CONTEMPORARY FICTION

 

 

Cost of Our Affairs
By Linda R. Herman

ISBN-10: 0-9779398-7-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-9779398-7-9
Publication Date: May 1, 2009
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Thinking about indulging in an affair?
Think again!

Raising another woman's child proves to be more than India Joiner is mentally and emotionally prepared to handle. Though she loves her husband and his daughter, Ariel, the negative influence of Ariel's mother is driving the happy couple apart.

India never imagined herself in the arms of another man, but when she can't get the love and attention she craves at home, she soon turns to her boss, Mario Thomas for comfort and the excitement that has long abandoned her marriage. With Mario, she's reminded of how a woman should be treated but sadly for Mario, India's a reminder of his deceased wife.

 What India doesn't know about Mario can prove to be fatal when he convinces himself that she is Sharon, the wife he lost to cancer. Mario will stop at nothing to recapture the essence of their fairytale love. He's determined to let nothing or no one tear them apart, even if he has to kill again.

 

 

 

 

The Food Temptress
By Rekaya Gibson

ISBN-10: 0-9779398-3-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-9779398-3-1
Publication Date: January 15, 2009
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Book Description

Who knows how to convert a gay man into a straight lover using a pineapple upside-down cake? Only Ambrosia Bourgeois, The Food Temptress, can accomplish such a task. The New Orleans Goddess of Gastronomy uses food to seduce men in hopes of creating Mister Right. Paralleling southern cuisine, each short story captures the hearts and minds of different men.

In the Power of the Pudding Chapter, Ambrosia realizes that her bread pudding cannot withstand the demands of an associate minister's plans to make her a dutiful wife. When she decides to forget about him and travels to Atlanta to visit her friend, she ends up in the bathroom with Black Thunder, a local stripper. It is not her fault; the peach cobbler was intended for the birthday girl.

Ambrosia perfects her craft by using traditional recipes from her deceased grandmother and occasionally consulting her mysterious aunt. When she discovers that her meals fall short of converting the man to her specifications, she moves on to the next one—total of 16 ranging from the local police chief to a Bourbon Street musician. Will she reach her goal before the monstrous hurricane hits her city? The Food Temptress serves a delectable treat connected by Ambrosia's continuing quest for both romantic and culinary perfection.

Sins of the Past
By Nathasha Brooks-Harris

ISBN-10: 0-9779398-5-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-9779398-5-5
Publication Date: February 12, 2009
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It's 1964 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, and the Robinson sisters: Ernestine, Annie Mae, and Viola are making a way out of no way. Times are hard for the three maids who accept their plight, thinking they can do no better. But not Ernestine. She's a beauty; and says hell no, she wants more. She sets out to get it.

Every Thursday is maids day off, so the three come back to their brownstone apartment to eat some good country cooking and party the night away at Teensey's Sugar Shack. But for some reason, Ernestine refuses to join them in the revelry. She gets dolled up and goes out alone. The feisty Viola accuses of her trying to pass and sneaking around to see a secret lover she has stashed in parts unknown. However, there is a reason for Ernestine's disappearing acts, and she sets out to make her dreams come true.

 Meanwhile, the sisters get a call to go home to Alabama because their mother is gravely ill. Mama Rob begins to make a deathbed confession to them, but dies before she finishes. Fights between them ensue, and the only thing they agree on is that whatever Mama Rob was trying to tell them has to be in her beloved old steamer trunk. They sift through it and find a letter she wrote to them revealing a secret sin of the past. From then on, the sisters are at war, and refuse to accept what they've learned.

Will the secret tear the estranged sisters apart, or bring them closer together? Will they learn how to forgive everyone involved and lean on their love for each other to get them past the drama and the pain? Read Sins Of The Past, a tale of secrets, lies, and redemption. 

Consequences
By Linda R. Herman

ISBN-10: 0-9818094-0-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-9818094-0-3
Publication Date: February 10, 2009
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It all begins with the look; that initial contact when the eyes speak loud and clear as to what the body craves. Deep, wet, passionate kisses leading to mind blowing orgasms that leaves the body trembling much like a leaf on a tree on the windiest of days. Sex. It's meant to be a beautiful bond, a physically satisfying act between two people, but when not engaged in responsibly, sex can turn ugly, deadly even.

