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Author’s Bio: Wilma Brockington is the author of Cinnamon Girl Blues, Office Politics, and Been There, Done That: Lessons Learned on Love and Life from Women 55 and Better, a freelance book reviewer for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and the communications officer for the Black Writers Guild of Maryland.  Critics have described her fiction works as having a great mix of drama, suspense and romance and her characters as realistic and well developed.  She has been featured at area festivals, panel discussions, and book signings. As a graduate of the University of Texas at Dallas’ Executive and Professional Coaching Program and member of the International Coach Federation, Brockington has coached writers, executives and others to help them develop strategies and actions for realizing success.  She also earned a M.S. in Management and a MBA from the University of Maryland University College. What inspired you to write your book?   For my most recent book, Been There,...

There’s just something about reading an EJD novel that engages every one of your senses and leaves you wanting more. Having been a long time reader (aka Dickey Nuts fan), I was not disappointed. Although this book had very few characters, the action, interaction and drama was just as filling. One Night puts two unlikely characters in an unlikely situation and the outcome was very explosive. While I thought some of the scenes went on for what seemed like forever, there was no doubt the chemistry between the two main characters sizzled. Some readers may not like that certain things were not revealed like the name of the “man from Orange County,” but I didn’t have a problem with that. I enjoyed that he was a very complex, sophisticated and educated kind of man. One who went off kilter when pushed to the limit. For the female character (“Jacqueline”) I loved her sassiness and her resourcefulness. She was a woman of many skills and talents and she used them all to simply survive. I a...

Author’s Bio: Mr. Wills has earned a Master’s and Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. He’s been a Professor, Past Board Member of the Bowie State University Foundation, President of JT Wills Consulting, Past Vice President of the MD/DC Minority Supplier Development Council, one of the founding members of the Black Empowered Men, author of “Just a Season” and “Legacy – A New Season,” a Journalist by way of the Washington Examiner, and a blogger via Thought Provoking Perspectives (the most empowering blog on the web); in addition to being a supporter of several community organizations, a volunteer, a strong advocate for literacy empowerment and friend to many. What inspired you to write your book? I was grieving the loss of my son due to a tragic automobile accident and used the process of writing Just a Season , which is loosely based on the actual life of someone I intimately know. So I can honestly say writing the book was therapy and helped me heal from my loss. Is th...

Author’s Bio: Dr. Hattie N. Washington was born in 1946 in Norfolk, Virginia. She is the daughter of Samuel Neal, Jr., a former Navy man, and Janie Lucille Goganious Neal, a homemaker. She has been a teacher (both regular and special education) for over thirty years (in the United States and abroad—Scotland and Greece).  She is currently a college professor at Coppin State University where she was the first female Vice President for over 8 years; former Assistant Superintendent of Baltimore City School System, Program Specialist for the Maryland State Dept. of Education; a local and state administrator; TV hostess, and civic activist. She was the PTA President of her two biological daughters’ middle and high schools throughout their years in those grades. Today, one daughter is a physician and the other daughter is an attorney. Dr. Washington’s education includes a BS Degree in Elementary Education from Norfolk State University with a Minor in Special Education; Master’s Degr...

Just when you thought Easy Rawlins was down and out, Walter Mosley finds a way to resurrect him yet again. And in the quintessential Mosley’s mystery style of writing, there’s always an offbeat crime or two that intertwines and overlaps each other with colorful characters you’ll come to love and feel their angst and pain. In Little Green , the reader finds Easy Rawlins on the brink of death having driven himself off a cliff. He’s saved by Mouse, his best friend in crime only to be tasked to find a young man, Evander “Little Green” Noon who disappeared during an acid trip while exploring the Sunset Strip in L.A. Still not out of the woods, Easy agrees to help out Mouse but he's also intrigued why Mouse is so keen on finding Little Green. So, after taking Gator’s Blood one of Mama Jo’s concoctions Easy becomes a man who could stomp you into the ground and fall into a deep sleep just as quick. What happens during those waking hours will have readers wondering who will test Ea...

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Author’s Bio : Cerece Rennie Murphy first fell in love with science fiction watching Empire Strikes Back at the Uptown Theater in Washington, DC with her sister and mother.  It’s a love affair that has grown ever since. In addition to working on the 2 nd book in the Ellis and The Magic Mirror children’s book series with her son, Mrs. Murphy is currently developing a time-bending romance and a 2-part science fiction thriller set in outer space.  Ms. Murphy lives and writes in her hometown of Washington, DC with her husband, two children and the family dog, Yoda.  To learn more about the author and her upcoming projects, please visit her website at www.cerecerenniemurphy.com . What inspired you to write your book? What inspires me to write is having a story to tell.  I’m someone who NEVER thought I could write a book much less publish it on my own, so to have a book idea is nothing short of a miracle to me.  Each of my story ideas have came to me, eit...