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This is the sequel to The Ties That Bind where I was first introduced to Christian, Brice, and Mia. Christian and Brice are best friends and Brice and Mia on the surface appeared to be happily married. But Brice had a temper which he sometimes couldn’t control and Mia got the brunt of it. When Brice beat her for the very last time, and she ended up in the hospital, it was there she finally mustered up enough courage to divorce him. In Loose Ends , Mia has moved on with her life which included finishing college and she and Christian are now married with a beautiful daughter. Everything seemed to be going nicely until Brice reached out wanting to make amends to both of them. Brice wanted his homeboy back and he wanted to see Mia again. Mia was against them meeting Brice and his new wife, Kree because while she wanted to move past the hurt, she was still drawn to Brice. Let’s just say it wasn’t smooth sailing as Brice has reared his ugly ways again by beating on his second wife. ...

Author’s Bio: Blaque Diamond is the author of the Stacey F. children’s book series, She Named Me Stacey , A Temporary Home for Stacey , and Stacey F., My Forever Mommy as well as a Stacey F. coloring and activity book. Diamond graduated from Morgan State University School of Social Work, where she earned her BSW and MSW degrees and was an all-American Collegiate Scholar. In addition to writing children's books, she is an advocate for children waiting to be reunified with their biological families. Diamond has three biological children and has raised nine nieces and nephews, two of whom she was granted custody and three of whom she adopted from the NYC foster care system. She lives in Maryland with her children. DL: What inspired you to write your book? BD: Actually it was my nephew. He asked me why did I want to adopt him and why was he in foster care? After explaining to him; his truth, I realized his younger sibling was sitting nearby and I knew someday I would need to ...

Author’s Bio:   Sherman Mathis is a Certified Personal Trainer, Competition Prep Coach, and Nutritionist.  He is a strength, conditioning, and holistic coach as well.  Sherman is a successful National Gym Association, International Fitness Professional Association Pro Body Builder, and a United States Powerlifting Association national record-breaking powerlifter.  He is also a book author and motivational speaker. He enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with loved ones. Sherman’s goal is to help people all over the world achieve longevity by taking steps to live a healthy lifestyle. His belief is that once you set your mind on a goal, visualize the end result, your results are soon to follow.  What inspired you to write your book? SM: I guess I can say my inspiration for writing this book came from all the people coming to me needing advice and plans on how to live a healthier lifestyle. I never thought in a million years that the inform...

EJD has delivered yet again in the third installment of the Gideon series. This time there’s hit out on Gideon by an adversary who will stop at nothing to see him dead. But it will take more than paying top dollar to vicious hit men and an equally vicious “woman hunter” to finish him off. In this installment, Gideon is faced with protecting his family: a woman who birthed him but gave him up and now a young who may or may not be his mother’s son while working as a hired killer. In the midst of this, he is lured to a job in Antiqua and it wasn’t until he landed that he got a message from Konstantin, his handler, that it was a setup. He had no weapons except Hawks (a female assassin and his lover) and quick thinking. Together, they created weapons out of empty soda cans, a pen, liquor bought at the airport, along with their varied martial arts skills. The fight scenes were like watching an action movie where I cheered for Gideon when he landed a few blows and winced when he was ...

Author’s Bio:   Throughout Kimberly’s childhood, she was considered quiet and shy .   But somehow her mouth always seemed to get her into trouble, especially with her parents.  So, she decided to put those thoughts on paper. Nothing ever came out of it until later in life.  Now, here we are at another chapter in her life. Through the inspiration of a college professor, she pursued her studies in English and later graduated from the University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. One of Kimberly’s favorite things other than spending time with her family and friends or writing fiction is her love for travel. She has traveled through many different states which have allowed her to concentrate on her real passion, WRITING.  DL: What inspired you to write your book? KPL:  My book stemmed from personal issues in my life.  My inspiration ...

Author’s Bio: Dominique is a self-help book author, poet, and blogger from Newtown, Virginia. She enjoys spending time with loved ones, traveling, and reading.  Her goal is to enlighten, comfort, and motivate individuals all over the world to pursue their dreams in order to live a life of maximum value.   She focuses on providing awareness on life traps and a perspective on how to conquer them.   To get to know her more and follow her motivational quotes, connect with her on social media.   “We are given everything we need to fulfill our purpose, so why not pursue it?  When we operate outside of our purpose, we cheat ourselves and the difference we are to make in the lives of others.” DL: What inspired you to write your book? DF: You Can is my first book.  One day I was feeling very emotional and down.  All I could think about was all the things going wrong in my life.  They were all things out of fear, I wasn’t able to ...

This novel introduces us to Brice and Christian, two best friends who loved roaming the streets for their next conquest. But once Brice met Mia, an ambitious, young and beautiful woman he turned in his player card for marriage. Christian was very surprised that Brice got married but understood why when he met the lovely Mia. She was the type of woman who could make him turn his player card in too but she was married to his best friend. Mia gave up finishing college and dreams of becoming a school teacher so that she could immerse herself into married life with Brice, who promised after a year that she could return to fulfill her dreams. That didn’t happen and as time went by, Mia began to see Brice’s true colors: he drank too much, was too controlling, very egotistical and physically abusive. So, when she couldn’t keep hiding the bruises and the fights became more frequent, Christian stepped in and came to her rescue. This didn’t sit well with Brice because not only did he...