Selling the Fantasy

(Author Stacey L. Ford)

About the author

Stacey L. Ford became a novelist by chance. After numerous talks with her girlfriends about the lack of available, single, quality men, Stacey and her friends jokingly had conversations about their perceived options as single Black women between the ages of thirty-five and forty-five: lesbianism, celibacy or polyamory (multiple partner relationships).

"None of these were viable options for me and my girlfriends, but the idea of man-sharing sure did stimulate a hot topic of discussion,"she says. The result was a manuscript titled, Selling the Fantasy, Stacey created to start a buzz about another alternative lifestyle starting to surface in African American communities.

"Black people are testing out so many different lifestyles five or ten years ago would have been considered taboo, such as bisexuality, swinging and polyamory. The idea of two women sharing one man, unfortunately, is not a new concept, but with poly relationships at least women can make the conscious decision if they want to participate, rather than finding out about the other woman across town,"she says.

Selling the Fantasy allows readers to peer into the life of a typical, single, Black woman and the tough decisions she must make if she wants to have the man of her dreams. It also compels women to contemplate the question, "Could I live this lifestyle if done correctly?"Stacey describes the novel as a compelling mixture of humor, romance, erotica and betrayal.

Stacey is a native of Oakland, California. She received her bachelor's degree in sociology from UCLA and an MBA in marketing from California State University, East Bay. She is a member of the National Black MBA Association and currently lives in the Dallas-Ft.Worth area with her son. She is presently hard at work on her next novel.

About the book

WHAT WOULD YOU SACRIFICE TO HAVE THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS?

Would you...
Isolate yourself from family and friends?
Abandon your child?
Engage in a polyamory (multiple partner) relationship with your man and another woman?

Lisa Johnson appears to have it all. She is smart, attractive, has a successful career and could have any man she wants. Life is good for her, right? Wrong! Lisa consistently chooses men who bring heartache and drama to a relationship because of their exceptional good looks and ability to deceive women. Lisa's personal life undergoes an unexpected change when she meets the man of her dreams, who turns her entire world upside down.

Kenneth Maxwell is a hot new comedian who is suave and debonair, but also a master of manipulation. As Kenneth's power, fortune and fame continue to flourish, so does his desire to persuade two women to enter into a poly relationship. Kenneth gets his wish by successfully enticing beautiful, executive chef, Cassandra Russell, to commit her entire existence to him and his lifestyle and he sells Lisa the fantasy of a life filled with luxury, wealth and romance if she chooses to make three "small"sacrifices.

Lisa, Kenneth and Cassandra begin their journey together by sharing intimate moments and unspeakable sexual adventures. The thrilling ride comes to a screeching halt when one of Lisa's friends executes a plan to demolish Kenneth's career and sabotage their romance.

Selling the Fantasy is an erotic and emotional roller coaster you will definitely want to ride and not get off.

More about Stacey L. Ford:
www.StaceyLFord.com

Deutschland Black & White

Deutschland Black & White

(Author Noah Sow, Germany)


About the author

Noah Sow, born and raised in Bavaria, has been working in radio since she turned eighteen. She became known mainly as a radio host in personality shows on WDR Einslive, HR3, Radio Fritz, and YouFm, as well as through numerous TV activities.

Noah Sow has been living in Hamburg since 1998. This multi-talented musician, voice artist, radio playwright, author, and producer has made a name for herself as a composer and singer. She is internationally active on rock music stages with her band Noah Sow & Das Heimlich Maneuver (www.myspace.com/noahso), with many of her songs dealing with political issues.

It was never a question for Noah Sow to look away and ignore grievances. In 2001 she initiated the founding of the association der braune mob e.V., the first antiracist German mediawatch organization (www.derbraunemob.de), whose goals she is actively committed to as chairperson.

Her Book Deutschland Black & White is based on her extensive experiences as an anti-racism activist

About the book

Non-Germans may be surprised to learn about the existence of numerous Black Germans (Schwarze Deutsche) who have always been here. Even the most cautious estimates say that there are far more than 1,000,000 Blacks currently living in Germany, most of whom are German citizens. This makes up more than one percent of the country's population.

Nevertheless, many Germans are unfamiliar with this fact and would never guess that their own country has a Black minority. This is due to the lingering phantasm of German nationality being defined by racial terms. Up until today, the majority of Germans likes to pretend that all Germans are (must be) white and whoever is not white simply cannot be German. This belief prevails to the extent that many even have the opinion that there can't be racism in Germany as there are no Black Germans. Both, of course, are wrong.

