Renata A. Hannans currently works as a Case Manager for Communities In Schools of Jacksonville and is tasked with the responsibilitiess of guiding at-risk high school students during the pivotal moments of their teenage years. Growing up in similar circumstances and surrounded by crime activity that often struck close to home, Renata was immediately drawn to the mission of assisting teenagers who struggle with the day to day challenges of peer pressure and environmental influences. She is extremely passionate about inspiring students to strive for the best, and vows to offer an infinite amount of support in the midst of equipping them with the necessary tools to succeed. 

Renata’s niche for criminal law was discovered at an early age, immediately stemming from her recollection of sitting in on her first trial as a public observer. Witnessing the legalities and strict rules of the justice system prompted an intense desire to offer beneficial help to young juveniles who face the long-term consequences of a life-altering decision. Fully aware of the racial disparities that currently exist in the legal structure, Renata strives to carefully lead young men and women who aspire to learn from their mistakes and become more than just a product of their environment. Renata humbly accepts her title as a role model, adviser, and friend to young adults who rely on her daily for a single ounce of encouragement, always reminding them to never give up hope.

About P.S. Never Give Up Hope: Advice from Youthful Offenders to Young America

P.S. Never Give Up Hope chronicles the lives of 10 current and former youthful offenders as they candidly share details of the mistakes, consequences, and regrets surrounding the irreversible crimes they committed. Although their crimes range from drug abuse to robbery and murder, each inmate has one thing in common: They were all teenagers when they were arrested and sentenced to their respective terms in prison. This book provides them with an opportunity to deliver a firsthand account of the crimes they were charged with, along with a request for forgiveness from those who were deeply affected by their actions. P.S. Never Give Up Hope serves as a form of redemption for these condemned criminals. It allows them to humbly and truthfully share their side of the story to prevent others from making the same mistakes, even if their freedom is countless years away.


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Glenell Randolph was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She has three beautiful young ladies that she centers her life around. She is the younger sister of Tyra Ferrell (actress), who appeared in Jungle Fever, Boyz n the Hood, White Men Can’t Jump, Poetic Justice, ER, The Corner, Quantum Leap and Annabella Sciorra. 

Glenell (Cocoa) motivates people to rediscover the joy and peace in their hearts. She is known as an inspirational person that speaks from the heart and delivers compassion to others. She also has been given the nick name “Sunshine” for her beautiful smile and glowing personality by many that know her.

Glenell loves to spend her time writing plays, short stories, helping with different non-profit organizations, and singing. Currently just published her first book “Finding My Lost Soul” available now and in the works on her second book. She has appeared in music videos and is the PR manager for dancer/model Brittany Monet’ (daughter) who is the cover on the book.

About Finding My Lost Soul

Lula is no different than a lot of us that have lost their inner spirit, and hope when a devastating event has occurred. We tend to take on our battles alone, instead of trusting in our relationship in God to lead us, and carry us through our times of troubles and disappointments. We have to let go and let God just a Lula realized in the end. However, it’s too bad she didn’t realize earlier that silver and Gold is not more important than the Love and goodness you can feel through believing in the name of Jesus. Lula was beaten, prostituted, and contemplated suicide before she realized what Grace and Mercy meant. Thanks to the Trinity-God the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost, Lula is now at peace. She can go back home to Angelwood, Texas as a matured woman ready to heal and live again. Ask yourself: Have you ever wanted something so bad in life that it caused you to lose your soul?

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J A Sapphire, was born in Wilmington, Delaware, raised in the projects on 26th and Locust Streets as well as 9th and Pine Streets, and graduated from Newark High School in Newark, Delaware. She has studied post-baccalaureate work at Georgia State University in the Arts, of International Economics and Modern Language. She speaks and reads four languages: English, French, Spanish, and is a beginner of Mandarin. She received her Baccalaureates in Science, in Business Administration, with a minor in Computer Information Systems from DeVry University. In addition, she's a published model in Jet and Playboy Magazines. Also, she belonged to the corporate world for ten years before entering the entertainment business. The concept for the memoir series Sapphire was born after a murder was committed in front of her during her working shift as an exotic dancer in Atlanta, Georgia.

