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Author Speaks with S. Dodson
Laura M. Smith is born into one of the wealthiest families in the South, but learns that money can’t protect her from the malicious ways of the world. After experiencing a traumatic event, her life quickly spirals out of control. When she finally starts to see the light, she meets an up and coming pastor, Mr. Chris Wadeson. He is appealing to the eyes and has all the qualities that she desires in a husband. After he makes her an honest woman, she has to decide if she is going to do what’s right for her or what’s right for her family. #Faux Happiness
What inspired you to write Faux Happiness?
I wrote the novel because I wanted to bring awareness to domestic violence. It’s a topic that we don’t discuss until it happens to someone close to us.
Is this a standalone novel or apart of a series?
Standalone.
How did you come up with the title and storyline?
The title Faux Happiness and the storyline came to me in a dream.
Can you tell us a little about the main character(s)?
Laura Smith is a broken woman. She was born into wealth. But, learns that money can’t save her from the malicious ways of the world. She seeks love to heal old hurts. But learns that self-love is the best love.
Do you think the cover art of your e-book/novel will persuade readers to read the story inside?
Yes, because you can see the pain in the image.
How much of the book is realistic? Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own life?
The book is fictional. I just wanted to tell a story that could possibly save someone’s life. However, I do know people who have been in abusive relationships. I know how difficult it is for people to get out.
What was the hardest part about writing this book?
Writing the book was easy. I took my time. I did not put a timeline on it. I just wrote until I was finished.
Is there a message in your e-book/novel that you want your readers to grasp?
Yes. If you are in an abusive relationship, get out. It could cause you to lose your life or someone close to you.
Is there anything else you would like your/the readers to know about your book?
Faux Happiness shows the world that the people closes to you may not have your best interest at heart.
Author Speaks with Shonda Lanae
Amelia, a beautiful, twenty-eight-year-old working college student is on the path to a great career and a successful life. School is her get away, and her safe haven, because at home, she suffers through an abusive relationship with her boyfriend William.
Due to the stress of life and school, Amelia loses her job, but quickly bounces back and finds a better opportunity, and with a new job on the horizon, she falls into the arms of the owner of the business, Ceedric.
Ceedric is a savage street king who goes legit and leaves his past behind, opening a construction company.
The chemistry between these two is real and raw, but what will she do about William? With the fear of leaving William, and falling into something new with Ceedric, hearts and lives are on the line and in the way.
Can Ceedric use his tru savage ways to hold on to his woman, or will she slip through his fingers, and stick to what she knows, abandoning her chance at happiness?
What inspired you to write In Love with A Tru Savage?
A dream life I always wanted to have.
Is this a standalone novel or apart of a series?
Apart of a series.
How did you come up with the title and storyline?
The storyline was originally a backstory for a storyline I already had but the characters started talking and I let them tell there story. My publisher gave me the title and I tweaked the spelling of it.
Can you tell us a little about the main character(s)?
Amelia is a beautiful, smart student, who is being abused by her boyfriend William who is a controlling, arrogant, and insecure. As he watched his father get abusive by his mother growing up, he feels powerful and masculine when he controls Amelia. Amelia meets Ceedric who is a street King Savage who goes legit and invest in construction company. Their chemistry connects and soon finds out that William will go just about any length to keep Amelia. Ceedric is forced to bring back his savage ways to protect Amelia at any cost. Their love is tested with betrayal, loyalty, and jealousy.
Do you think the cover art of your e-book/novel will persuade readers to read the story inside?
Yes, I do.
How much of the book is realistic? Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own life?
Half of the book is based off my own past life.
What was the hardest part about writing this book?
The abusive scenes. I feel for Amelia and I have grown to love her because she portrays me in my past life.
Is there a message in your e-book/novel that you want your readers to grasp?
Abuse is real and sometimes you can survive and leave and sometimes you don’t survive when you try to leave.
Is there anything else you would like your/the readers to know about your book?
This book is an emotional rollercoaster!! I hope you all enjoy it and please leave a review good or bad. And I want to thank you all for supporting my very first book. Part 2 will be dropping next month.
