hannah D. Spivey: I wanted to write a book that hasn’t been written yet. I found my inspiration through the characters I’ve read in previous books, and Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Hannah D. Spivey, author of Ebony the Beloved →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Maria Mitchell, author of Magnolia Cristiana St. Claire

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Maria Mitchell, author of Magnolia Cristiana St. Claire
(Silverlake eBooks)

Magnolia is born near New Orleans and blessed with a special spirit. Her mother Madelaine, a free spirit herself, encourages Magnolia to embrace her encounters with Gypsies and ghosts. Magnolia meets her one true love, Bobby, the first day of first grade but she shuns him. He shows up at her gate that very evening with a bouquet of magnolias, her heart melts, and their lives are entwined from then on. They live a very exciting childhood.

Bobby leaves for Spain the day after graduation to follow his passion of Flamenco guitar where he becomes Roberto, a well-known guitarist.

At the age of fourteen, Madelaine and Magnolia visit Merida, Mexico, where her future becomes quickly mapped out for her in the exciting world of Anthropology. Magnolia pursues her life in Merida as she becomes involved in her first project of restoring a deserted Hacienda that holds many secrets from the Maya Caste War in the 1850’s.

She discovers the memoirs of Solita, the Spanish mistress of the Hacienda whom Magnolia believes is the same ghost, “The Lady in White” who came to her in her garden at a young age.

Through the restoration and the reading of the memoirs, Magnolia becomes immersed in another world. She and her family buy the Hacienda and turn it into a five-star resort which quickly becomes a cultural treasure.

Eventually, after a long separation, Magnolia and Roberto are reunited and continue their mysterious lives in the Hacienda where the walls breath and ghosts walk the corridors.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Magnolia Cristiana St. Claire?

Maria Mitchell: Several years ago, I wrote a short story entitled “Solita” for a writing course. Because it constantly talked to me in the back of mind, I Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Maria Mitchell, author of Magnolia Cristiana St. Claire →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Jennifer Quail, author of Strange Roads: Book One of Omens In The Night

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Jennifer Quail, author of Strange Roads: Book One of Omens In The Night
(Independent)

What do an ex-Navy test-pilot and a Senate staffer have in common? Nothing, really, except for being the two most powerful Mages born in decades. And none too soon, because the forces of evil are gathering to take over the world – or, at least, Washington D.C.

Elaine Gates and Alan Graves are the Lady of Wind and Water and the Lord of Earth and Fire, or so the mysterious Mark Valentine and his equally-enigmatic partner, Nadia Julian, say. In this urban fantasy set in the nation’s capital, two unlikely heroes team with very unusual allies to save the world and discover their destinies.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Strange Roads: Book One of Omens In The Night?

Jennifer Quail: Washington D.C. is my favorite city. I first visited when I was in high school and went to George Washington University for grad school for Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Jennifer Quail, author of Strange Roads: Book One of Omens In The Night →