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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 →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kendall Banks, author of Welfare Grind

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Kendall Banks, author of Welfare Grind
(Life Changing Books (LCB))

My book is about a cold-hearted woman named Keema who takes the world by storm as she navigates her way through every trick and scam she can pull off.

With four kids in tow, living off the welfare system has become her life – along with the extra cash, sex and violence her gangsta boyfriend Dupree brings her way.

Soon, chaos erupts, causing Keema’s secret past to become a problem. When the chips fall, they fall hard, leaving Keema willing to do whatever it takes to keep money in her pocket.  She’s willing to go that extra mile – even if it means selling her kids or setting up her man.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write Welfare Grind?

Kendall Banks: I grew up in the hood and welfare fraud was incredibly big where I’m from. Everyone from the hustlers to the hustlers’ wives were on Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Kendall Banks, author of Welfare Grind →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Azarel, author of V.I.P.: Confessions of a Groupie

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With…
Azarel, author of VIP: Confessions of a Groupie
(Life Changing Books (LCB))

V.I.P. is an explicit tale of two beautiful women both determined to become very important people “by any means necessary”. After living in a world where you’re only cool if you’re the wife of an athlete or a current T.V star, they are both suddenly faced with jealousy and lies.

Neither realize fame comes with a high, and sometimes deadly, price tag. Meet India, the star-struck, money-hungry honey from Brooklyn, who’s dead set on marrying someone well-known – even if she has to steal him from her good friend. In comes Royce, a tantalizing, sexy singer who is searching for fame in all the wrong places. Soon, her past catches up with her and things spiral out of control.

By hook, crook, or the good book, one of these ladies will fall hard. If you think you love Basketball Wives, hold onto your seat. V.I.P will blow your mind!

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write VIP: Confessions of a Groupie?

Azarel: The explosion of Reality T.V. It absolutely amazes me how we watch and truly believe they have the good life! Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Azarel, author of V.I.P.: Confessions of a Groupie →