Book of the Quarter

An African American woman moved home to take care of her dying mother giving up the opportunity to experience a world beyond segregation. Zoraida Hughes Williams finds that some things have changed about her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas while some have stayed the same, like Hell’s Half Acre, an area where saloons, prostitution and gambling runs wild. Like most of the residents, she wants to keep her head down and stay away from trouble, but it comes in the unlikely form of an Anglo Baptist preacher. He messes up everything and almost gets them killed.

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Welcome to Hell’s Half Acre.

Saloons. Gambling. Prostitution. Danger.

Zoraida Hughes Williams thought she knew Fort Worth. She came home to do the right thing—to be a daughter. She wanted to keep her head down and stay out of the crossfire. But trouble has a way of finding you, even when it’s wearing a preacher’s collar.

When an unlikely alliance with an Anglo Baptist minister puts a target on her back, Zoraida must navigate a landscape where some things have changed, but the deadliest prejudices remain the same.

Experience the grit and heart of Destiny’s Dilemma. 📖✨

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Book of the Quarter

An African American woman moved home to take care of her dying mother giving up the opportunity to experience a world beyond segregation. Zoraida Hughes Williams finds that some things have changed about her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas while some have stayed the same, like Hell’s Half Acre, an area where saloons, prostitution and gambling runs wild. Like most of the residents, she wants to keep her head down and stay away from trouble, but it comes in the unlikely form of an Anglo Baptist preacher. He messes up everything and almost gets them killed.

Available on Amazon.com or Books2read.com which include Barnes & Noble, Apple, Indigo and more

Book of the Quarter

An African American woman moved home to take care of her dying mother giving up the opportunity to experience a world beyond segregation. Zoraida Hughes Williams finds that some things have changed about her hometown of Fort Worth, Texas while some have stayed the same, like Hell’s Half Acre, an area where saloons, prostitution and gambling runs wild. Like most of the residents, she wants to keep her head down and stay away from trouble, but it comes in the unlikely form of an Anglo Baptist preacher. He messes up everything and almost gets them killed.

Available on Amazon.com

or Books2read.com which include Barnes & Noble, Apple, Indigo and more.

Women’s History Month

The Queen of Soul who demanded R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Born in Memphis and raised in Detroit, Aretha Franklin learned to sing in her father’s church — and the world never forgot it. From her earliest recordings to her final performances, she possessed one of the most commanding voices in American music history, capable of raw grief, soaring joy, and everything in between.

“She was not just a singer. She was a force of nature — the sound of a people demanding to be seen.”

Her 1967 recording of Respect became an anthem far beyond pop music — a rallying cry for the civil rights and women’s liberation movements. Over six decades, she collected 18 Grammy Awards, sold over 75 million records, and became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987.

Aretha performed at the inaugurations of three presidents, sang at the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She never stopped, because she never needed to — her voice was the reason.

Book of the Quarter

Connections

In this adventure thriller, Connections, Sandy and her best friend found missing relatives, spied on cheating spouses and caught a few bail jumpers. This private investigator never imagined the bad guys would chase her.
Running for her life, Sandy Herrick discovered that God was the only one with her who wasn’t talking smack, trying to kill her or get into her pants. As she and her friends try to figure out who framed them, they all discover that there was more to each other than they thought they knew.
As evil forces closed in on them, they have to determine who they trust and what they believe about each other. Would this be enough to save them?

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