Many Black Germans and Blacks in Germany have already been killed by racist mobs or died while in police custody; they are harassed on a daily basis and face a panoply of direct and indirect racial discrimination.

The mainstream Germans have created a culture of wishful thinking in which the historical facts of the obvious presence of Black Germans for many centuries are being ignored or even subjected to attempts to wipe them out on an institutionalized level. The non-acceptance of this part of their own history penetrates what Germans learn in school about Germany's colonial activities (close to nothing) and their own ethnic composition (nothing), as well as the way in which Black persons are shown, treated and displayed in contemporary literature, children's literature, film, media and advertising: as inferior, other, 100% foreign, exotic, helpless, objectified, not belonging.

At the same time, Germany likes to present itself as a country that has learned from its past and is open to dealing with its xenophobic issues.

With my book, I want to show that Germany needs to do much more than a little scraping on the surface in order to become the advanced and democratic country it likes to present itself as. I was curious to see whether there really is a willingness within Germany's white majority population to deal with their racist issues even if this means saying goodbye to some racist traditions or if it is really all just talk, which would mean that my country wouldn't be ready for another level of insight, consciousness and an actual change, as well as a stop to the oppression of its Black minority population. I'm thrilled and excited to this day, as I haven't gotten the definite answer yet.

But in my opinion sanity, reason and humanity are going to win this time around.

More about Noah Sow:
http://www.noahsow.de/

Tappin On Thirty

(Candice Dow)

About the author

Candice is an author and native of Baltimore, MD. Her titles include, "Caught in the Mix", "Ain't No Sunshine", "A Hire Love" , and "Tappin On Thirty".

She is a graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Johns Hopkins University. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a Software Engineer and an adjunct college instructor.

She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Rho Xi Omega Chapter in Baltimore, MD. She loves analyzing love, life, and relationships and expose theanswers in works of fiction.

Candice Dow, Author, http://www.candicedow.com/ Caught in Mix, Ain't No Sunshine,& A Hire Love Available in Bookstores everywhere and Amazon.com (If you don't see it, have an associate order it) Tappin' On Thirty - coming Feb 08

About the book

From Candice Dow comes a sexy, soul searching novel about love lost, new beginnings, and the big 3 As a successful legal consultant, Devin Patterson's professional life is good. But his personal life is another story.

Devin let his true love slip away when his now ex-wife intentionally got pregnant. He loves his six-year-old daughter, but as the clock ticks on his thirtieth birthday, he can't help reminiscing about the past and he's not alone.

With her model looks and her law career, people wonder why Taylor Jabowski is still single as she's approaching her thirtieth birthday. But Taylor knows exactly why: Scooter, the high school sweetheart she broke up with when she was young and foolish.

She hasn't been in love since, and with her class reunion coming up, Taylor can't help fantasizing about winning him back.

As Devin opens his heart to the idea of a new relationship, and Taylor tries to re-connect with Scooter, their paths cross. They discover they have more in common than regrets from the past. Now that they're older and wiser, can they figure it out?

More about Candice Dow:
http://www.candicedow.com/

Actress Tamala Jones and Miasha, the Writing Diva Celebrate "Sistah for Sale"

Actress Tamala Jones and Miasha, the Writing Diva, recently celebrated the release of the author's latest hot fiction release, "Sistah for Sale" at a book signing party in Atlantic City, NJ! The recent Spitzer sex scandal has propelled interest in Miasha's timely tome "Sistah for Sale" from Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, Inc., as Miasha details the life of a young woman born into the sex trade industy.

"This is my fourth novel," cites Miasha, "but with this one, I did more research than writing. People don't realize that the sex trade industry, the trafficking of human beings, is a bigger illegal business than drugs even. It's a growing multi-billion dollar business. With "Sistah for Sale" it was my goal to personalize the drama of the women involved and give the reader a deeper insight into this underworld. I also wanted to provide a stream of hope to these women. They can change their lives."

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Women What the Hell are you Thinking

(Author Cheryl Lacey-Donovan)

About the Author

Cheryl Lacey-Donovan, has spent over 20 of her years as a health care provider and educator. In those years Cheryl has helped women learn to overcome and deal with many issues that arise from their many daily challenges as women.

