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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… J-Real, author of Draw Part 2

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J-Real, author of Draw Part 2
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The streets have their way of crowing the next Kingpin. When you combine the history of the hood, the status is delegated accordingly. But it takes a cold heart and ruthlessness make up. There can be no room for love.

How far will loyalty carry? Or is it even necessary? Serious’ rise to power ended with his arrest and five years in the penitentiary. It was there where he found out it was all a lie. Now he wants the truth and he will stop at nothing to get it.

Now a father, a successful club owner and an exile from a dangerous underworld, Serious’ only option is to walk away from everything he’d built and to hand it over to his comrade and original partner, Tipsy.

Tip wants more than Serious is willing to give. When the stakes are high, betrayal is always written in blood. The deeper it gets, the more evident is the truth that loyalty and love play no part in the streets.

All that’s left is vengeance, and the players in this arena are certified killers. In the end, it all comes down to the first to draw will be the last to stand. Draw Part 2 is a thrilling conclusion to the illest cinematic street epic.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Draw Part 2?

J-Real: My inspiration to write the Draw series stem from a lot of reading and my own personal life experiences. I grew up seeing the perspective from Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… J-Real, author of Draw Part 2 →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… J-Real, author of Draw

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JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
J-Real, author of Draw
(Real Ink Publishing)

Terrell, AKA Pharaoh, a well known drug lord who runs the streets of Yonkers, NY, is facing problems everywhere he turns. With people out to kill him and the police hot on his tracks, Pharaoh’s empire is soon to crumble. After reportedly being dead, he leaves behind his protégé and younger brother, Serious, who tries to cope with the mysterious death of his brother, holding down the family and the temptation of the streets.

Strapped with anger and greed, young Serious is ready to lay law to all who opposes his movement and seek revenge on those who were linked to his brother’s death. With his child hood sweetheart,Laura, a well-educated diva, assisting his campaign, Serious quickly builds his own empire while taking no shorts.

With all the power and respect in the palm of his hands, Serious quickly learns that his life in the fast lane comes with consequences he never expected. The harsh reality of the streets and the cardinal rule of “draw first ask questions last” meets Serious head on.

Draw is a book about how crime-led life can start from the infection of one individual and ripple through a family to a community and through a city take a journey into this cinematic street epic.

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

J-Real: I got my inspiration to write the novel Draw from doing a lot of reading of Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… J-Real, author of Draw →