Author Speaks with Bre’Youn
The mind is her whole world, but not even the whole world can keep him from loving her… Her: From that moment at the party when he first saw her, she had him intrigued. He knew that she needed saving, and he wanted to be her Superman in every sense of the word. Him: The way he cradled and soothed her had her feeling things that she had never felt before. She knows that he wants to save her, and she knows that she might need saving, but the question is, can he save her from herself?
Chosyn Alexander is a young college graduate with dreams to become a psychologist, but there’s only one thing that holds Chosyn back from living life how a pretty twenty-two-year-old is supposed to. Chosyn suffers from a mental illness, and instead of experiencing things that most young adults are supposed to, she struggles with her own demons that have held her hostage in her own mind for years.
Rosie Washington is Chosyn’s best friend and the one person that gets Chosyn without really knowing what she has fully been through. Aside from being a constant shoulder to lean on for Chosyn, Rosie is also a college graduate who one day wants to be a sociologist. One night at a party for Rosie changes her life in a way that rocks her world to the core.
Aspen Carter: not a man of many words, but of action. Fresh out of graduate school and on the road to opening a new business, Aspen is taking his legal and illegal ventures to the next level. Selling and trading guns was cool, but having a sister and son to care for, Aspen knows that legal money is the only good thing that can be made by a successful Black man. One night at a party introduces people into his life that he has no clue would soon become a permanent and important fixture in his life.
Jordan Wesley: the best friend of Aspen and also soon to be business partner. Even while starting up a new business, Jordan still finds time to take on clients for his business that he has on the side. His girlfriend and the love of his life, Karleigh, has no clue about his side business or who her boyfriend really is. A night at a party forces Jordan to entertain a person that he has no clue will become the single most important person in his life.
Can Chosyn get past her own demons and mental issues to let Aspen in to love and care for her the way she needs to be? Is Aspen really up for the challenge of loving and caring for Chosyn when she doesn’t even fully love herself? Can he love her enough for the both of them? Follow these four on their roller coaster love story to find out if their love is even worth fighting or living for.
What inspired you to write Chosyn For Love?
My oldest niece suffered from bipolar and depression and my youngest niece suffers from depression. So I wanted to tell a story that I knew most could relate to. And I wanted to bring awareness to the topic of mental health because it’s a topic that’s brushed under the rug in the African-American community.
Is this a standalone novel or apart of a series?
It’s a 2 part series.
How did you come up with the title and storyline?
Well, my pen sisters and I were bouncing ideas off of each other, because I was stuck when it came to trying to find a name for this book. I knew that I wanted the main character “Chosyn’s” name to be included. So eventually we came up with Chosyn for Love.
Can you tell us a little about the main character(s)?
Chosyn is a little shy but she has her reasons for being so stand-offish. She’s had some things done to her that most people wouldn’t be able to handle at such a young age.
Rosie is considered the strong friend that loses her strength along the way and somehow she gains it back. She’s the firecracker friend and Chosyn’s protector in a sense.
Aspen is not a man of many words. He says what he means with very little explanation behind it. He’s had to be strong for his sister so when things get complicated with her it could possibly mess up things in his personal life.
Jordan is really a good guy he’s just torn between two women. He’s torn between staying with his safety net or walking into a relationship that he knows is toxic but he can’t help that because their love can possibly wash out the toxic actions.
Do you think the cover art of your e-book/novel will persuade readers to read the story inside?
Yes, I’ve gotten so many compliments on the cover and how they can’t wait to read the book just based off the cover.
How much of the book is realistic? Are experiences based on someone you know, or events in your own life?
Like almost all of the book is realistic. What Chosyn went through, my niece did not go through it, but Chosyn’s actions were inspired by her.
What was the hardest part about writing this book?
The emotions I felt when writing it. I would have to take breaks because my emotions would start to get the best of me.
Is there a message in your e-book/novel that you want your readers to grasp?
Yes, most definitely. Mental Health is real and it is VERY prevalent in the African American community. Don’t count a child out as being bad or a problem child just because they act different, they might have something else going that may need a psychologist touch. And don’t forget to check on your strong friends because they get weak sometimes too.
Is there anything else you would like your/the readers to know about your book?
I really hope that everyone that picks up my book enjoys it and love it so much that they recommend it to a friend. My goal is to touch one person and make them aware of mental health and if I do that then I’ve done my job.