She is one of the highest paid black, exotic dancers in the nation, based in Atlanta, Georgia. She has been an exotic dancer for sixteen years making her an expert of the strip club industry and the interpersonal relationships that traditionally exist between men and women. 

Her experienced eyes have seen the rise and fall of the strip club industry, the economy, our leaders, celebrities and professional athletes. I am entangled in a web of illusion that society deems the “underground” and entrapped in the collapse of society’s mentality, self-image, and the interpersonal relationships between men and women. Being estranged from her family and being recently fired from my job, she found herself making a split second decision of her present state of living against the loss of her dignity. To survive more than just the financial aspects of her life, she reinvented herself into the strip club diva known as SAPPHIRE—however, at times she’s known as Carmella. 
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About Sapphire:Escape

Sapphire: Escape begins in the streets of Wilmington, Delaware as I fight for my independence from my authoritative parents forcing me flee to Atlanta, Georgia and entering the strip club industry. While there are many assumptions as to why women enter the strip club industry, the main ones are that we as women are mindless, nymphomaniac junkies with no education, skills, aspirations, or goals. This simply isn’t true and the actual explanations will astonish you. 

Sapphire is one of the highest paid black, exotic dancers in the nation based in Atlanta, Georgia. She has been an exotic dancer for sixteen years. She is a veteran, an expert of the strip club industry and the interpersonal relationships that traditionally exist between men and women. 

Her experienced eyes have seen the rise and fall of the strip club industry, the economy, our leaders, celebrities and professional athletes. She is entangled in a web of illusion that society deems the “underground” and entrapped in the collapse of society’s mentality, self-image, and the collapse of interpersonal relationships between men and women. 

Being estranged from her family and being recently fired from her job she finds herself making a split second decision between her present state of living and the loss of her dignity. To survive more than just the financial aspects of her life, she reinvents herself into the strip club diva known as SAPPHIRE—however, at times she’s known as Carmella. 

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Cleveland native, Kenya Jackson is the voice of the modern self-help movement. A writer, motivational speaker, and performance poet, her work has been called “smart, candid and intuitive,” evoking introspective conversation and countless ‘aha’ moments. Her first book, Where is my Stuff? Navigating the Quarterlife Crisis with Wisdom and Skill is a spiritual, self-help, memoir designed to ease tensions associated with the 
quarterlife crisis. 

Kenya’s ultimate goal is to marry her love for writing, spirituality, and mental health to help other quarterlifers pursue their passions. In an effort to further this mission, Kenya became the administrator of a new-thought blog,www.silencebeseen.com and formed the #silenceBEseen t-shirt brand, Facebook, and Instagram community. Each of these spaces emphasize the importance of changing the world by changing yourself and leading by example. 


Kenya holds dual undergraduate degrees in Sociology and Psychology from Xavier University, and a master’s degree in Policy Analysis with a concentration in Nonprofit Management from Georgia State University. Kenya is recently engaged to her partner of three years, Michelle.

Where is My Stuff?" Navigating the Quarterlife Crisis with Wisdom and Skill

At age 25, Author Kenya Jackson had three degrees and no job. $100,000 in debt, and with nothing tangible to show for the 20 years she had spent in school, she found herself in the emotional choke-hold of a quarterlife crisis. In a fit of anger and desperation, she posed one hypothetical question to the universe. Where- is- my- stuff? Finding the answer to this question led her on a three year spiritual journey; and in the midst of it, she discovered the concept of empty.s p a c e.

A play on words, representing both the physical empty space of lack, and the infinite potential encompassed in the universe, the word s p a c e represents the cosmic emptiness that gives birth to all form and all life. The idea behind highlighting this emptiness is to show that in nothingness, everything and anything is possible. 

Using concepts found in psychology, sociology, metaphysics and Buddhism, this book picks up where other books on the subject leave off and answers the “where is my stuff “question from a spiritual perspective.

