IN LAWS AND PLAY COUSINS
Coming of age story of four friends who face growing pains, love and tragedy in the 1970s and 1980s. Fast forward to adulthood, and their personalities and commitment to friendship remains the same, as they continue to deal with shenanigans, deception and life decisions. In Laws and Play Cousins will make you laugh, cry and cheer for the underdog.
THREE SIDES TO EVERY STORY
The night Nubia Jamison caught her fiance' in a compromising position prompted a rage that knew no boundaries. She shut down and sold the successful movie production company they ran together and fled the country, refusing to hear his excuses. Now she is in hiding, but is she hiding something as well? Millionaire business woman Tracie Chesterson is a brilliant computer expert, but her cyber-shenanigans have gone too far, and she is hiding with a clever disguise. Angelo Gonsales, Head of the FBI's Internet Crime Division is determined to the point of obsession not to allow her to go unpunished. And Pilar Park, the woman Nubia made both rich and famous, had destroyed many relationships. Now she has fallen from grace, but is determined to get back on top. Will she succeed? Three Sides to Every Story reunites four childhood friends, brings closure to the unfortunate circumstances, and renders bittersweet justice for the true villains.
MASUMI RECORDS
Success, tragedy and desire beset an award-winning, bi-racial musician with two loves: Music and beautiful women. Growing up in Los Angeles in the 1980s, he is doted upon by his Black mother and Asian father and experiences growing pains, first love and a passion for music. One summer, at the height of high school popularity, he is devastated by a tragic accident and reverts into a shell. He finds therapeutic comfort in playing his music.With formal training he moves on and becomes a successful musical composer. When he accidentally stumbles upon a rapper illegally using his music, he decides to start his own record company, Masumi Records. Recruiting a couple of rappers and a female garage band, under his management and tutelage they become mega-music stars. Jason becomes caught up in the celebrity lifestyle and finds himself obsessed with perfecting each song released to the airwaves. In an effort to maintain the number one spot on the record charts, he seduces most of the members of the band in an effort to bring out their passion. The record company continues to churn out hit after hit, and then one day his empire begins to crumble.The rappers are getting into trouble, the girls are fighting among themselves, there are rumors that he has fathered the baby of another celebrity, and then his indirect connection with a decades-old murder sets him up as an unwitting target.His life continues to spiral out of control until he realizes that his greatest love far surpasses the other. But has his self-realization come too late? Masumi Records is a coming-of-age story, providing laugh-out-loud humor, romance and mystery, reminding us how passionate we can be about what we love the most.
MASQUERADE DOT COM
It's been a while since Elle Brown has been in a relationship, and though she misses her former lover, she is ready to give dating another try. Her best friend creates a profile for her on a new dating website called Masquerade Dot Com and then the icon for the same website mysteriously appears on her work-assigned laptop computer. Once she ventures in, life becomes both strange and chaotic.Her co-workers begin to die in unusual accidents. Elle starts to suspect that there is a link between their deaths and their employer. Curious and determined to make the connection, the more she digs, the more puzzling it becomes. When she realizes that some of her closest friends are also involved, the race is on to find the answers and notify the authorities. Her biggest fear, however, is that more will die before she uncovers the truth.
THE NOTES IN HER GRANDMOTHER'S LIBRARY
After the death of her grandmother, a young woman finds several cryptic post-it notes in her bible. With both curiosity and determination at the helm she chases down both books and strangers to uncover the meanings, leading to the discovery of a tragic family secret her beloved Matriarch has hidden for decades.