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LadyMeka24

LadyMeka24

Hello everyone, well I would like to welcome you all to my page. I am fairly new to the shelfari community, yet I am learning my way around. I have been reading Kimani press and Arabesque for the past year, and I have become a romance novel lover…lol. I currently reside in Southern California, about 30 miles north of Los Angeles. I work in a...more »
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  • Linda Y

    Linda Y says

    LadyMeka, just stopping in to say hey!

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Kimani Press

    Kimani Press says

    Hi Meka,

    Stopping by to say hello and see what's new on your shelf. Happy reading!!!

    Visit Kimani Press @
    www.myspace.com/kimanipress
    http://community.eharlequin.com/forums/kimani
    http://www.new.facebook.com/pages/Kimani-Press/34984503936

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • zluv

    zluv says

    Hi LadyMeka24 - Thanks for being my friend

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Tony Carmine

    Tony Carmine says

    Here is a blurb about my new book—ON THE CREST. Comments welcome: Tige Anderson goes through a series of emotional, physical and psychological adventures in this coming-of-age roller coaster, balancing his life among his romantic trysts, his ambitions, his humanity and his gay best friend. The one thread that connects all of the people in his life is the fact that the cycle of life puts everyone through a series of ups (‘on the crest’) and downs. Whether an individual winds up on top of the wave or under it depends on them.

    Prologue:

    [A mind full of shadows which form long, dark points that pierce the heart through and bring to consciousness the fierce pain of reality. Hooded specters that travel through space and time gathering up pieces of memory and bringing them together to form one melted block of pain and pleasure called the past.

    Were it possible to disintegrate as happens to dreams and tender moments. As powerful as these dreams and tender moments seemed at their inception, we come to realize that they are made of invisible particles of nothingness. Were it possible to just vanish like hopes made of tiny particles of nothing so would I be free of reality. And in that vanishing, would I finally be able to find peace.]

    Those thoughts flooded Tige’s mind as he sat and watched the pointed shadows caused by the brand-new-morning sun crawl across the floor in front of him. He had been all alone in the solarium since the middle of the night awaiting the sunrise as he did on many nights since he was put into that place. It was his favorite time of day. Anymore, each minute of the day was filled with painful recollection and doubt except for this brief, fleeting moment. It was a time, it seemed, that the earth, like him, was confused. It brought him solace to think that at this very moment, the entire universe, or so it seemed, was in a state of doubt and he was not alone. It was the time when day was pushing back night, eliminating the last vestiges of darkness to assume domination and live out its brief lifetime before dying and willing its realm to its brother called ‘tomorrow’. It was a time of starting over, of another chance. Days rolled in one after the other like the waves at the beach. It made one think that no matter how tragic the events that occurred in one solar period, there was always another; there was always another wave.

    Tige sat in his robe and pajamas on one of the couches in the solarium watching the morning sun get stronger, watching the streams of light come through the bars on the windows, hoping that the attendant would not yet realize that he was not in his room, which was where he should have been until breakfast which was still two hours away. He had done this so many times in the past but he was never discouraged from continuing to enjoy his moment of peace, but rather would endure the lectures from the staff about how everyone there must obey the rules so that all there could accomplish what they came there for.

    The reward that he got from this solitude was worth any reprimand which may have followed from the staff. He knew that his time remaining there was brief and he could continue this practice somewhere else. This was his time to savor the self-induced, companion-until-death torment brought about by events which had happened before and could not be changed. This was his time to not only enjoy the companionship of hope for tomorrow, but also to flog himself with memories and guilt for things that he had been instrumental in bringing to existence. He had to torture himself for what he had done or for what he had not done. With an almost painful enjoyment, Tige watched the single line of gray smoke from his cigarette and recalled the days past. He watched the ashes fall off like expended days gone by. He watched the orange line of fire racing toward its end.

    Again, comments welcome.
    The book can be purchased at barnesandnoble.com, amazon.com, authorhouse.com and many more sites. Thank you. Tony Carmine.

    posted 2 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Doris T

    Doris T says

    Thank you for joining the group, I'm Reading I Do. I hope you will join in the discussions.

    posted 4 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Tyora Moody

    Tyora Moody says

    Check out the Illusions Blog Tour with Wanda B. Campbell (February 1-28, 2009)
    FIND DETAILS: http://bit.ly/illusions-blog-tour

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Deatri King-Bey

    Deatri King-Bey says

    Hello,

    Dee here from your Black Romance Book Club.
    http://www.shelfari.com/groups/12038/about

    One of our very own has a new book out.
    Let's Read When Love Comes Around by Victoria Wells!

    You know how we do. We take a few months to read the selection, so we'll start discussion on April 3,2009.

    You are cordially invited to attend the 15 year anniversary of the Romance Slam Jam conference. This is the only conference that celebrates readers and authors of Black romance. For full details, view the website at: http://www.romanceslamjam.org/Conference/Newsletter/Articles/RSJCruise2010.htm

    Spread the word.

    Happy Reading
    Deatri King-Bey

    posted 5 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Amber O

    Amber O says

    Thanks for the friend request! I see you recently read Erotic City. That book was soo good!

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Honeydo

    Honeydo says

    Hey honey thanks 4 the invite TTYS

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Incognegro

    Incognegro says

    Happy Holidays!!
    VMN

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • DallasDiva710

    DallasDiva710 says

    Hey Meka,
    Wanted to stop by and say have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, from me and my daughter.

    posted 6 months ago. ( send a note )
  • DallasDiva710

    DallasDiva710 says

    Thanks for accepting my friends request. I see you checked out my BP page. LOL I just finished reading Bad Girls Burn Slow by Pam Ward, plenty of twist and turns. I'm now reading I Stanf Accused by Monica Frazier Anderson, pretty good so far.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • GwynethBolton

    GwynethBolton says

    Thanks for checking out the interview, Meka. I'm not sure what's next after the Hightowers. I can promise I would be finding any cousins for them and continuing the series that way. I know I have to tell Terrill and Maritza's story. And Maritza has a few fine Afro-Latino brothers who may need some love. LOL. And don't worry. Aunt Sophie is going down! ;-) I hope your semester is wrapping up nicely. I have a ton of papers to grade. Have a great weekend.

    much love and peace,

    Gwyneth

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • GwynethBolton

    GwynethBolton says

    Hey Meka!

    If you get a chance, check out this interview author Ann Christopher did with Lawrence and Minerva from THE LAW OF DESIRE. ;-) Here's the link:

    http://www.annchristopher.com/2008/12/10/gwyneth-bolton-visits/#more-150

    much love and peace,

    Gwyneth

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jazzypen

    Jazzypen says

    Hey Meka,
    No problem. I think this month is busy for everybody. We may have to reschedule for January..I'll keep you posted.

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Jazzypen

    Jazzypen says

    Hey Meka,
    I sent you a private message. Did you get it?

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )
  • Carolyn H

    Carolyn H says

    Hello Lady Meka!!!

    Hope you are doing well and looking forward to a wonderful holiday season with family and friends!

    posted 7 months ago. ( send a note )


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