Andre Peters, a man who has it all; the perfect wife and family, and the job of his dreams. From the outside looking in, one would have to ask, What more could he ask for? What he didn't ask for was his secret desires for the same sex; those desires that occasionally lead him astray from his marital vows. But Andre doesn't consider himself gay or bi. He still loves sex with his wife; it's just every now and again that he craves something different, pleasure he can only find in the arms of another man.

His failure to be honest with his lovers of both genders; his failure to engage in safe sex; his denial of his sexual preference; and his desire to straddle the fence-sleeping with both women and men-leads to a domino effect, destroying lives one HIV infection after another.

In Consequences, readers are taken on a journey into the lives of a down-low husband, his wife, his lovers, and a cast of others who are affected, whether directly or indirectly, by the HIV virus. The story is fiction but the reality of HIV is fact, and the reality is that each year there are thousands of new cases diagnosed-most of those new cases being women of color and minority. It has to end; and it has to end where it begins-with each one of us.

The Reunion
By John R Williams (The Author)

ISBN-10: 0-9818094-4-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-9818094-4-1
Publication Date: February 13, 2009
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Sean Jiles was very popular at Kensor High School on Chicago's Southside. His gifted writing ability, common sense and unwavering loyalty gained him lifelong friendships and a suitable following during his years there. After graduating, Sean moves to Dallas, Texas to attend college and pursue his dream of writing and directing stage plays.

While in college, Sean meets Eva Sparks, a sexy graduate student with attitude. They hit it off right away. Things start out fantastic but Sean soon realizes that Eva is more than he can handle. She is insecure, controlling, possessive and insanely jealous. She is a hot mess!  In comparison, a far cry from Jade Brown, his high school sweetheart and true love from more than a decade ago.

Now a graduate, Sean has received $100,000 to produce his first major stage play. Between his career demands and problems with Eva, things are absolutely crazy! At the height of his dilemma, Sean receives an invitation to go back home and attend his 10-Year High School Class Reunion. This is great news!

Although Sean's life is chaotic, he will attend. The reunion is sure to be the highlight of his summer. A vacation from Eva couldn't have come at a better time. As exciting as it seems, Sean understands that the reunion will rehash tons of mixed emotions as well as force him to confront Eva and re-examine his failed love with Jade. Will Sean's departure lead him to lost love or send his girlfriend Eva into one of the most frenzied fits of jealousy ever captured on paper? This book will not disappoint!

Chocolate Lemons and Peppermint Tears: The Bittersweet Life of Xena
By Robin R Robinson

ISBN-10: 0-9818094-2-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-9818094-2-7
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The Knife In My Back
By Stacey Covington-Lee

ISBN-10: 0-9779398-4-7
ISBN-13: 978-0-9779398-4-8
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Brook Mansfield was born into a life of privilege. She had a family that loved her and all of the advantages that came from being rich, smart and beautiful. She also had friends, one of which was Tameka Williams. Tameka was a desperate woman looking to gain fortune, fame and love at any cost. It didn't matter who she hurt or used as long as she got what she wanted in the end. Despite the warnings from others, Brook took Tameka in and tried to love her as a sister. However, after taking the one thing that meant the most to Brook, it was time for the tables to turn. Tameka had used and betrayed her for the last time.   

Reflections of a Quiet Storm
By Patricia A. Bridewell

 

ISBN-10: 0-9779398-0-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-9779398-0-0
Publication Date: March 10, 2009
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As CEO and owner of a new nursing registry, Pauline Bridges is striving to reach the height of success, and then unexpectedly tragedy strikes.  After a near fatal automobile accident, she climbs from the wreckage unscathed, but shortly thereafter, God begins to reveal her past.  Pain, once buried deep within, rises to the surface through memories that are revived as dreams and flashbacks. Chronicled in a series of stories, her life unfolds through a long journey; a pathway that unveils many secrets that not even her children had been told.

Visions of the past invade her days and nights as constant reminders of events from childhood through her adult life replay in her mind. Memories of her mother's abuse at the hands of her stepfather, a rape during adolescence, her brother's stormy lifestyle, and the agony of a marriage that was destroyed by her ex-husband, Naman's infidelity and substance abuse, all drift through her mind. And then there is the shattering memory of the unsolved murder of her former boss, a vice president for a major recording company.  All memories that Pauline had chose to forget, but now they're back.

Pauline's faith is challenged with not only ravaging dreams and flashbacks, but also with supporting her two adult children through their hardships.  The ditch grows much deeper when she learns her friend, Vangie, is having an affair with her best friend, Bethany's husband, Darryl.  Pauline temporarily escapes from revolving chaos by wallowing in her corporate world, with the aim of building a high caliber business, and helping friends and family get through their crises.

