DERELICT by Relentless Aaron and 50 Cent

Who’s gonna hire an ex-con? That’s just one big question facing Jamel Ross after he is released from seven years in the Federal Pen. But that’s not his only problem. There’s a probation officer watching his every move. There are the women in his life, who all want a part of him - his girlfriends and one very sexy psychologist who worked overtime on Jamel in prison. Then there’s the payback plan he’s been dreaming of, getting revenge on those who put him away. It’s a fine line between winning and losing, and Jamel must decide if the world will forever see him as derelict, of if he will rise above the past. But someone has an agenda of his own - and he’s ready to take Jamel down at any price.

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Urban-fiction Authors, Alfred Adams, Jr. and Rapper Queen Pen Set For 30-City Book Tour

He’s already sold over 25,000 copies of his first urban-fiction novel, My Brother’s Keeper. She’s made a highly successful transition as a Hip Hop artist- whose most notable career highlight is an appearance on the platinum single, “No Diggity,”- to author of two novels, “Situations” and Blossom which have gone on to sell over 70,000 copies, collectively. Both have had their tales of struggles growing up in Brooklyn, NY. He- running the streets and eventually serving 12 1/2 years; she- a single mother at a very young age doing whatever she could to make a way for herself and kids. Eventually, both would land on a path of new-found success and new beginnings.

Childhood friends, Alfred Adams, Jr. and Queen Pen prep for their second collaboration of a 30-city book tour starting mid-August consisting of book signings, radio interviews, a college tour, and speaking engagements at juvenile detention centers and Boys & Girls Clubs. He’s promoting the recent release of his second novel, Till Death Do Us Part, and she’s promoting both books, “Situations” and “Blossom,” and her third novel, “Infiltrator,” to be released early 2008.

The authors are available for appearances and interviews by contacting Fabiola at (404) 437-0078 or Fabiola@NYLAEntertainmentGroup.com.

1st Leg of Book Tour- Atlanta:

• Walden Books @ CNN Center (Aug 8, 3-5pm)
• Walden Books @ Northlake Mall (Aug 11, 3-5pm)
• Walden Books @ Cumberland Mall (Aug 11, 6-8pm)
• Metro Regional @ Youth Detention Ctr (Aug 13, 5-7pm)
• Dekalb Regional Youth Detention Ctr (Aug 14, 2-4pm)
• Paulding Regional Youth Detention Ctr (Aug 14, 6-8pm)
• Nubian Bookstore @ Southlake Mall (Aug 17, 1-4pm)
• Boys & Girls Club of Marietta (Aug 20, 1-2:30pm)
• Augusta Regional Youth Detention Ctr (Aug 20, 1-2:30pm)
• Walden Books @ Gwinnett Place Mall (Sept 15, 2-4pm)
• Borders Books @ Stonecrest Mall (Sept 15, 6-8pm)

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FLIP SIDE OF THE GAME by Tu-Shonda Whitaker

Look out…cause here she comes!

Stepping to the forefront, award-winning author, Tu-Shonda Whitaker, proudly presents Miz Thing herself, “Vera Wright-Turner!”

“Don’t hate the playah, hate the game!” is the anthem of this gold diggin’ queen. Miz Thing is funny, passionate, and shoots it straight from the soul, as she welcomes you into her life of trials, tribulations, and triumphs of love.

After all, when she first greeted the scene, she was a newborn found in a plastic bag, crying in a trash dump, addicted to crack with a note that read: “Please forgive me, my mother’s only fifteen.” Well, that must’ve been a joke because, Vera’s mother, also known as Rowanda Wright, is a chicken head that Vera Wants no part of. That is, until she meets six feet tall and deliciously fine Dr. Taj Bennett, who takes Vera on a journey that is one to be reckoned with; and this is just the beginning!

So, sit back, relax, and get yourself a drink or two, ’cause Vera has some Spike Lee-Hollywood-Oprahfied shit for ya ass!

You will soon discover that Flip Side of the Game is the story that the literary world has been waiting on!

For Vera Wright-Turner, life and love have been nothing but a “ma’ fuckah”. The first eight years of her life were spent surviving the Lincoln Street Projects with her mother and grandmother, both drug addicts whose first priority was their next high. Vera has seen and been through a lot, and as she puts it, she “was born grown”. She has every reason to cut ties with her past and all the people in it—no matter how good their intentions may be.

Now, life is good. Vera has a tight circle of girlfriends, her Aunt Cookie and Uncle Boy, and the education and beauty shop paid for with her tried and true gold diggin’ ways. She’s had enough hard times, she has learned the hustle, and has no intentions of getting played by love and “stuck on stupid”. Vera comes to realize, though, that no matter what distance she puts between herself and life in the projects, it’s never too far away. When she meets Dr. Taj Bennett, her ways and plays get called into question. She has to decide if she’s willing and able to face her past, take a chance on love, and risk ending up on the flip side of a game she thinks she has mastered.

Some of the transitions and turns of phrase in the book are a little awkward, but Vera’s humor and the descriptions of her exploits and experiences definitely make this worth reading. Tu-Shonda Whitaker delivers a great story line, dialogue, and characters with both wit and grit.

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