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INTERVIEW: Wahida Clark, author of Payback Ain’t Enough

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Nuance Art: Are you the First Lady of Cash Money?

Wahida Clark: Nikki Minaj is the First Lady of Cash Money. However, I am proud to say that I am the First Lady of Cash Money Content (CMC), the publishing arm of Cash Money. But CMC also has my girl Ashley Antoinette, the female half of the dynamic and unstoppable duo, Ashley & JaQuavis, and the Basketball Wife herself, Ms. Evelyn Lozada.

NA: What makes Payback Ain’t Enough different from Payback is a Mutha or Payback with Ya Life?

WC: Payback Ain’t Enough is the third installment of the Payback Series. Go in expecting the unexpected. I promise, and as always I deliver. It’s grimier, Continue reading INTERVIEW: Wahida Clark, author of Payback Ain’t Enough →

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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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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Angela Y. Hodge, author of Daybreak: Gaining Strength Through Our Pain

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Angela Y. Hodge, author of Daybreak: Gaining Strength Through Our Pain
(Amani Publishing, LLC)

My book is a collection of poetry that I have written based on my journey of life: a life full of rejection, misunderstandings, illnesses, and trials.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Daybreak: Gaining Strength Through Our Pain?

Angela Y. Hodge: I got my inspiration from God to write this book. One night, I was going through a trial, crying out to him, as I being to pray there Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Angela Y. Hodge, author of Daybreak: Gaining Strength Through Our Pain →