Cheryl's insight through God's word and the bible has proven to be her stronghold in her life. Finding herself with a child in her early teen years has given Cheryl without realizing it, a reason to turn completely towards God for her foundation of strength. Cheryl has two sons and a husband of 14 years. They are members of the Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas.

Cheryl is an author, educator, entrepreneur, mentor, motivational speaker and internet radio talk show host. Her program Worth More Than Rubies can be heard on redchurchradio.com each Friday from 11:00am - 12:00 noon CST. Cheryl Lacey-Donovan is a true Virtuous Woman


About the book

"Women, What the Hell are You Thinking
An Inspirational Guide To Becoming a Virtuous Woman of God",

A Virtuous Women is: a protector of her spiritual beliefs upright, strong, loving, forgiving, patient, courageous, faithful, wise, kind, owns self-respect, guards her dignity, and will turn away from anything or any one that would dare tear down her self-worth or self-esteem. This Virtuous woman is what the book, "Women What the Hell are You Thinking" is written about. In this book the author teaches women lessons through her words and through the use words of biblical references.

The lessons that you will read in this book are meant to reach your most inner self and help you become more aware of your self-esteem, your self-acceptance and your spiritual self. You will also learn the importance of a no-acceptance policy to allow failure in your life.

"Women What the Hell are You Thinking", is a book for women of all ages. It is well written and easily understood through the author, Cheryl Lacey-Donovan's interpretations. This book will wake up many of your most hidden thoughts and fears in regards to how you are living today.

Through its very inspiring biblical references you will be faced with a very important question such as, are you a VIRTUOUS WOMAN? This question alone will take you through this book page after page, challenging you to look hard at how you think and feel as a woman today. You will also begin to look at how YOU are allowing others to treat you, through every type of relationship. It will unfold many strong feelings, some that you may have never felt before. These feelings are renewed spiritual awakenings which will help you to take a stand for your right as a virtuous woman.

Want to contact Cheryl Donovan:
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The Rise of the House of Stone

(Author Rachel Blessing)

About the author

Rachel has been writing since she was 13 but didn't realize until recently that she liked it well enough to create a career out of it; despite the fact that all her English teachers told her she had a wonderful imagination.

Finally, recognizing that God gave her the gift of storytelling for a reason, she decided to sit her butt in a chair and put finger to keyboard. Her debut novel, The Rise of the House of Stone, is the result.

You can visit her at www.readrbbooks.com. Rachel resides in Indianapolis, Indiana where she is working on establishing her own imprint and the second novel of the Stone Sisters Series.


About the book

Sydney Stone Roberts has only ever dreamed of one thing - to run her family's hotel empire. Now that the president's position is vacant she is sure her father will appoint her right away. Little does she know Kendall, her brother-in-law, is after the same position and it looks like he just may get it. He's brainstormed an excellent plan to promote the hotel impressing her father and garnering his praises.

Sydney soon realizes the only way she can keep her brother-in-law at bay is to enlist the help of her sisters, Kailyn and Ari. Unfortunately, they aren't too fond of her.

There is a war brewing within the Stone family and sides will be chosen. Will the sisters overcome their differences and band together to save the family business, or will they allow Kendall to ruin their family's legacy once and for all?

More about Rachel Blessing:
www.readrbbooks.com


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Living, Breathing Lies

(Author Gloria Mallette)

About the author

A self-taught writer, GLORIA MALLETTE began her true literary journey by self-publishing her second novel Shades of Jade in April of 2000. By July, and 13,000 sold copies later, Gloria signed on with Random House who re-released Shades of Jade in 2001. Shades of Jade made several best sellers lists, including Black Board, Essence Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, and The Washington Post/Washington is Also Reading listing.

Along with numerous reviews in national magazines and newspapers, Gloria has been featured in The New York Daily News, USAToday, ToDay's Black Woman, Upscale Magazine, and The Pocono Record. She also has a featured novella, Come Tomorrow, on the USAToday website.

To her credit, Gloria now has several published titles: If There Be Pain, What's Done in the Dark, Distant Lover, The Honey Well, Promises to Keep, Weeping Willows Dance, Shades of Jade, and When We Practice to Deceive. Her ninth title, Living, Breathing Lies, is due out June 15, 2007.