Her prayers are answered when Keith Maris steps into her life and opens her heart to feelings and emotions that she didn't know still existed.  As their relationship flourishes, he becomes a main support system through the turmoil, and her dreams and flashbacks begin to diminish. When her friend, Bethany, has a mental breakdown after learning of Darryl's affair; she sets out with the intent to confront them.  While brandishing a gun, it accidentally fires, striking Darryl's shoulder. Pauline intervenes to prevent what could have become a tragedy.  Bethany and Darryl stay married after he ends his relationship with Vangie, Pauline supports her son through his father's terminal illness and subsequent death, and also finally discovers the reasons for her daughter's turbulent past relationship with her father.

 

Loving Simone
By Jessica Tilles

ISBN-10: 0-9818094-5-6
ISBN-13: 978-0-9818094-5-8
Publication Date: March 17, 2009
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Loving Simone is Jessica's eighth novel.

Book Description

From the outside, Simone has the perfect life and family. However, the inside tells of a different story.

After ten years of being the faithful, dutiful wife and mother, Simone desperately struggles with releasing the hidden desires of pleasure she can't seem to get from her husband, causing her to turn to self-fulfillment and outside influences.

Jackson is too busy focusing on the women who work for him, self indulgence, and sticking his pole in every hole, rather than his wife.

Darius is every woman's dream and has had a crush on Simone since he was a teen. When their paths cross, all of Simone's inhibitions are released and finally someone is Loving Simone. 

 

From the author...

"Simone maintains the facade of a happy marriage, but deep inside she is miserable. Simone settles for being in an unhappy, complacent marriage for fear of being alone. While Simone loves her husband, Jackson, with every fiber of her being, she is unhappy and badly wants out of the marriage. However, she lacks the confidence she needs to step out on her own. That is, until her path crosses with an old friend. Then, within a blink of an eye, her life turns upside down and she finds true love, happiness and a way to escape. My novel is a page-turner, with many plot twists that will keep you Loving Simone. This is a definite for anyone's personal library." —Jessica Tilles

Served Up on a Tray
By Darlene Denise

ISBN-10: 0-9818094-8-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-9818094-8-9
Publication Date: November 23, 2008
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Atlanta marketing mogul, R'Tist Hayes has it all—success, a thriving business, prestige and no drama.

 With ulterior motives that could shatter their friendship, her business partner, handsome Quentin Simond, introduces R'Tist to Tray Bishop, 1st round NBA draft pick, and the most sought after bachelor in the world.

After becoming Mrs. Tray Bishop, the mask comes off and R'Tist is confronted by the real Tray Bishop, as she endures his physical abuse and cheating ways. Determined to free herself from the emotional jail built by Tray, R'Tist finds that she was merely a pawn in the game of love and basketball.

An Extra Ordinary Affair
By Baba Evans Moore

ISBN-10: 0-9799757-1-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-9799757-1-4
Publication Date: June 15, 2008
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Leaning over the rail of the wooden pier, contemplating suicide, Siobhan's bad experiences with the men in her life flashed before her. First, her handsome mama's boy caved in to his mother's dislike for her, terminating their storybook marriage. Dejected by his rejection and pregnant, she fled a world of glamour as a successful model in New York and relocated to Atlanta. There she met Edward, the one man who seemed to understand her pain. When he discovered she was dancing in Atlanta's exotic clubs and earning money to make their life comfortable, he flipped out, ushered her out of Atlanta in the middle of the night, and took her to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Now, as the wind whipped warm raindrops across her face, she found inner strength enough to vow, "To hell with men. I can live without them" An angel of mercy heard her cry. Unexpectedly, Richard, a self-made millionaire, saw more than her beautiful face and sexy body. He changed Siobhan's outlook on life and she captured his heart. Baba Evans, an urban griot, once again tells a rewarding story of overcoming diversity to find love and happiness.

All or Nothing
By Delorse Brown

ISBN-10: 0-9799757-2-7 | ISBN-13: 978-0-9799757-2-1
Publication Date: February 15, 2008
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All or Nothing, a daring drama drizzled with deceit, deception and death.

After a night out on the town, in celebration of her 18^th birthday, Loni, once a mother figure to little sister Lou, slowly hits rock bottom and becomes a useless junky. The street life forces Loni to neglect her responsibilities as a caretaker and leads her to a street hustler named B-Style. Over time, she falls madly in love with B-Style and bears a son.

