The Games People Play

About the author
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CJ Domino is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The 41 year old, divorced mother of two is a graduate of Southern and Tulane Universities, where she majored in psychology and social work respectively. A proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Domino is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Psychology.
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With a lot of faith and little funds, CJ self published her first manuscript, Sideline Ho, which went on to become a best seller. Set in Baton Rouge, this shocking, in your face novel, takes a look at domestic violence and infidelity in the African-American community. Taking a different approach for her second book, but still covering a major social concern, emotional abuse, Who Does She Think She Is? A Girlfriend’s Guide to Surviving a Breakup Before She Has a Breakdown hit bookshelves in June, 2009. In October, 2010 she released the highly anticipated follow up to Sideline Ho, The Games People Play which tells the story of a glorified trophy wife who is fed up with living the glamorous life.

In addition to writing, Domino is the proud owner of Shero Productions, LLC, a service oriented business designed to help women make positive life changes. Considered an expert in the area of women issues and trauma, Domino is also a highly sought after public speaker. With a bestselling novel under her belt and a booming career, this amazing sister is truly one to watch!

About the book
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When people look at my life this is what they see, a picture perfect couple living fabulously. But behind closed door it’s another story as I struggle to maintain this status quo glory. With bitches on my left and ho’s on my right, it’s a constant fight trying to remain a glamorous trophy wife. Sex, lies and alibis keep us together, but what’s done in the dark will never last forever.
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Meet Mercedes Barone, the beautiful wife of a former NBA All-Star. To the world she has it made, living high off of life, but as you read along you’ll soon learn that walking in her three-inch heels is no easy task. From her backstabbing relatives to her husband’s baby mama’s, what really happens when a ride or die vixen is fed up with the drama?
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For more information visit: www.cjdomino.com

Kismet

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Raynesha Pittman grew up in South Central, LA and is currently residing in GA with her husband and four children. She grew up as one of LA’s many troubled youth, gang banging at 13 years old, shooting dice, smoking marijuana and even attempted to follow her father’s footsteps becoming a solicitor of woman before she became a women herself. Rebelling against her mother lead her into serving four years around Los Angeles juvenile corrections centers, placements, and camps. One thing she had during her troubled years besides a hustle and street smarts was book smarts, her ticket out of the hands of correctional facilities. She was an honor student since kindergarten, was certified gifted in the third grade, and was bused to Woodland hills, CA for a more challenging education, yet she had to be placed in honors classes there too. Her fighting got her kicked out of the enriched schools but that didn’t stop her.
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She graduated high school a month after turning 16 years old and received acceptance letters to five out-of-state universities which she later declined offers to due to still being on probation until 18 years of age and not being able to leave the state. California State University at Los Angeles and Northridge accepted her last minute application with open arms. After attending school for a little over a semester she discovered she was pregnant and decided to put her role as a mother first and get rid of the street life style all together.
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Once she moved to TN, Raynesha received her PTCB national certification in July 2010 after 3 1/2 years of being a licensed Pharmacy technician. It was while working in a pharmacy she met Michael Antonio of Payne Publishing, Inc., who encouraged her to write a book. She took his opinion to heart and wrote “Kismet, book one of the Beyond the bedroom series” an Drama touched with erotica which was released October 18, 2010 under Payne Publishing Inc. and now re-released March 21, 2011 under her own publishing company Conglomerate Ink.

About the book
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Kis·met noun, often capitalized \?kiz-?met, -m?t\ : A predetermined or unavoidable destiny. It is not identical to Karma, with Karma you get back what you dish out. Fate is not that friendly. Savannah James, a successful, revenge seeking entrepreneur who hasn't forgotten the feeling of growing into adulthood poor or all the drama and hurt that came along with it plans the perfect plot to avenge her past that is fueled on the "What goes around, comes around" theory also known as Karma . What happens when you take Karma into your own hands and seek revenge by methods of SEX, LIES, DECEPTION and SEDUCTION? Fate steps in, Knocks you off your high horse while your feet rest comfortably in the stirrups of satisfaction and drags you back to the reality that you are not in control!
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"Kismet" the first book of the Beyond the Bedroom series, a collection of Dramrotica (Drama/Erotica) will leave its readers fantasizing about sexual possibilities, exploring and rediscovering personal pleasures, reconsidering seeking revenge and leaving it in the hands of fate. New Authoress Raynesha Pittman has penned a clear and sexy definition between Karma and Kismet and will leave you wanting more.
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More information: raynesha_pittman@yahoo.com

Different Cultures. One World. Women's Voices from South Yorkshire

About the author

Tchiyiwe Thandiwe Chihana

I was born in Braford, England in May, 1978 to Zambian parents. My formative years were lived in Zambia. I live in Sheffield, South Yorkshire

I am a co-founder and the Campaigns and Policy Officer for DEWA Project (Development and Empowerment for Women's Advancement). I also serve as Trustee and Women's Group Co-ordinator in Rotherham. At regional level, I am a panelist of the Northern Social Forum and was in the committe that developed and launched the 'Why Refugee Women?' charter for Yorkshire and Humber. I blog on twitter as AfriWoman and own http://www.afriwomen.blogspot.com/.