Through thought provoking narratives, personal accounts, and affirmations rooted in science and spirituality, Jackson’s debut self-help memoir, Empty.s p a c e: Where is My Stuff? Navigating the Quarterlife Crisis with Wisdom and Skill exposes the thoughts, emotions, and belief systems that both cause and reinforce the “quarterlife crisis.”

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When Ramona Jones started writing and performing poetry during the rise of spoken word venues and poetry slams of the late 1990s, she immediately stood out as a contradiction of her generation. Reminiscent of the legends of the Harlem Renaissance but with postmodernist flair, she tells stories that give emotion a face. 

About Love Letters: To Whom They May Concern

Love Letters: To Whom They May Concern is the first compilation of Jones' poetry. It is the testimony of the gifts and callings we try to outrun, which instead overtake us so that we might give birth to something greater than ourselves.

From the thought provoking "Prevalence of Irrelevance" and "Loaded" to the romantic "Poetry's Ocean" and "Strange-Hers," these 40 soul searching poems are timeless, commanding, enchanting and transparent. Arranged as love letters to the most important things in her life, they reflect the journey Jones has embarked on as a woman, lover, mother and poet. Here is the personification of humanity's pursuit of love --genuine and uplifting -- from a poetic force to be reckoned with. 


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Shanny is broadly self-educated. After regaining a life that went sideways from mental illness, he now resides on an island in the Pacific Ocean where he writes, studies, and takes care of yards.
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John Collins is an U.S. Navy Combat Veteran originally from Detroit, Michigan. He is the oldest of two children and joined the military right out of high school. He has been writing since the age of 16 and published his first novel, “Virgin to the Life” on March 5, 2013. He currently resides in Charlotte, North Carolina where he works full-time, volunteers in the community when time permits, attends spoken word events, and is working towards a degree in Heath Care Management.

About his book, “Virgin to the Life”

It is the depiction of a young man named Jason, coming into his own in terms of his sexuality. His parents have discovered the secret he has been trying to keep under wraps for so long. He decides that he must fend for himself after his parents confront him about his sexuality and show a side of themselves unfamiliar to him. Jason retreats inside of himself until he joins the military as a means to escape his family. Once he leaves the nest, he begins to seek like-minded individuals to befriend. He experiences his first gay night club, first gay pride, first love, deals with spirituality and religion on his own terms, and has to deal with the consequences that come with living in his truth.

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Born in 1946, Vivienne Diane Neal is a writer, blogger, and an author. She is a storyteller with a wicked sense of humor and has been writing articles for over twenty years and started penning fictional short stories in 2007. Vivienne gets her story ideas from observing people, places and things and watching true TV court cases and talk shows.

Her first book, “Making Dollar$ And Cent$ Out Of Online Dating,” is a true-life and humorous account as to why and how she got into the dating business and the problems she has encountered in the past while trying to keep afloat in the ever-changing world of the Internet dating business.

In 2009, she authored her second book, “Shades of Deception,” a collection of ten fictional short stories centering on diverse men and women, who in their speedy search for love, romance and bliss, become the targets and victims of deceit, betrayal, fraud, revenge, and scandal.

Her third book, “Malicious Acts” is another anthology of five short stories that center on people who will stop at nothing to get what they want. If it means disguising themselves as benevolent individuals and destroying lives along the way, they are up for the thrill. They will use romance, sex, lust, greed, manipulation, and deceit as preludes to suck unsuspecting men and women out of their life’s savings.

“The Man with the White Handkerchief” is a digital short story, (under 600 words) which partook in the Lulu Short Story Contest in 2011. The narrative is about a woman approached by a stranger, asking for directions to a specific street, but she has no recollection as to what took place after that encounter.

“Wicked Intent,” Vivienne’s fourth book, is a fictional short story about a successful businessperson who is planning to marry his self-centered fiancée, but a beautiful stranger sidetracks him. She will bring lust, desire, and eroticism into his life but will ultimately destroy his relationship with the one person who has always stood by him.

“Retribution Unleashed” picks up where “Wicked Intent” left off. The story examines the lengths a mother will go through to seek reprisal against her son and his wife, whom she holds responsible for stealing her nest egg.

