Published: June 7th 2016 by: Crown
Genres: Women’s Fiction, Adult Fiction, Chick Lit
Format: Hardcover Source: Gift
My Rating: All The Stars!!
Published: June 7th 2016 by: Crown
Genres: Women’s Fiction, Adult Fiction, Chick Lit
Format: Hardcover Source: Gift
My Rating: All The Stars!!
Publication: April 19th, 2016
by: Dutton Adult/Penguin
Genres: Adult-Fiction, Romance, Cultural, Chick-Lit, Women’s Fiction, Drama
Format: eARC
Source: Publisher via Netgalley
My Rating: 4 Stars
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Publication: April 19th, 2016 (first published January 10th, 2015)
By: William Morrow Paperbacks
Genres: Women’s Fiction, African-American Literature, Adult-Fiction, Chick-Lit
Format: eARC Source: Publisher via Edelweiss
My Rating: 3.5 Stars
As a single mother, Destiny makes sacrifices for her children—including saying goodbye for the summer so they can spend time with their father and stepmother. Though she’ll miss them with all her heart, the time alone gives her an opportunity to address her own needs, like finish getting her college degree. But Destiny’s friends think her summer should include some romance.
Destiny doesn’t want to be set up…until she meets Daniel. The handsome, warm and charming pastor soon sweeps Destiny off her feet. But is romance what she really wants? Or needs?
As the days pass, Destiny will make new discoveries—about herself, the man she’s fallen for, and the people around her. And she’ll face challenging choices. But most of all, she’ll grow in ways she never imagined, learning unexpected lessons about trust, forgiveness, and the price of motherhood…and truly become the woman she wants to be.
Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating.
Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Breaking The Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating.
Published: October 27th 2015 By: Heartspell Media
Genres: New-Adult, Fantasy, Speculative-Fiction, Magic, Romance
Series: Earthsinger Chronicles Book 1: Song of Blood & Stone
Format: eARC Source: Author My Rating: 4.5 Stars
ISBN: 978-0-9964687-0-1
Publisher: Inheritance Books
Pages: 130
Publication Date: 10/27/15
BOOK LINKS
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A NOTE FROM THE AUTHORI just wanted to write this story that was in my head. A passion project. At least that was what I thought. About a month after I started writing Tempted… I kept hearing the protagonist’s voice directly—like she wanted to tell the story herself. But I didn’t want her to. I found myself fighting with the first person.
I share just about everything I do. I’m a reality t.v. star without a show. However, I do have a blog. When I found myself at a writing halt I voiced my struggle my blog, The Neophyte Author and tried to run away from the first person narrator even after my sister-author-friend, Unoma Nwankwor told me I could do it. The running stopped once I received a phone call from the one and only Michelle Stimpson—author, educator, and my unofficial mentor (I dubbed her my mentor in head, but that’s another story). She’s written over twenty books and more than half of them are in first person. Michelle was kind enough to walk me through her decision to write her first novel, Boaz Brown in first person. It was very natural and easy f her during that instance because she and the protagonist of Boaz Brown shared a lot of the same issues.
Instantly I knew why I no longer had a passion for my passion project. Kira was me and I was Kira. Married and in trouble. When I began Tempted to Touch my husband and I were in this awful and icky place that is usually filled with cussing and drink throwing on reality t.v. Since I’m Christian it was filled with a lot of “Satan I rebuke you” and “The devil is a liar”. I realized then that I would be writing my unhappiness. That wasn’t something I felt comfortable with at the same time I knew that Tempted to Touch was a story that needed to be told. Of course, to keep things on the up and up between my husband and I embellished a bit and gave the characters issues to fight about that were slightly different from ours. Regardless of the changes, I believe that I’ve found healing in certain areas of my marriage and I know that God will use this story to help other women find some healing in their marriage.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nigeria Lockley possesses two Master’s degrees, one in English Secondary Education, which she utilizes as an educator with the New York City Department of Education. Her second Master’s degree is in Creative Writing. Born at Dawn is Nigeria’s first published novel. Nigeria serves as the Vice President of Bridges Family Services, a not-for-profit organization that assists student parents interested in pursuing a degree in higher education. She is also the deaconess and clerk for her spiritual home King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Church of God. Nigeria is a New York native who resides in Harlem with her husband and two daughters. Join her online at http://www.NigeriaLockley.com
AUTHOR LINKS: Website/Blog || Facebook || Twitter || Goodreads
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