Archive for October, 2010

It’s FINALLY HERE–Fall In Love With a Good Book 2010 Book GiveAway!

By • Oct 29th, 2010 • Category: APOOO Features

Okay I know I said three weeks ago this book giveaway was coming…and it was…but I just didn’t know that life would get in the way. How many folks know that sometimes best made plans get waylaid…how many of ya’ll are feeling me? Okay enuf about that…I’m back and so is the giveaway and the BOOKS.



On the ‘Net with Author Ernessa Carter

By • Oct 28th, 2010 • Category: Author of the Week

Ernessa T. Carter has worked as an ESL teacher in Japan, a music journalist in Pittsburgh, a payroll administrator in Burbank, and a radio writer for American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest in Hollywood. She’s also a retired L.A. Derby Doll. A graduate of Smith College and Carnegie Mellon University’s MFA program, 32 CANDLES is her first novel.



Lipstick Hustla by Allison Hobbs

By • Oct 27th, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010

Blindsided by lust, Misty lost her business, her money, and all her possessions—and her man, Brick. More determined than ever to get her money right, she starts from scratch. Using the services of one reliable employee, she slowly rebuilds her escort service. Cash is starting to trickle in, but it’s not coming fast enough for Misty.



Tempted by Trouble by Eric Jerome Dickey

By • Oct 25th, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010

Dmytryk was a respectable man…once. College educated, happily married, a stable job at a car factory in Detroit. He’s the king of the world with nowhere to go but up. But when a crippling recession annihilates the auto industry, Dmytryk and his wife Cora suddenly find themselves without jobs. And after two years of trying to live honestly, they begin to realize that honesty just doesn’t pay the bills.



For Those Who Stare At the Moon Blog Tour with Tiffany Flowers

By • Oct 22nd, 2010 • Category: Virtual Book Tours

Be sure and leave a comment for Tiffany! Sign up for Tiffany’s blog and be entered to win one of three copies of For Those Who Stare At the Moon! Winner will be randomly chosen by the author and announced on the last day of the tour.



Dying on the Edge by Francine Craft

By • Oct 21st, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010

Film star Maggi French is on top of her game, and she wants billionare real estate mogul Kurt Wilder for herself, even though he’s married and has a child. He owns Wilder Film Studios, and Maggi’s drive for power demands she have him as her husband. She’ll go to any lengths to get him, including voodoo.



Born Grown by Mary Edwards

By • Oct 21st, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010

This is a necessary book to read for those in need of motivation and encouragement. It brought tears to my eyes and yet I could not put it down. Born Grown will encourage, empower, and impress those who take the time to read it. I applaud Min. Mary Edwards as well as thank her for sharing her story with me. I definitely recommend this story to others.



Savannah’s Curse by Sheila M. Goss

By • Oct 21st, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010

Savannah’s Curse is an action- packed mystery with unexpected culprits. Sheila M. Goss brings readers a new side of her talent by entering a different genre. It is suspenseful with twists and turns that will keep readers turning pages. I recommend this book to others.



THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PILLOW by Cyril Gillion

By • Oct 21st, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010

They say that time heals everything. But in the world of Angel Inghram – a girl who saw her mother get murdered by her stepfather – time only heals itself. Prison alone is not enough justice to put Angel’s fury to rest, but it’s enough determination for her to make a leap towards law school, her only sanity for escaping the insanity.



LAUGH NOW by Rahiem Brook

By • Oct 20th, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010

Set in Philadelphia and its suburbs, LAUGH NOW, proposes that, although you’re taken out the ghetto, if you were born to be a hustler that is what you’ll be.