Little sister Lou also runs into the wrong man, Rufus, a big time pimp, who does what most hustlers do—make false promises—which turns big sister Loni into a ruthless woman in search of revenge.

B-Style's betrayal forces Loni to vengeance and she is not only determined to make him pay, she is on a quest to have All or Nothing.

Consequences: When Love Is Blind (a novella)
By Linda R. Herman

ISBN-10: 0-9799757-5-1 | ISBN-13: 978-0-9799757-5-2
Publication Date: February 15, 2008
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Life for Sade Peters is picture perfect. With a fabulous home in upscale Atlanta, Georgia, Sade is living the life most of society only read about in magazines. A successful novelist, Sade is married to the man of her dreams, Andre Peters, an equally successful sports agent. Couple that with a set of fraternal twins, and you have all the makings of the contemporary modern day Huxtables.

 However, what life looks like from the outside, may not necessarily match the inner workings of this household. The Down Low is a real and earth-shattering truth, and Sade's happiness abruptly ends when she is faced with this reality.

 Life as Sade knows it changes within the blink of an eye when she soon discovers that both she and her husband are HIV positive.

 Imagine walking through life in Sade's shoes. What happens when the men we trust commit the ultimate betrayal? Who is to blame when faith and trust is tested tremendously?

One Love 
By Bill Holmes

ISBN-10: 0-9722990-4-1 | ISBN-13: 978-0-9722990-4-6
Publication Date: June 1, 2006
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One Love tells the story of Chris, a handsome poet, who's struggling to find inspiration to write while wrestling with corporate politics and the drama of an unfulfilling relationship. While Regina, a beautiful accountant, feeling frustrated with her career and the dating scene, secretly yearns to re-embrace her heart's desire: singing. A chance encounter between these thirty something commuters one summer evening reveals this is a small world where poetry, family, friendship, and love unite in Philadelphia. 

Dangerously
By Makenzi

ISBN-10: 0-9722990-7-6 | ISBN-13: 978-0-9722990-7-7
Publication Date: September 15, 2006
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Just when things were looking up for Christian Johnson-Banks, a tragedy occurs, driving her to the brink of insanity. Faced with thoughts of not only ending her marriage to Kory Banks, but also ending her life, Christian desperately attempts to regain some normalcy and recapture the happiness she once knew and loved. Is it within her reach or beyond her grasp?

Marcella Japs, the perfect wife with a not-so-perfect husband, is determined to make her marriage work, despite her husband Lance's past infidelities. Question is, even with counseling sessions, is the damage repairable?

Karen Whitman, the black sheep of the family, struggles with her overwhelming sense of guilt for her feelings of being responsible for the Banks family's current misery. She deals with constant feelings of depression, desperation, and shame that push her further away from the ones she loves. Is there any coming back from the black hole in which she has cast herself?

The sequel to That's How I Like It draws you into the personal lives of Christian Johnson-Banks, Kory Banks, Marcella Japs, and Karen Whitman as they continue to fight the trials and tribulations life throws their way. 

Fatal Desire
By Jessica Tilles

ISBN-10: 0-9722990-5-X | ISBN-13: 978-0-9722990-5-3
Publication Date: May 15, 2006
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Fatal Desire by Jessica Tilles brings to light the issues of three women who form the classic unholy trinity—desperate, depressed, and sometimes, downright depraved!

Jamaica, Maxine, and Tillie fall for the worst in men while giving their best. Unfortunately, their best is tinged with their own secrets, issues, and weaknesses. Will these three friends who claim they want the proverbial "good man" be the kind of women who attract Mr. Right instead of Mr. He'll-Do-For-The-Weekend? Or will they continue to fall for whatever little crumbs are dropped their way? 

In My Sisters' Corner
By Jessica Tilles

ISBN-10: 0-9722990-1-7 | ISBN-13: 978-0-9722990-1-5
Paperback; 389 pages 
Publication Date: November 2003
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Meet four sisters who are all going through the normal ups and downs of life. Well, not quite the every day repetitive trials and tribulations, but more like complete chaos confirming no one is excluded from seeking around the clock professional help. Like most sisters, the Howard sisters had always been close, until they grew up, following their own dreams that pulled them in different directions. Their lives were not turning out to be the fairytale lives they once dreamed of having.