Hey book besties! You know I’m always knee-deep in a good book—whether I’m chilling at home, in between events, or even on a quick getaway. Reading is my reset. It keeps me inspired, lets me escape, and takes me on a new journey with every page. Every year, I do a reading challenge with a […]
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Waving goodbye to rainy June and welcoming in sizzling July with open arms—and a neck fan on standby (yes, I ordered mine and I’m not ashamed!). Here is the link if you want to get one from amazon https://amzn.to/3I9t333 Can you believe we’re already halfway through the year? Today is Independence Day, a time to celebrate
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I recently had the pleasure of diving into P.S. I Hate You by Lauren Connolly, and let me just say—this book took me on an emotional rollercoaster in the best possible way. It’s one of those stories that lingers with you long after the last page. At its heart, the novel follows a woman grieving
This month, I’m thrilled to highlight and support some incredible authors I’ve had the pleasure of meeting, along with their captivating books that have become some of my favorites. As a dedicated bookworm, there’s nothing quite like the joy of discovering a new story and the person behind it, especially when you get to connect
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Book: One True Loves Author: Taylor Jenkins Reid Taylor Jenkins Reid’s novel “One True Loves” is a captivating and heartfelt exploration of love, loss, and self-discovery. The story follows the journey of Emma Blair, who finds herself torn between two loves – her high school sweetheart, Jesse, and her husband, Sam, who was presumed dead
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Book: The Simple Wild Author: K.A. Tucker By: Cece Hymes Got a chance to read this book. This was definitely a page turner. I enjoyed it and can’t wait to read the next one, it is a series. The Simple Wild is a powerful love story, and it had its funny parts. It was about
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Book: Book Lovers Author: Emily Henry By: Cece Hymes This book was about a lady named Nora who is complex, deep, funny and more. She is a literary agent who identifies more with the villains in romance movies than the heroines. She has a sister named Libby who swayed her to go on vacation to
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Book: Sweeter Than Honey Author: Joy Avery By: Cece Hymes You know I love a good love book. This book was very interesting to me and seems like a lot of books that I have read always start off with pretending to be in a relationship and then really fall in love with the
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Did you miss this article??? Check out the article we did on @brittney_l_holmanAs she talks her book and project Download on
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Book: The HookUp Plan Author: Farrah Rochon By: Cece Hymes This book was good. I love a good love story or should I say a happy ending. I have read a couple of books by this author. It is about three friends that met when a guy was dating all three of them. They
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Book: The Memo: What Women OF Color Need To Know To Secure A Seat AT The Table Author: Minda Harts By: Cece Hymes This book was about Color women securing the seat at a table. It lets you know sometimes that you need to step out of the box. Go to the golf courses, the
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Book: The Memo Author: Minda Harts By: Cece Hymes This book here was good. It tells you about the different stories on how to secure a seat at the table. It teaches you to ask for more. Know your worth. The book speaks on women of color getting paid what they deserve. You could have
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Book: How To Be Fine (What we learned from living by the rules of 50 Self-Help Books) Author: Jolenta Greenberg and Kristen Meinzer By: Cece Hymes This book was about two ladies that share their thoughts on what they got out of the 50 self-help books that they read. I read a lot of books,
Book: My Money My Way “Taking Back Control of your Financial Life” Author: Kumiko Love By: Cece Hymes This book was about budgeting and getting your finances in order. I think everyone should have a budget and learn more about finances. We get to spend a lot of money on unnecessary things. A lot of
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Book: Drunk on Love Author: Jasmine Guillory By: Cece Hymes You know I love a good love story. I actually was glad to read this book because I am getting more into the wine industry. Reading this book talks about the wine vinery. This book was about Margot Noble, co-owner of Napa Valley winery. Her
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Book: A Merry Little Meet cute By: Julie Murphy and Dierra Simone I love reading love stories. Now this love story was a little different than I expected. It was about Bee who has a successful career as a film star and Nolan also having a career in the film industry. They both was fans
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Did you miss the article we did on Judi Holler check it out
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Book: My Summer Darlings Author: May Cobb By: Cece Hymes This was the first book I have read by this author and when I say I stayed up all night to finish this book whewwww. I wanted to see what was going to happen next. I finished this book in one day. I am
