Lace & Honor is the story of Sergeant Kayla Perry, Specialist Marissa Poe, and Elizabeth Shupe, three close friends assigned to work for Delta Company 32nd Combat Support Hospital (CSH) at Fort Bradley, Maryland. Their friendships, love lives, and relationships are tested when the country goes to war with Iraq

Not only does Alex Lex Walker kill people for a living, but he is good at what he does. Skills and discipline have Lex at the top of his game and the gig in Miami seems to be just another step towards retiring rich. That is, right up until he crosses paths with Chaine, a mysterious sensually daring beauty who has got all the right moves and the curves to match.

She’s got a voice like Keisha Cole, attitude to burn–and is the body-rockin’, Bebe-sporting girl everyone in her high school wants to be…or be with. But in real life, sixteen-year-old Elite has a crack-addicted mother, no father in sight, and is secretly raising her sister and two brothers on her own.

Kidd is an eloquent writer. I enjoyed each character’s uniqueness and appreciated the care taken to develop them that well. I loved the connectedness of the story and semi-flashbacks strategically placed reminding the reader of small, but important details.

DISCUSSION QUESTION
SHOULD APOOO REVIEWER FIGHT BACK?
Assume you are a reviewer.  You recently reviewed a book for one of your favorite authors and while it was a good read, it was not an exceptional read and your amazon rating was a 3.  The author calls out your review in one of her newsletters.  Specifically, she asks [...]

 
James McBride’s Song Yet Sung is a great addition to the genre of African American literature. McBride weaves a complex story that begins with runaway slave, Liz Spocott. Liz is near death when she is captured by a slave trader. She finds herself imprisoned with a small group of slaves. In this group is a [...]

“All In the Family”
 
In Daughter Denied, Alretha Thomas’ first novel, readers are drawn into the world of the Rivers family.  The story, told through the eyes of a young African-American girl, Tina Ann Rivers, is an emotional story of a family living in poverty.  The plot has several scenarios that offer causes, effects and solutions [...]

Words of Inspiration: A Collection of Poems by Robert Sells

 
The best way to find your true soul mate is with the help of God. A relationship bond through God before the actual wedding ceremony is a bond to last forever through all of time. Words of Inspiration: A Collection of Poems for the One You [...]

Currently, we are buzzing about the May 2008 BOM, Orange Mint and Honey by Carleen Brice.
Here’s what book club member, Dera Williams, had to say about this book.
Carleen Brice, an author of such nonfiction titles as Age Ain’t Nothing But a Number makes her fiction debut with Orange Mint and Honey. Shay Dixon is a [...]