Fiction, Poetry, Letters, & Other Creative Musings
Lena sat on the large hotel bed and cried. Evan, who had just turned four, sat at the foot of the bed and watched cartoons. Every so often he would turn and look back at his mother and smile, hoping it would make her smile. Most times she was able to force a smile for... Continue Reading →
Kareem woke up to Lena curled up in his arms. He tried to get up without waking her but her eyes opened as soon as he moved. “Hey, you can go back to sleep.” “You’re leaving?” “Just to go back to mommy’s to shower and change.” “Oh. Okay.” Lena yawned and fell right back to... Continue Reading →
Book two in the Sugar Lake series had me at hello. I loved Drea in the first book. Then when we get some of Mrs. Betty... Listen... I adore Mrs. Betty. She is my kinda lady! Her and Aunt Joyce give me life. Drea and Kellen aren't exactly enemies to lovers. And I actually love... Continue Reading →
Lena sat on a blanket out on the beach. Six months in northern Europe had her very thankful for the sand and sun. Macie and Nathan’s destination wedding in Anguilla was both a gift and a curse. Lena had been taking care of her maid of honor duties from Europe with the help of the... Continue Reading →
Okay, let me start by saying I absolutely adored this series. So much so... that we are going to start the review like this: Now that we have gotten that out of the way... Seriously though... The Love Sisters are cousins to the Wright Brothers, another favorite series by Christina C. Jones. At the... Continue Reading →
Kareem sat on the edge of the pool. He watched all the guests of his birthday party roam the backyard of the house his frat brothers rented for the weekend long celebration. His gaze stopped on a group of women who had just walked out of the house. It had been three years since he... Continue Reading →
Mac & Teri... *pauses* *shakes head* Okay. I want to start by saying I loved this book. Now... their marriage was a trip. Given his line of work, this makes perfect sense though. His personality and time away from home would naturally lead to this. *pauses* No spoilers. So, anyway, this story is not what... Continue Reading →
This book... Y'all... Drake LeVeq... I have honestly been sitting on this for several days. I finished the book and was in awe. I seriously considered heading to New Orleans to find this man's ancestors. Beverly Jenkins did an amazing job on this story. She slayed all the words. ALL OF... Continue Reading →
Lena had barely gotten away from her father showing her off to his colleagues when she heard yet another voice she could not run away from. “Lena, come over here. There is someone I want you to meet.” Lena cringed at her mother’s voice. For it to be her birthday party, Lena’s mother was having... Continue Reading →
