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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Mary Firmin, author of Deadly Pleasures

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Mary Firmin, author of Deadly Pleasures
(iUniverse)

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Megan Riley and her three best friends hire a time-share boytoy, unaware he is a suspect in the Bondage Murders.

Young prostitutes are being victimized, and Detective Matt Donovan is on the case. When he visits the Yacht Club where the four women are sunbathing and hatching up their Boytoy scheme, Megan falls hard for the handsome Detective.

While following the leads, Matt and his partner Angelle Bentley go on a wild ride through L.A.’s private sex clubs, sleazy bondage parlors, and the homes and yachts of the rich and famous.

Not far behind them is the intrepid Megan Riley, who is following her own investigation and getting herself in a world of trouble.

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

Mary Firmin: The inspiration for “Deadly Pleasures” came from a story I heard about four men who hired a prostitute, then set her up in an apartment and Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Mary Firmin, author of Deadly Pleasures →

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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – Mack Dunstan’s Inferno – Paul Collins

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Mack Dunstan’s Inferno
by Paul Collins
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Fashioned after Dante’s Inferno, Paul Collins’ novel Mack Dunstan’s Inferno is similar in style and fashion to its progenitor. Collins’ novel follows Mack Dunstan through his descent through Hell after passing away due to complications stemming from Alzheimer’s disease. For Mack Dunstan, based on famed actor Charlton Heston, death is not the end of the story: it is the beginning. As he navigates through the path of the afterlife, Mack Dunstan finds himself trapped by his ego, unable to smoothly transition to the final stage of peace. Terrorized by the inequities of his guilts and attachments to the physical world, Mack Dunstan finds himself in a precarious position and not resting in peace. Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – Mack Dunstan’s Inferno – Paul Collins →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… BuddahDesmond, author of Prevail: Poems on Life, Love, and Politics

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BuddahDesmond, author of Prevail: Poems on Life, Love, and Politics
(iUniverse)

Prevail presents a sampling of poetry I’ve written over the course of the last ten or twelve years. Varying in subject matter, voice, and tone, this work touches on the ups and downs, highs and lows, trials and tribulations, and the many facets of life, love, and politics during this time period.

These poems, prose-like at times, offer insights into BuddahDesmond’s world and the experiences of those around him. Prevail seeks to offer an underlying message of persistence, strength, and hope.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Prevail: Poems on Life, Love, and Politics?

BuddahDesmond: My own life experiences, the experiences of friends and family, and the social, cultural, and historical events during the last ten or Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… BuddahDesmond, author of Prevail: Poems on Life, Love, and Politics →