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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… KL Brady, author of Got a Right to Be Wrong

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K.L. Brady, author of Got a Right to Be Wrong
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The sequel to the award-winning book club favorite The Bum Magnet features the return of the smart, quick-witted, loveable real estate agent with a long memory and a short fuse. Sassy and successful real estate agent Charisse Tyson is about to tie the knot with the man of her dreams, but the wedding has everyone, including Charisse, under a lot of pressure.

As Charisse and the love of her life march toward matrimony,his hidden past is revealed, Charisse’s missing-in-action father resurfaces, and things heat up with Charisse’s best guy friend. Suddenly Charisse is faced with many new questions regarding her life decisions, and she must figure out just how right or wrong she was all along.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Got a Right to Be Wrong?

K.L. Brady: It’s the follow-up to my debut novel The Bum Magnet in which the main character Charisse attempted to overcome her penchant Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… KL Brady, author of Got a Right to Be Wrong →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Reshonda Tate Billingsley, author of Holy Rollers

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Reshonda Tate Billingsley, author of Holy Rollers
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Lifelong friends Coco, Nita, and Audra have spent years looking for love in the arms of flashy pro athletes, hoping to land a baller but ending up with a stream of failed relationships. Now that the women are approaching thirty, they’re finding it harder than ever to compete with the pro groupies.

Determined to change the game and find some worthwhile men, Audra hatches an outrageous plan. Soon the trio is “holy rolling,” masquerading as God-fearing churchgoers at a local conference for young ministers in the hopes of snagging a prominent pastor.

But will their big gamble pay off? Men of the cloth are still just men, after all. As the three friends meet their potential life partners, they will have to decide how far they want to take their holy rollers scheme—each risking heartbreak while taking a chance on finding a reliable, responsible man to love and cherish, flaws and all.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Holy Rollers?

Reshonda Tate Billingsley: A friend actually called me and said she was somewhere and it was a bunch of women hanging out trying to catch ministers. Then, a few Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Reshonda Tate Billingsley, author of Holy Rollers →