Having witnessed VAW as a child, I decided at an early age that my life commitment would be to stand up with and for my fellow women. This passion drove me to take an interest in various aspects of women's well being and I became aware of issues relating to sex trafficking, girl child education and the various systems that uphold the subjugation of women. In 1995, I swept in the wind of the Beijing Conference on Women. A school going child myself, I identified with matters around the promotion of Girl Child Education and spent the rest of that year being actively involved in debates that argued for its prioritisation. I consider this to be the year that my involvement in women's issues took a career turn.

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Different Cultures. One World. Women's Voices from South Yorkshire is a collection of contributions from women of various backgrounds living in South Yorkshire. Each contribution is an inspiring real life story, poem or recipe. To this rich collection, I have contributed 'A Woman's Worth?' which is an account of my witnessing domestic violence as a child. My story recounts the effects that domestic violence has had on me both as a child and as an adult. I discuss how my childhood experiences have shaped my activist work around Violence Against Women (VAW). I also question the 'taboos' and silences around VAW and the justification for its practice in our communities.
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The story is supported by statistics of domestic violence and gives information on the support services available to children living in abusive homes and also to women who are victims of violence in the United Kingdom. The book is available for immediate purchase from http://dewaproject.wordpress.com/one-world-different-cultures/

Being Bliss: A Guidebook for Wholeness, Health and Joy

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Indigo Ocean is the founder of the Phone Buddies Emotional Support Community and the former host of the Together in Spirit radio show. She holds an MA in Integral Counseling Psychology, a holistic form of psychotherapy that addresses the spiritual and energetic aspects of psychological health, and is a Reiki Master and Johrei practitioner who has helped hundreds of people transform their lives through intensive 1-hour energy healing sessions. She has served on the Board of a number of non-profits over the years and currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area where she runs a small business helping businesses and non-profit organizations increase their success.

About the book

Being Bliss: A Guidebook for Wholeness, Health and Joy, was inspired when the author received a false medical diagnosis that made her fear for her life. The clarity that she developed during the 3 months it took to verify that she was not in fact imperiled was that if she was going to leave this world soon, she didn't want to leave without having shared the fruits of her own path of suffering and triumph over suffering with others.

Indigo Ocean began life in difficult circumstances and attempted suicide the first time when she was only 9 years old. Through spiritual study and practice she was able to transform a life of utter despair into a life guided and infused by the bliss of our true inner nature. Too often African-Americans are taught that life is about victimhood and powerlessness. Suffering is held up almost as if a noble ideal.

Though there has been a great deal of suffering in the history of our people, there has also been a great deal of inner strength, beauty and joy. Being Bliss is a guidebook for amplifying that triumpth in our lives so that it becomes the dominant story, allowing us to finally be free to create the lives of sweetness we choose for ourselves, instead of being limited to the lives of bitterness that those who have hated us would wish to limit us to.

Being Bliss is a book of stories and techniques that will help you learn from the author's experiences and training with confirmation that miracles do happen, that no matter how bad things are you can change your life by changing your choices, that many of these techniques can be easily learned and grown into skills, and that out of the many tools presented, there will be one that will have a powerfully transformative effect for you if diligently practiced.

The book is available both in paperback and on Kindle and other ebook formats. The most recent edition is the ebook version available at www.amazon.com/dp/B004BA52PI and www.smashwords.com/books/view/30008 and it is the author's preference that readers purchase this updated edition whenever possible.

Chaos

About the author

Sherry Michelle was born and raised in Miami, Fl. She is currently residing in East Atlanta, GA. She started writing one day while working a concierge security desk job and what started off as just something to do to pass time, quickly developed into a strong passion for her. Writing gave her a new outlook on life and provided her with a broader perspective of her capabilities. With a vivid imagination, some personal sacrifices, and creativity, she worked diligently to create a page turning fictional adult novel.

Working to maintain a normal living and provide for her family, often her manuscript was put onto the back burner. But after a couple of years of not writing, it was the encouragement and positive feedback from her friends and family that motivated Sherry to pick up where she left off and finally complete her novel. Convinced that she had a bestseller-filled with drama, suspense, and erotic sexual tension, Sherry Michelle stepped out on faith and self- published Chaos.