Gloria and her family recently moved from New York City to Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania



About the book

Breathe a lie, live a lie is what Nadirah Lewis learns when she uncovers the stunning lie she unwittingly lived for seventeen years. Nadirah was twelve when she was blamed for crippling her Aunt Stephanie. Guilt and her trust fund kept Nadirah a prisoner in Stephanie's home and the object of Stephanie's cruel tongue, but it took another vicious lie and a threat to Nadirah's career as a teacher to infuse her with the energy to fight back.

Nadirah's fight is not just for herself, however. It's also for one of her students, Bree Morrison. When Bree drinks a near fatal dose of poison, Nadirah petitions the Administration for Child Services for guardianship. Bree's mother has inexplicably disappeared, and what Bree won't say is what Nadirah needs to hear before Bree's aunt Erma, a she-devil on wheels, wins custody.

Erma, the soon-to-be ex-wife of Austin Gray, Nadirah's new landlord and close friend of Lynn, Nadirah's cousin, lets Nadirah know she will never get Bree or her husband. But what unforgivable lie does Erma live that could stop her cold? And Lynn, what shameful lie lurks behind her picturesque suburban doors?

Unveil the shocking, real life truths of Living, Breathing Lies.

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Want Some, Get Some

(Author Pam Ward)

About the author

Pam Ward is a graphic artist and Los Angeles native. Her work can be found in Scream When You Burn, Best American Erotica, Grand Passion and Catch the Fire! She's the recipient of a California Arts Council Writing Fellowship and a New Letters Award for Poetry. This is her first novel.



About the book

A gritty street tale bristling with the muscle and teeth of Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines "Trudy, a.k.a. "Trudy with the Booty" knows what she wants and just how to get it. But a better life away from the jack-up streets of South Central L.A. needs to be financed and homegirl can't even think of leaving without delivering some sweet payback to her slick talking ex, Lil Steve.

Ever since he started selling nude videos of her to the neighborhood men, Trudy can barely walk outside. Ganking him would be the icing on the cake to her bank-robbing scheme. But Trudy's plan to get even and escape the ghetto is more than risky it may be the worst mistake of her life.

Having recruited a crew of hustlers, car-jackers and home wreckers who hang out at the seedy nightclub, Dee's Parlor, where she sings after working days as a bank teller, Trudy is ready to put her plan into action a heist to make them all rich.

There's just one problem: Jimmy, a stone-cold killer who doesn't like being ripped off. And while the best laid plans often go awry, no one could have guessed where this wild, crazy ride takes this cast of lawbreakers and heartbreakers as they scramble over and under each other to get what they want.

A fast-paced, exhilarating drama with sharply drawn characters, sultry writing, and a fierce intensity of emotion, WANT SOME, GET SOME is a brilliantly assured debut. A promising new talent, Pam Ward brings a woman's sense of bravado to a boy's game.

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Northside Clit

(Author Allysha Hamber)

About the author

Born and raised in Saint Louis, MO, Allysha began her writing career, while serving a 7 1/2 year prison sentence. Writing became her way of escape and healing both spiritually and emotionally. It began with plays and later turned into novels that her peers believed she should publish upon her release.

Born the fourth of five children, Allysha came up on the grimy streets of the STL, learning alot of life's lessons the hard way. It has been the consequences of those lesson, often self-taught, that has inspired Allysha to write about the things all young women can relate too.

Allysha has become the voice of the young, struggling and everyday African American woman, tantalizing her readers with story lines of urban real life situations.

She continues to build towards the future and hopes to become a mentor to trouble and abused young African American women.

Allysha is the proud mother of three beautiful children, Dorian, Davion and Tamara Hamber. She is the CEO of her company, BAMM MANAGEMENT (Books and Music Merging Together To Make a Difference, One beat, One novel at a Time."


About the book

Meet Queen...the leader of one of the most feared female clique's on the City's North Side of St. Louis. Queen, commonly known as a "hood rat" lives her life strictly by the code of the streets...get money, by any means necessary.

Together with her crew, Trey, Lilac, Butter and Pebbles, Queen plots to pull the job of a lifetime. A robbery that is sure the crew madd respect in the hood among their peers and fellow gang members.

But when the job goes wrong and the girls are faced with the possibility of doing hard time...the rules of the hood go out the window and the girls find themselves in situations they never imagined could occur.

Will the threat of life behind bars, force this crew, a crew bound by loyalty and street love..to turn their back on each other?


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