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Book: Seen It All And Done The Rest Author: Pearl Cleage By: Cece Hymes This was the first book I have read by this author, and it was good. This was a book about Josephine Evans, who was an actress who had been on the stages for 30 years establishing her career. Josephine had been
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Interview with Nefertiti Austin By: Where It Begins Q. Tell us about Nefertiti? A. I am the proud mother of two children, whom I adopted from the foster care system. I’m also a writer, author and my memoir. Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender and parenting, debuted on the 3rd hour of the Today
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Interview with Anna Black By: Where It Begins Q. Tell us about Anna Black? A. Well I am a mom; I have one daughter who is now 22. I am originally from Chicago, born and raised and I have been living in Texas for a little over twenty-two years. I am not a full-time author just
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Interview with Lerazia By: Where It Begins Q. Tell us who Lerazia is? A.  LeRazia, is a driven woman. Outgoing, friendly, kind and caring vibe. A motivator. A goal getter, and most importantly a mother. Q. What or who inspired you to do fashion and be an author? A. When I was in high school, I
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Interview with Darius Slaughter By: Where It Begins Q. Tell us who Darius the author is? A. That may actually be the hardest question I’ve gotten thus far. Let’s see: Mind west born, Third Coast raised, the fat kid who was overlooked and ignored, all district football player, National Merit Scholar, etc., and so on. On
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Book: The Bookish Life of Nina Hill Author: Abbi Waxman By: Cece Hymes Finally got a chance to read this book. It’s been on my list for awhile now. This book was about Nina. She was the only child to her mom who was always on the go and traveled the world so she was
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Book: Scenes From My Life a Memoir Michael K. Williams Author: Michael K. Williams with Jon Sternfeld By: Cece Hymes This book was a memoir on Michael K. Williams. Just reading about his journey and the different things he went through in life. To start it off just to hear about how his mom treated him
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Book: Fake It Till You Bake It Author: Jamie Wesley By: Cece Hymes This book was a great read. It was about Jada and Donovan and their Journey. Jada comes from a rich family, but she wanted to build and get her own money. She went on this reality show which was like a dating
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Book: Love Radio Author: Ebony LaDelle By: Cece Hymes This book was about Dani Ford and Prince Jones, which is their last year in school and they are trying to figure out life and love. Dani has a group of friends she hung out with but this one friend everyone warned her about, but she
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Book: The Secret To Love, Health, And Money Author: Rhonda Byrne By: Cece Hymes This book was about applying the law of attraction to three of life’s most important areas: Relationships, Health, and Money. It’s helping you to manifest and achieve personal happiness, relationships, great health, wealth and success. It shows you to change your
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Book: Good Morning, Love Author: Ashley M. Coleman By: Cece Hymes This book was a good book. It was about a girl named “Carli” who works as an illustrious media agency with her musical dreams. She is also a writer. She writes music that’s always been her dream. Her dad is a big-time musician, but
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Interview with Yokane By: Where It Begins Q. What is the story behind street dreams? A. My story behind street dreams is that I got together with some talented people. We just vibe, we were on the same frequency at the time. We try to base it on honesty and feeling at the time. Just
Book: The Treston Irby story “HIATUS” Life in the 90s R&B Group Hi-Five Author: Treston Irby By: Cece Hymes This book was about Treston Irby’s life. He talks about his life growing up and how he ends up being in the group Hi-Five. His life was a journey he had been through a lot of
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Book: Our Gen Author: Diane Mckinney-Whetstone By: Cece Hymes This book was pretty good. It was about 3 Ladies Tish, Cynthia, and Lavia. They all had a past that they were not trying to share. They wanted to keep their secrets but still found themselves boding like sisterhood. Cynthia moved to the Gen she didn’t
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Book: The Psychology of Money Author: Morgan Housel By: Cece Hymes This book was a book that teaches you timeless lessons on wealth, greed and happiness. It gives you examples of thinking. Instead of thinking to be rich, think to be wealthy. It teaches you about money, investing, personal and business finances. When I read
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Book: By the Book Author: Jasmine Guillory By: CeCe Hymes I enjoyed this book. It was about a lady named Izzy who worked for this company doing publishing. They were trying to get this book done on a Beau Towers, they had a deal and they sent emails all the time to him, but he
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