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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Sa’ Rese, author of Stripping Asjiah

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Sa’ Rese, author of Stripping Asjiah
(Lá Femme Fatalé Publishing)

Stripping Asjiah is a gripping, in your face novel that follows the struggle of two siblings as they fight to survive after their father brutally murders their mother. The story takes place in the gritty streets of Cleveland, Ohio where you are introduced to Angel and Asjiah.

Betrayed by those who are supposed to love them; After being raped by her uncle; Asjiah decides to take matters in her own hands since no one believes her not knowing that her brother wants his own revenge against the same man that used to beat him as a child.

Sa’ Rese delivers a gritty, intimate tale of survival, laced with twists and turns that leaves her readers asking; what would they do if they were Stripped?

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

Sa’ Rese: Honestly, life gave me the inspiration and the idea to write Stripping Asjiah. I feel like my characters are very identifiable. If you can’t relate to them Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Sa’ Rese, author of Stripping Asjiah →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Anjuelle Floyd, author of The House

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Anjuelle Floyd, author of The House
(Neptune Publications)

On receiving the very thing she wants—a divorce and the power to sell their house—over which they have fought the past year—Anna Manning learns that Edward, her soon-to-be ex-husband is dying from cancer.

A faithful wife for three decades, and stay-at-home mother of four children, Anna endured Edward’s constant absence due to travel for his international real estate firm and numerous extra-marital affairs. With their children now adults, Edward has less than six months, possibly three, to live.

Anna takes him home to die in the house she has fought so vigorously to sell. But letting go of someone who has caused so much pain in your life doesn’t come easily. Edward has changed. There are Anna and Edward’s four children, three of whom who are married and struggling to endow their families with meaning and purpose.

News of Edward’s terminal illness provokes her to understand the present, rooted in a wellspring of the past and pouring into a future without him. The House shows what happens when one adopts the belief that: All hold regret and are seeking forgiveness. Our salvation rests in the hands of others—most particularly the ones we love, and who have treated us wrongly.

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

Anjuelle Floyd: Interestingly, I wrote The House while taking a class entitled Story Basics. Having earned my MFA in Creative Writing, I was scheduled to teach the class Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Anjuelle Floyd, author of The House →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Vogue, author of Diamonds Are Forever

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Vogue, author of Diamonds Are Forever
(Passionate Writer Publishing)

The Diamond Collection continues. Eight months pregnant, Carmen Davenport is unsure of what is waiting for her outside of the Metropolitan Correctional Facility. For six grueling months, she sat in a cold cell with only the thought of her unborn son, Jayceon King Santiago, keeping her sane. Diamonds Are Forever is a reunion with familiar characters and another look into the dramatic lives of Brookstone’s finest. It is the second of ten books that comprise “The Diamond Collection.”

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the idea and inspiration to write Diamonds Are Forever?

Vogue: Since Diamonds in the Rough contained a cliffhanger ending, it was imperative that the novel would have a follow-up. However, the inspiration to write Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Vogue, author of Diamonds Are Forever →