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Summer 2010 Books We’re Reading and Raving About

By APOOO • Sep 3rd, 2010 • Category: Book Club of the Week

Books we’re reading and raving about…not your usual suspects but a good change of pace if you’re interested in reading outside of your comfort zone.
Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives
Taste of Honey
32 Candles
Personal History of Rachel Dupree



Fast Friends Faster Enemies by Thomas Clopton

By APOOO • Sep 3rd, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010

From the gritty streets of Hartford, CT to the backwoods of Richmond, VA, listen to the tale of two hustlers brought together by circumstances defined by the everyday struggles in the hood. Meet Damon Black, a mid level coke dealer on the road to riches and diamond rings. Along the way he expected bumps, twists, and turns, but none like the ones he experienced the minute Daneelo Cruz stepped into his life, amplifying the famous phrase, “Keep your enemies close, but keep your friends closer.”



Flames of Deception by Marcia E. Woodruff

By APOOO • Sep 3rd, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010

Candice George is poised for success and living the good life. After starting her business a few years ago, she is generating six-figures as the CEO of one of Philly’s finest modeling agencies. And what more could a girl ask for to complete her perfect life?



Corporate Mom Drop Outs by Lucinda Cross

By APOOO • Sep 3rd, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010

Corporate Mom Dropouts is designed for any Mom who wants to work from home and raise their children, any Mom who wants to have the time and money to contribute to the support, of their children’s future and create a legacy.



Bloodlines by Dasaya Cates

By APOOO • Sep 3rd, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010

With money, status, and a multi-billion dollar fashion powerhouse, the Langs are Atlanta royalty. Lena Lang, the family matriarch, is the quintessential southern socialite, flawless, from her carefully coiffed hair to her designer five-inch stilettos. But in Lena’s ugly past lurks secrets that she’ll protect at all costs.



Color Me Jazzmyne by Marian L. Thomas

By APOOO • Sep 2nd, 2010 • Category: Book of the Week

In the excerpt posted the reader finds Naya Monà married and finding that her voice can move the bones of those who listen to her but she is still looking for love. She is at this point, hurt, angry and ready to lose the haze of young and naive that she had been caught up in. Or is she?



Color Me Jazzmyne Book Trailer

By APOOO • Sep 1st, 2010 • Category: Book Trailer

How do you tell your son that your father is his? That is the question that Naya Moná must answer as she confronts a son she hasn’t seen since birth. Filled with a jazz singer’s heart, a flair for Rhythm and a ear for Blues, the drama in her life unveils as she is forced to go back into her past.



September 2010 African American Book Releases

By APOOO • Sep 1st, 2010 • Category: New Releases

SEPTEMBER 2010 Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans Can’t Help But Wait by Naija Color Me Jazzmyne by Marian L. Thomas Game, Set, Match by Nana Malone Getting to Happy by Terry McMillan The Grace of Silence by Michele Norris Hell’s Diva by Anna J Mother Wit by Dera Williams and [...]



Too Many Sisters by Nina Guilbeau

By APOOO • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010

Callie Armstrong’s personal life was already in turmoil. Now circumstances are forcing her to share her successful music production company with three business partners. One partner wants her husband. One partner wants her money. One partner wants her trust- even while keeping secrets.



Tour Secrets by Winkk

By APOOO • Aug 31st, 2010 • Category: Book Review 2010

Music and Raven are determined to make it in the music industry as dancers and they are faced with discrimination, struggles and drama along the way. A secret is revealed about one of them that challenge their friendship and dreams.