About the book

When Danielle’s married boyfriend Malik suggests a ménage trio, sex, lies, and betrayal prove to be the perfect ingredients for chaos. The rules were set and both parties agreed that this would be a one-time affair; that was until Danielle wanted more. With an uncanny craving to touch, feel, and taste a woman, she found herself breaking all the rules as she continued a secret relationship with Ariel; the woman she befriended online for the purpose of the ménage trio.

Wanting to deny her newfound sexuality and keep to the promises she made to Malik, Danielle abruptly ends her secret affair with Ariel. But shortly after ending the affair, crippled by her desires, Danielle finds herself living a double life. Blissfully happy with her new love interest Alexis Roberts (Lexy), Danielle is soon torn between the woman who loves her unconditionally and the man she would never exclusively have.

Realizing her needs and wants couldn’t be fulfilled by one person, but two separate entities; she chooses who she needs over who she wants. With her mind made up to be monogamous with Lexy, Danielle finds herself with an unplanned pregnancy. Disapproving, Malik strongly suggests that her only option was to have an abortion. But when Danielle fails to go through with it, things turn for the worst.

Named as the primary suspect after Danielle is gruesomely attacked, Malik's financial status proves to be more substantial than any hard-core evidence presented against him. Hearts are broken and lives are destroyed as Danielle takes justice into her own hands. With the bang of the judge's gavel after the juror’s deliberation, Malik's sentence is rendered; except not by the presiding judge, but by Danielle Cyrus herself.

More about Sherry Michelle:
http://www.sherrymichelle.com/

She Shall Stand
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About the author
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Hortense Duarma Grimes is the founder of Do It For Christ Ministry, an outreach for spiritual motivation and rehabilitation. She is a prolific writer, faith-based motivational speaker, author and evangelist. Ms. Grimes is a native of Liberia, West Africa and a former resident of Charles County, Maryland. After twenty-one years residing in the United States, God in His perfect holiness completed that phase. The Lord instructed her to return to her native Africa and work for Him to fulfill the Vision of that ministry: constructing spiritual retreat centers in the four corners of Africa. She is currently in transition. She can be contacted via her web site at www.doitforchrist.org.
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About the book
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This book delivers a message of hope and encouragement for everyday living. One ordinary woman answers a divine calling and embarks on a significant mission for Christ. Read this remarkable story and joyous testimony of the unending capacity of God's grace and love.
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For Ladies Only: Dedicate to the Color Pink

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About the author
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Ayin M. Adams makes her home in Maui, Hawai`i, where rainbows are plenty and sunsets looks like sunrises. She travels throughout the United States reading and lecturing. For Ladies Only: Dedicated to the Color Pink is Ayin M. Adams fourth book of poetry, following the acclaimed, The Woods Deep Inside Me and her historic ground-breaking book: African Americans In Hawai`i: A Search For Identity.
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Ayin M. Adams is an award-winning poet whose work has been published in magazines and numerous anthologies including, “Bum Rush The Page” a Defjam Poetry Publication. She has edited four poetry volumes for her students, including “Graffiti Dreams.” Ayin M. Adams is the winner of the Pat Parker Poetry Prize, The Audre Lorde Memorial Prose Prize, and the Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Award. .
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About the book
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For Ladies Only: Dedicate to the Color Pink
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… slowly one (of them) grew larger

sickness embedded

like journalists in war

hard as an orange, clean as a bald head

while the other twin remained untouched

unscathed by the hostile legions of contamination

that grew next to the heart we once called home.

The griefs of my own lie heavy in my breasts!

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More information:
Books are available from bookstores or directly from Pacific Raven Press at www.pacificravenpress.com and www.ayinadams.com

Amateka Ya Rusi

Amateka Ya Rusi
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About the author
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Ruth has a passion to impact the lives of children eternally through biblical stories. Ruth travels to West and East Africa every year teaching children through her stories These stories add value to the lives children, from nation to nation. They are also translated into French, Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba.
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Ruth holds a B.A. (Hons) in Linguistics. She is also a graduate of The School of Biblical Studies, EMF Welwyn and a member of The Campus Church.
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About the book
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Kinyarwanda:
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Umunsi umwe, igihe nyina yari amutumye ahura n’umusore witwaga MAHILONI. Yari umusore w’uburanga kandi akaba n’umushyitsi muri icyo gihugu cy’I Mowabo.
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Rusi na Mahiloni babaye inshuti ndetse bigera umunsi umwe biyemeza kubana nk’umugore n’umugabo. Rusi na Mahilon bagize urugo rw’umunezero, ariko nyuma gato Rusi yamenye ko byose byenda guhinduka.
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Kindly email her for more information:
ruthie.dickson@gmail.com
http://www.gihonpublishing.com/

The Sunday Morning Wife

About the Author

The lure of enticing words has always captivated Pamela D. Rice. Even at the tender age of two, this soulful native South Carolinian would intensely gaze at books, pretending to read and embrace the content within the pages. Pamela became an avid reader, and soon found a natural progression and flair for expressing herself through illuminating words which resulted in her becoming a published poet while in the eighth grade.

