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Literary Spotlight: The Blue Unicorn’s Journey to Osm

The metal horned unicorns are doomed!” That’s what Lauda Lead Horn wailed when she first saw the tribe’s new savior. OK, so his horn was not metal. . .and he did not have a magic power. . .and he was really a puny little runt. But doomed? Were things really that bad? Well, things were pretty bad in the land of MarBryn. Magh, an evil sorcerer utilized unicorn horns and hooves to create his magical…

2017 is starting off with authors dropping phenomenal books and Shawn Thompson’s newest work is no different! His novel Homie, Lover, Friend is a contemporary look at the relationships of real people with real issues. He touches on the issues of homosexuality, black hypersexuality and the hardships of a working woman. If the storyline doesn’t sound like Being Mary Jane and Empire rolled into one!…

Literary Spotlight: Loving You Feels So Right : Alana & Jakobi Story

Alana Kim is the definition of crazy, sexy, cool. Labeled a man eater by current and former lovers, this wild child lives life on her terms and couldn’t care less what the world thinks of her. Seeking something she never experienced in her home growing up, Alana relishes the affection and attention she receives from the opposite sex. Men absolutely adore her but she’s unable to return those…

Meet the Insider: Joe Joe Jones

Joseph “Joe Joe” Jones was born and raised in New Castle/Wilmington, Delaware. After becoming a convicted felon, doing a three year prison stint for drug trafficking. Upon release fighting with the temptations of the streets Mr. Jones took his urban street knowledge and turned it into an actual business (Street Knowledge Publishing). Mr. Jones teamed up with a childhood friend and prison inmate,…

Keep your Heart and Mind Humble

  Have you ever wanted to cuss somebody out because they said something to either put you down or your business down?  But you know deep down you can’t really buck back on them because you have to think about your reputation and your brand.  Those are the mistakes and regrets I made years ago when I found myself going back and forth with a whole bunch of authors and others on social media.  I was…

When Friends Go, Continue to Grow!

I always ask myself if I was friendly enough to attract the right friends in my life.  I am loyal, observant, sweet and have a strong opinion on things.  The fact that I’m observant and too straight forward with people, I find myself pushing them away.  Friends should never be used too loosely these days and times.  Anybody can talk to anybody and strike a nice pleasant conversation to ease the…

Creating Business Fiction w/ Rich Marcello

By Randall Barnes As a young entrepreneur, I love media about business. Shows such as “Survivor’s Remorse”, “Shark Tank”, “Black-ish” and “Being Mary Jane” entertain and motivate me to reach for the stars because success is possible no matter where you come from. But, where are the “Business Fiction” novels? Where are the books that takes the elements of the corporate world and make it…

Literary Spotlight: Fighter Pilot’s Daughter: Growing Up in the Sixties and the Cold War

Available now in Paperback Fighter Pilot’s Daughter: Growing Up in the Sixties and the Cold War details author and Professor Mary Lawlor’s unconventional upbringing in Cold War America. Memories of her early life—as the daughter of a Marine Corps and then Army father—reveal the personal costs of tensions that once gripped the entire world, and illustrate the ways in which bold foreign policy…

A Long Ways to Home

I’ve always been the type to test the dangers of life and see what the solution is towards the end.  Rebellious you may say, but I didn’t want to listen to anyone by myself.  I always got myself in trouble, whether it’s with my mouth or making the wrong decisions that could lead to bad solutions.   I’m realizing that I have to love myself more and care less about the world and that no one can’t…

Meet the Insider: Co Kane

  Tell us about your bookstore.  Your name and position.  Where you are located and what genres you carry? My bookstore is called Book Teas, Indie Author Book Source. I am Author Co Kane, owner, publisher, and author. I am located at 907A Gamble St Tallahassee, FL 32310 and we specialize in all genres including poetry, cookbooks, inspirational reads as well as full children, tweens and teens…

Inspired to be Inspired

What if we woke up everyday not knowing what our purpose is in life or waking up without a game plan? Inspiration comes from the heart and mind.  What inspires you?  Let me tell you a little story.  Years ago I wasn’t where I wanted to be as an author.  I wrote my first book entitled “A Collection of God’s Word and Motivation” back in 2012.  I was working at a temp agency with little work to do,…

Meet the Insider: Jaclyn Gary

Meet the Insider Series By Tiah Short Tell us about your bookstore.  Your name and position.  Where you are located and what genres do you carry? I’m Jaclyn Gary, the owner of Mahogany Reads Café, which is an Indie Bookstore located in Holly Hill, Florida (just outside of Daytona Beach, Florida). We carry all genres of books, such as, both fiction & non-fiction, urban street lit, romance,…

Meet the Insider: Valinda Miller

By Tiah Short VaLinda Miller has been with the federal government for 30 years and has worked both domestically and overseas in financial and administrative capacities. Originally from Washington D.C., VaLinda has resided in Charleston, SC for 15 years, since the financial area of her agency relocated to Charleston. In addition to her volunteering to work with libraries in DC, Virginia, Maryland…

ULR Feature: Fighter Pilot’s Daughter: Growing Up in the Sixties and the Cold War

Fighter Pilot’s Daughter: Growing Up in the Sixties and the Cold War details author and Professor Mary Lawlor’s unconventional upbringing in Cold War America. Memories of her early life—as the daughter of a Marine Corps and then Army father—reveal the personal costs of tensions that once gripped the entire world, and illustrate the ways in which bold foreign policy decisions shaped an entire…

ULR Feature: Ghetto Rose by Nisha Lanae

Available Now From Nisha Lanae!   Dahlia is a young, beautiful and ambitious hairstylist trying to focus on her future of owning her own hair shop and settling down with the new man in her life. After suffering years of abuse by the hands of a man she once loved. Dahlia has found love again. But, she never imaged it would turn out without a trip down the aisle. When lies began to unravel, secrets…

ULR Welcomes Nisha Lanae!

Tanisha “Nisha Lanae” Williams hails from the gritty streets of Los Angeles, Ca. At a young age Nisha, feel in love with the art of storytelling, to mentally escape the real life drama and craziness going on in her young life. In 2012, at the tender age of 23. Her childhood dream, had become her reality of becoming a published writer. Nisha signed to a publishing company and release a short…

ULR Feature: Silly of Me: May The Best Woman Win by Tiffany Forbes

FREE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED!   Silly of Me is the story about women who learn valuable lessons about love and friendship. LaBrea is looking for love in all the wrong places. She works her way into Lyric, Phaedra’s and her cousin Sade’s circle. Lyric is happily married to Aries they seem to have the perfect marriage but he is never around. All he wants to do is make money. LaBrea has a lover that she…