“Café Mocha” is an erotic romance short story about a woman who decides to change her way of thinking when it comes to meeting men.

Vivienne has been featured on SingleEdition, Black Love is Beautiful, A Book Inside, Susan Whitfield’s Blog, Cluculzwriter, Have Stress Relief Now, 1st Author Interviews, IMRR Bookclub Newsletter Fall 2011, Writers Get Together, Mary M. Forbes Blog, Romance Review Ramble, AuthorMePro, The Writer’s Voice, Polygirl Publishing and Writers Get Together.

Now, semi-retired, she continues to write short stores and articles on love, romance, relationships, and other topics of interest.

About “Making Dollar$ and Cent$ Out Of Online Dating”

A true-life and humorous account as to why and how the author got into the dating business and the problems she has encountered in the past while trying to keep afloat in the ever-changing world of the Internet dating business.

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Ondrea L. Davis is a native of the Washington, DC area. In 2010, she graduated from college, earning a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting. In 2012, she received a Master of Arts degree in Christian Counseling. Davis is a mother of three who resides in Upper Marlboro, Maryland and is a member of Foresight Publishing, LLC. She enjoys reading, writing, traveling, singing and spending time with her family. Ondrea co-authored her first book entitled How Could My Husband be GAY? the autobiographical sketch of her life, which garnered multiple awards. Find more information on her website at www.ondrealdavis.com.

About “How Could My Husband be GAY?”

How could my husband be GAY? is an autobiographical look into the life of Ondrea L. Davis. On the outside, Ondrea’s life is nothing short of a fairy tale. She has a dream home, the perfect husband and three beautiful children. Ondrea soon discovers that her husband, Marceous King, is not the man she thought she married.

Exhausting all efforts to salvage her marriage, Ondrea finds herself in the fight of her life. In the process, she uncovers a highly sophisticated web of deception and shocking secrets. Marceous will stop at nothing to keep Ondrea from exposing the truth and derailing his plan even if it means destroying her in the process. In this battle of good versus evil, who will be the ultimate victor?

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Quiniece Sheppard is the author of “The Seven Deadly Sexual Sins,” published in April 2009; co-author of an e-book anthology entitled “Christmas is More than a Myth: There is a Reason for the Season,” published as a free e-book in December 2010; author of an e-book entitled “Walking the Path to Real Love: 12 Steps to Practicing Abstinence and Celibacy,” published as a free e-book in January 2011; and author of “Before the Lights Go Out: 11 Keys to Achieve Real Physical Intimacy” published in June 2011.

Ms. Sheppard also established Chasing Books Book Club in March 2011 for self -publishers and independent authors. Ms. Sheppard is founder/CEO of “I Am the Chase Ministries, LLC,” a single women’s ministry whose mission is to promote abstinence and celibacy. Ms. Sheppard wants to help every woman define and understand her self-worth and value so she can live out her purpose and destiny.

Ms. Sheppard has spoken at several women’s conferences and a parent-teen retreat speaking on sexual purity. She’s held her own seminar in September 2010 and held her first single women’s conference in April 2011. Ms. Sheppard is currently planning her 3rd Annual Worth the Wait Women’s conference to be held on April 13, 2013 in Arlington, VA. Ms. Sheppard resides in Alexandria, Virginia but frequently travels as a Christian inspirational speaker to deliver messages of inspiration, transformation and enlightenment to make a lasting impact on audiences everywhere. Ms. Sheppard speaks at workshops, conferences, seminars, book clubs, churches, youth groups and more. To contact Ms. Sheppard, please visit her website at www.iamthechase.com or www.chasingbooks.com for more information about her ministry and book club.

About her book, “The Seven Deadly Sexual Sins”

This book is raw, uncut and uncensored in which Quiniece talks candidly and openly about her personal battles with sex and exposes the issues that society as a whole deal with. It reveals God's intentions relating to sex and the way God instructs us to use our bodies. For far too long, we have been careless with our bodies and have been using our bodies in the wrong way and now it's time to start doing things the right way. This book exposes what we have been doing wrong and gives you tools and advice on how to start doing it right.

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