Urban Fiction Author
Taija is beautiful and sassy.
She has a mouthpiece that she ain’t afraid to use, and when she has to, she knows her way around ‘laying hands’, on somebody.
But there is much more to her.
Abandoned by her mother, and subsequently given away by her grandmother, it’s no wonder Taija has anger issues and fears of never being loved the right way. But then she meets Troy, an attentive and extremely attractive man who is ready to love her whole.
Troy is all man. He is strong, yet soft at the same time—when it comes to Taija, that is. He knew when he first met her that he wanted her for himself, but her inability to trust interfered. Now that he has her, he doesn’t plan to let her go.
Trinity Jackson has been through some s**t in her life. Yeah, you could say that at a point she was “out there” doing too much, and trying to grow up way too fast. But that’s a potential consequence when you’re a latchkey kid with a mother who barely acknowledges your existence.
Trinity ends up catching the eye of D-boy Gary Ford, and he comes to her aid when she really needs it. But while Trinity thought it was just him being nice, Gary saw it as something more, and he wanted more than gratitude. However, when Trinity let it be known that she had no interest in pursuing anything past friendship, things took a turn for the worst. In the end, Gary ended up dead—while Trinity ended up pregnant.
In this prequel to Where Have you Been , readers get to find out exactly where Trinity was when she decided that fateful morning to leave her baby girl behind, for what she presumed would be a better life. On her journey to adulthood, and her quest to reunite with the daughter she gave up, Trinity finds love, endures loss, and is on the receiving end of some moments that will be difficult to rebound from.
***PREVIOUSLY RELEASED AS THIS LOVE AIN’T LOYAL***
Murder...
Monique Harris and Stanley Calhoun had what everybody knew as the perfect love. Stanley was a kingpin who had the love and respect of many. And he not only took care of business, he took care of home as well. But Stanley’s life comes to a tragic end when he is ambushed and murdered on a Bay Area street on his way home to Monique and their daughter Nissa. Frantic calls to Stanley’s cell reveal the worst possible news when his killer answers his phone. Shaken and hysterical, Monique is forced to face the realization that the man she has loved since she was a teenager will never again return home.
Mystery...
Once Stanley is laid to rest and the dust settles, Larry and Abe, Stanley’s comrades, set out on a desperate quest to find out who murdered their boy so that they can avenge his death. But the streets aren’t talking fast or loud enough, and a lack of answers and mounting frustration threatens to turn friend against friend.
Mayhem...
Life moves on, the years pass by, and now, Nissa Calhoun, Monique and Stanley’s daughter has grown into a teenager. She’s fiery, beautiful, plays by her own rules and likes to live life fast. However, when she suffers the loss of her best friend Cameron, Nissa becomes entangled in a situation that's way over her head, and it becomes a fight for survival. Will Monique’s past collide with her present and seal her daughter’s fate in the same way that it sealed her man’s?
And just when you thought all the questions had been answered, skeletons from Stanley’s closet come falling down around the key players of this story bringing devastating lies and long-held secrets. “Friends, Foes & Fam: A Bay Area Hood Affair,” is drama-filled and will take you on a journey page after page, introducing you to supporting cast members who all play vital roles in the unfolding of it all.
Growing list of titles
Jazzmina didn't know that while she was in Oakland making a pit stop on her way back from college that her uncle Derrick was laying on the side of the freeway murdered. Derrick "DJ" Jackson had been ambushed by motorcycle assassins en route to his house. When news of DJ's death finds its way to his loved ones, vengeance is on the mind of not just Jazzmina, but DJ's right-hand man, Khalil. Khalil and Jazz have always had an attraction to one another, but since they were considered to be "family", that line had never been crossed...until now.
With the tragic circumstances surrounding DJ's, Jazz and Khalil are brought closer together, and the opportunity to act on trapped desires, presents itself. But what happens when another murder occurs and the puzzle begins to become more complex?
Jazz, feeling as though the police aren't working fast enough, and that Khalil is keeping information close to the chest, she decides to take matters into her own hands. In the process, she not only puts herself in grave danger, but she risks losing the trust of the man that she's loved since she was sixteen.
Khalil has his own ideas of who committed the crimes and has his very own plans to avenge, but Jazz's involvement threatens to put a dent in his efforts. When he realizes what she's done will he be forgiving? Or will her actions be the nail in the coffin that kills it all?