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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Sparkle, author of Sade’s Secret

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Sparkle, author of Sade’s Secret
(Wahida Clark Presents)

Fifteen-year-old Sade Washington has been harboring a secret from her two best friends, Crystal and Dena. Her secret is threatened to be revealed when she discovers she’s pregnant. Once Sade’s secret is out, it causes a wedge between her and her mother Joyce. Distraught at her mother’s reactions, Sade toils with a love/hate relationship with her.

Joyce struggles with keeping peace in her household. The relationship between her daughter and live-in boyfriend, Calvin, has her in an emotional turmoil. Joyce is determined to make their home a happy one by any means necessary.

Sade attempts to have a normal teen life, but as she turns sixteen, reality hits her head on. She must make choices that will not only affect her future, but that of her unborn child. Sade’s Secret takes the reader on an emotional ride as it deals with a strong subject matter and the dynamics of mother-daughter relationships.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Sade’s Secret?

Sparkle: It saddened me to hear of so many stories of women (young and old) who experienced sexual abuse in their earlier years. One of the things Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Sparkle, author of Sade’s Secret

5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Rukyyah, author of Bywater’s Finest

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Rukyyah, author of Bywater’s Finest
(Erotic Ink Publishing)

Bywater’s Finest is a hood story about four friends who are ride or die for each other. As they take becoming wealthy into their own hands, Nay, Kia, Ladybug, and Missy, aka Bywater’s Finest, discovers that when you grow up in the hood, you have to work twice as hard to get things that you badly desire.

When it comes to money, these girls will do anything to make it happen. Beefing with other girls and dealing with haters are an everyday lifestyle in the hood, but Bywater’s Finest will not be stopped while they travel the road to riches. After working with KeKey, a local female hustler, they make big-time money.

They have flashy cars and the latest fashions. More importantly, they have hood creditably. Will these girls let betrayal, deception, money? Or men come between them? Or will their bond stay strong throughout it all?

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Bywater’s Finest?

Rukyyah: Bywater’s Finest is really close to my life story. Even though it’s fiction, it’s relatable to every girl from the hood. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Rukyyah, author of Bywater’s Finest

5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kendall Banks, author of Welfare Grind

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Kendall Banks, author of Welfare Grind
(Life Changing Books (LCB))

My book is about a cold-hearted woman named Keema who takes the world by storm as she navigates her way through every trick and scam she can pull off.

With four kids in tow, living off the welfare system has become her life – along with the extra cash, sex and violence her gangsta boyfriend Dupree brings her way.

Soon, chaos erupts, causing Keema’s secret past to become a problem. When the chips fall, they fall hard, leaving Keema willing to do whatever it takes to keep money in her pocket.  She’s willing to go that extra mile – even if it means selling her kids or setting up her man.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Welfare Grind?

Kendall Banks: I grew up in the hood and welfare fraud was incredibly big where I’m from. Everyone from the hustlers to the hustlers’ wives were on Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kendall Banks, author of Welfare Grind