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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Julia Hughes, author of The Griffin Cryer

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JoeyPinkney.com Exclusive Interview
5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Hughes, author of The Griffin Cryer
(Talon Publishing)

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Teenager Frankie Shaunessy discovers she has an unusual talent when she accidentally summons a griffin and his rider from another dimension. The Rider is tall, blond and arrogant. However, Balkind is the sweetest most loveable griffin Frankie has ever met, and she’s determined to help them return home, to their own world.

Along the way, Frankie learns friends aren’t always friends, enemies aren’t always enemies, and the boy of your dreams can be entirely different from the boy you’ve been dreaming of. Ultimately, Frankie’s new found talent will resolve her own family’s tragic circumstances in a unique and mysterious manner.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “The Griffin Cryer”?

Hughes: My home village is surrounded by lakes and rivers. One evening while walking my dogs over fields and hills, I glanced back at the village. A mist rose from the lakes, and as I watched, it consumed every sign of civilisation. It was a beautiful sight, yet eerie. I thought: Anything could fly out of that mist, even a dragon. Then I thought: Not a dragon – a griffin! Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Julia Hughes, author of The Griffin Cryer →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Dominique Wilkins, author of Theresa in Wonderland

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Dominique Wilkins, author of Theresa in Wonderland

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After being viciously attacked with a box cutter, a bystander named Tina jumps in to save Theresa’s life. Theresa becomes indebted to her and determines they’d be friends to the world blows up. Until it does, and Tina happens to be the bomb! Find out why and how!

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Theresa in Wonderland”?

Dominique Wilkins: There is a message I wanted to get across to my readers: just because a person does one good deed, does not overshadow that they are capable of doing 10 bad ones. This is something that must be treated accordingly because people fall victim to this everyday. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Dominique Wilkins, author of Theresa in Wonderland →

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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – V.I.P: Confessions of a Groupie by Azarel

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JoeyPinkney.com Book Review
“V.I.P”
by Azarel
3 of 5 Stars

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All that glitters isn’t gold in Azarel’s novel “V.I.P”. Once the smoke clears and mirrors are pulled away, Royce and India’s pasts could affect their futures.

Royce is a R&B singer who dreams of making it big in the music industry to take care of her young son and leave her millionaire, NFL boyfriend who could care less about marrying her. Royce has the skills to be a platinum-selling singer/songwriter/performer, but is that all it takes?

India wants what every groupie wants: all the trappings of the good life without working for it. If it wasn’t for her down-to-earth friend Rachel, India would be in over her head before she could put on her fake designer shades. Dreams of being a celebrity football player’s wife may be what she needs to wake up to the harsh reality of her desires.

Just when you relax enough to think India and Royce are casual friends, you learn that their histories are intertwined and go way back… Continue reading JoeyPinkney.com Book Review – V.I.P: Confessions of a Groupie by Azarel →