Since
his release from prison, Brookstone’s most notorious drug lord, Jay Santiago,
has been hard at work rebuilding his life and empire. With two businesses under
his belt and one in the making, Jay is readily known as one of New York’s elite
men.
While
the root of his financial status lies in the newly rebuilt Santiago cartel, Jay
is determined to expand his wealth. After reconnecting with an old comrade, he
believes that he has found the one thing that could increase his fortune and
allow him to leave behind the dangers of his criminal enterprise for
good.
However, as Jay’s new business venture begins to come to
fruition, he quickly learns that the one material object that he loves the most
could lead to his biggest downfall yet.
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Carmen’s eyes narrowed in anger as she realized Jay’s game.
He wanted her hand in his business in exchange for a lawsuit. The thought of it
all made her chuckle. Jay was definitely pulling out all of the stops. It made
her wonder what it was that he was working on. “Drop the lawsuit? Well, it’s
obvious that Rakim’s paternity isn’t as important to you as getting my signature
on your new project. That was a little low for even you to
stoop.”
Although Carmen made it seem as if she had him figured out,
Jay knew that she didn’t. If she had fully read the court papers then she would
have known that she wasn’t the only person he was suing. He had named her
husband as well. “Don’t get it twisted, Carm. I’m doing the paternity test. I
won’t take you to
court, though. I’ll still sue your husband. Right now, I want to get back to my
proposal. If you really think about it, you’ve always been my Bonnie. Blue Magic
was my idea, but without you, it wouldn’t exist. We work well together. Our
restaurant is evidence of that. Our kids are, too.”
Carmen
shook her head at how Jay continued to look past her anger. He kept trying to
coax her as if she hadn’t been handed a lawsuit. A large part of her wanted to
slap him for his insensitivity, but she didn’t. She decided to remove herself
from the situation. She couldn’t sit there any longer and listen to anything
else he had to say. He had turned her entire day upside down and it was getting
worse the longer she stayed in his presence.
Born
and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, Vogue’s journey through the world of
creative writing first began in middle school with poetry and songwriting. While
the mix of rhythm and words was the initial passage to self-expression, it was
the discovery of prose that opened the door to a world of endless possibilities.
An avid reader of Urban Fiction, Vogue felt the need to create literary works
that had an equal balance of street lit, drama, romance, and faith-based
undertones.
A
graduate of Winthrop University (Rock Hill, S.C.), possessing a bachelor’s
degree in social work, Vogue, first birthed the idea of The Diamond
Collection in the halls of
her alma mater. In 2003, she put pen to paper and thus was
created,Diamonds In The Rough, part one of The Diamond Collection series.
By 2010, Vogue had written drafts of the entire ten book
series and in June of 2010, Diamonds In The Rough, was published for her to share with the rest
of the world. Soon followed by Diamonds Are Forever in October of 2010 and The Ace of
Diamonds in February of
2013, Vogue joined the league of other writers, determined to make her mark in
the literary world.
Still writing, Vogue plans to release the fourth book in the
series, Black Diamonds, in late 2013 or early 2014 as well as pen her first Young
Adult novel.
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9 comments:
Thank you so much for hosting today! I will be stopping through in the evening to check in, but in the meantime, I have a question for all you, readers and authors.
Do you cringe when you read a book with a cliffhanger ending or does it only excite you to read the next book by the author!
Share your thoughts! Remember, a randomly drawn commenter will win a $50 gift card to Kay Jewelers at the conclusion of the tour. *Razzle~Dazzle*
Fun excerpt! Thanks for sharing! I love hearing more about Jay and Carmen!!
andralynn7 AT gmail DOT com
OH! to answer your question...
I am NOT a fan of cliffhangers. I feel cheated almost! Like...wait...where's the rest of it!?!?! But I do like it when a story continues over a few different books...just..."end" them well... Harry Potter was one series that did a fantastic job of this...though it of course was a children's series
Sounds twelve different kinds of awesome!
I do like cliffhangers, sometimes. Of course they only make me more eager to read the next book! :-)
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@ Andra- I think most people feel cheated because they've read the entire book and there isn't any closure. Although I have written books with cliffhanger endings, I do get upset when a book has a cliffhanger ending, but its only for like two seconds. What I don't like is when I've read an entire book, get to the end, and discover it was all a dream!
@ Chelsea- I so totally agree. To me, its like an automatic sale. I already know when the next book comes out, I will be buying it.
That was nice
bn100candg at hotmail dot com
I'm a librarian, but I am the worst about reading books in series, in order. SO, if there's a cliffhanger, I often don't read the resolving book...or, I read the later book first so already know the resolution to the cliffhanger.
catherinelee100 at gmail dot com
@ Catherine- oh wow, this is the first time I've heard of someone reading a series like that. I definitely could've have done that with Twilight!
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