Known for her stimulating and thought-provoking views, Pamela possesses a fervor for creatively giving a voice to victims who suffer in silence, afraid to speak for themselves. Inspired by everyday situations and social exchanges, Pamela has always enjoyed observing people and dissecting their interactions; this hobby became her muse. It is her desire to become a literary vessel that brings light to the social ill of domestic violence and its reach beyond all racial, cultural and socio-economic class. Through inspirational prose, she is destined to heal the human soul.

When Pamela is not writing, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and exploring other cultures.



About the Book

The old saying is true. You never know what’s going on in someone else’s home.

From the outside looking in, Yolanda Clarke appears to have it all. She’s a beautiful woman, and her husband, Timothy, is the pastor of BrightStar Tabernacle. Timothy is easy on the eyes as well, often being told he resembles Harry Belafonte. They seem to have the perfect life. But, looks are certainly deceiving.

Yolanda has become a puppet on a string, totally controlled by Timothy. While everyone at church thinks he walks on water, Yolanda knows the person behind the mask. His constant verbal tirades, physical and emotional abuse has become unbearable.

In walks Andre Hunter. He’s the type of man that can make any woman forget all her troubles. His chocolate skin, pearly whites, and beautiful smile enthrall Yolanda. She has never entertained the idea of infidelity, but the abuse and lack of intimacy at home makes her adulterous affair justifiable in her mind. Andre gives Yolanda everything she’s missing at home-respect, conversation, and passion behind closed doors. But, Andre is hiding secrets of his own.

Will Yolanda finally climb from the abyss of despair she’s lived in with Timothy and move to a brighter tomorrow with Andre? Or will she forever remain “The Sunday Morning Wife?”

Interview With Love

About the Author

Lisa Watson is a native of Washington D.C. The city’s historic and political backdrop fed Watson’s romantic imagination. Currently, Lisa resides in North Carolina where she is an Asset Management Specialist as a subcontractor to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. She recently celebrated her 14th wedding anniversary and is the mother of two pre-teens.

Lisa is the co-publicist for RT BookReview Magazine’s annual RT Booklovers Conventions. She secures author media interviews for National Bestselling authors like L.A. Banks, Christine Feehan, Bobbi Smith, Brenda Jackson, Heather Graham, Barry Eisler, and Jim Butcher.

Lisa’s hobbies include writing fan fiction based on the characters of the popular television series, Remington Steele, her true Guilty Pleasure for which she has a National and International fan base. Lisa loves visiting picturesque locales that always seem to find a way into her latest novels.

Lisa’s short story, The Reunion, was featured in Sun Magazine’s 10-Minute Love Story column. Her debut novel, Watch Your Back continues to receive rave reviews, and was nominated for a 2010 Afr’Am Literary Fest award. Lisa has been interviewed in various magazines, radio shows and on several book club and Blog sites.

Lisa Watson's second novel, Interview with Love (Urban Renaissance, December 2010) will introduce readers to Sienna Lambert and Vaughn Deveraux. When Love Speaks…You’d Better Listen! Lisa is currently working on and another romantic suspense, Brace for Impact. Married for almost 15 years, Lisa is the mother of a thirteen year-old son, an eleven year-old daughter, and a six year-old Yellow Lab, Boomer.



About the Book

No nonsense consumer psychologist, Sienna Lambert moderates focus groups to assist her clients with marketing their products to target audiences. Her newest client, Dexter Clothiers has developed state of the art men's undergarments, Best Kept Secrets that become more comfortable the longer they’re worn. Sienna interviews men from all professions and walks of life to get their opinion on the line.

When adrenaline junkie, Vaughn Deveraux meets Sienna he takes her breath away—literally. After a run-in at a client softball outing Sienna assumes Vaughn is one of the new models for Dexter Clothiers. Vaughn tells her he’s the Creative Director at the company advertising the line and jokes that he leaves the modeling in the very capable hands of his younger brother, Pierce, a retired professional football player who’s had a great deal of experience with women asking questions about his briefs.

Though intrigued, Sienna keeps her distance when she finds out he works with her client, but Vaughn’s fun nature and zest for living prove too irresistible to ignore. Sienna’s once calm, predictable life gets turned upside down when Vaughn shows her that sometime’s life is better when you experience it instead of researching it.

More about Lisa Watson:
www.lisawatson.com