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Virtual Book Tour - Ex-Ray by Cheryl Robinson

How Shark Tank Revived My Writing
After seven books and a lost publishing deal, I considered never writing again. I was moving in a different direction, and at the time that decision felt great. I would no longer obsessively check my Amazon sales ranking to see if there was any significant change. I was free.
I had been writing professionally since 2002, having self-published my first two books before landing a publishing deal. However, by 2011, I had yet to write a breakout novel. I was still an unknown midlist author, and for years that didn’t bother me. There was always the next year and a new book that I had to look forward to, and it was always that book that would break me out of obscurity. Then, there wasn’t a next book. I had lost both my literary agent and my publishing deal with Penguin. I found ways to keep myself motivated and press on. Nothing made me feel more complete than when I was writing. Then, in 2013, I watched my father take his last breath in the hospital where he’d fought for months to stay alive. Suddenly, nothing mattered. I was mad at myself for letting fiction consume so much of my entire life. Mad at myself for chasing a dream that never materialized. All I wanted in that very moment and to this day was for my father to still be alive. 
Prior to my father’s death, a “Shark Tank” episode aired in 2011 that planted the first seed for me to try something different from publishing. I watched as Kim Nelson, the owner of Daisy Cakes, made her pitch to the investors. Once all of the sharks agreed it was the best cake they had ever had, I was Googling her company, ready to order one. With shipping, I paid $75—for a carrot cake. It wasthe best carrot cake I’d ever had. However, when it was gone, I immediately went on a guilt trip for paying that much for a cake when I could’ve bought a box cake for under $5, and with the money I saved bought a week’s worth of groceries. That didn’t stop me from ordering another one months later, however. The cakes came wonderfully packaged, and I thought to myself, I want to own a business. I want to have something to send out that is wonderfully packaged. I am a creator, and I am going to create something aside from new characters. So I programmed my DVR for “Shark Tank” to make sure I didn’t miss an episode. I felt as if I was learning about business and how to run one, and I was determined to come up with a product that I could sell.
In 2014, a year after my father died, I was just about to launch Coilyz (my new business marketing hair accessories for natural hair). I was in my car in the parking lot at the post office, all set to mail the paperwork to start my corporation when I thought to myself, What am I doing? I thought back to one of Mark Cuban’s quotes that I heard on “Shark Tank.” Don’t start a company unless it’s an obsession and something you love. If you have an exit strategy, it’s not an obsession. I didn’t mail the paperwork because Coilyz wasn’t a business that I loved—writing is my obsession.
Now, I own Rose Colored Books, a publishing company. A book is a product, and I already have everything at home that I need to create more characters, and do so with even more passion than I had in the past. I am not ashamed to say I am an independent author. That means I am in control of every facet of the creative process, which can be very beneficial. At my publishing company, I am an A-list author, and the best part, I don’t have to worry about losing my book deal. 
Cheryl Robinson is the author of eleven novels, including her most recent release, Ex-Ray. To learn more about Cheryl or her novels, please visit cherylrobinson.com and untilraytrilogy.com as well as About The Author

Cheryl Robinson has the Until Ray trilogy set in her beloved hometown of Detroit, Michigan. Cheryl currently resides in Central Florida. She has a Bachelor of Science degree from Wayne State University. This is her eleventh book.








About The Book

ISBN-10: 098471104X
ISBN-13: 978-0984711048
ASIN: B0778P6N72
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
In this journey into second-chance love, author Cheryl Robinson invites us to ponder whether we would rekindle a romance with someone who had broken a promise to forsake all others.
Meet Ray and Sarita Saint. In 1987, they pledged to love, honor, and cherish each other until death. When Ray goes missing a year later, Sarita wonders whether he’s dead or alive. While she was dreaming of their happily ever after, Ray was exploring greener pastures, a new relationship. Sarita—a virgin until marriage—took her vows seriously and believed Ray did, too. Instead, he left their marriage and their life in Detroit to reinvent himself. Sarita always held out hope that he would return one day. And he does. It’s twenty-seven years later, and Ray is determined to find his one true love. What he discovers has him question everything he thought he knew about Sarita, as well as himself.

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Announcing Urban Books, Authors, & Writers of America’s Top 100 Authors of 2017

UBAWA's Top 100 Authors is an annual list published at the end of every year to celebrate the many talented authors whose work often goes unnoticed. Congratulations to the following authors below who were nominated and chosen by readers as UBAWA'S Top 100 Authors of 2017.

UBAWA'S Top 100 Authors of 2017 will be published in the 24th issue of the UBAWA Magazine and featured in the next edition of Who's Who in Urban Literature. If no one else takes the time out to recognize the hard work that many independent authors put in day-to-day, they will. It's been their mission and commitment since 2010 and they are happy that you and thousands of others can join them in giving these authors their props.
Antoinette Deshon-SpenceeAshleigh DavidsonBeverly LoveBrenda Stokes​Charles BurgessChicki BrownDenora Jefferson BooneDesirae TurnerErica Franklin-CarterFatima MunroeIndia LindseyJ AsmaraJessica WrenKellz KimberlyMarina ChestnutNaKoreya RobersonNatisha RaynorNicole Crankfield-HamiltonNigeria LockleyNiyah MooreParee TrenaeRikenya HunterShaniya DennisSimone QuickThaila GardnerTyanna CostonVivian BlueYlonda Nichole
Ashantay Keys-TitusBeverly TurnerBrandy EcholsBrandy HuntCarlos TorresDean SwiftIndia T. NorfleetJazmine WrightKC MillsKeith Kareem WilliamsKia MecheKR BankstonLadii KokoLaDonna MarieLakesa CoxLinda ScottLinette KingMelissa St. JulienMichelle MooreMyrealle RhymOctavia Taneka GrantPamela ValentinePhoenix RayneRaynesha PittmanRenee WallaceSonovia Walker-AlexanderSultana SamsTheresa HodgeToy ToyYasmine Cooper
Arebia MorganBrenda HamptonBrii TaylorBryant SparksChristina DeerDelizhia JenkinsGabrielle HobsonJaquel JacobsKensisha RoseKimberly ConnerKimeatta MatthewsMichael A ThaxtonMisty HoltNikki TaylorNisha BrownNL HudsonNovember SinclairShakela JamesShawn StarlingT'Ann MarieTela AllenTheresa AnnTiffany Taylor​Tisha Andrews​Tracey KnightTywanda JohnsonUnique WaterfallValarie DeShazier​Willie LeBlancYvonne NicolasZaji Zee
Brookelyn MosleyCaryn LeeChan FossettClever BlackDanielle T. PrestonDenetria GibsonDymond MahanDr. Nikki RountreeJames Turner IIILaquita CameronLewanda JacksonKiara NeufvilleLola BandzMesha Mesha ClarkMonique Hill​Myia WhiteNatavia StewartPamela CampbellRa'Mone Marquis​Shakema HaygoodShay ReneeSheena BinkleyTabeitha PollardTamyra Griffin​Tanya Deloatch​Terrie BranchTiffany McGee​Tina Marie TurnerTreasure MalainT'yanna WoodsXaviera Jones
For additional information, please go to UBAWA.org 

Blog Tour - A War of Hearts by Karen Lynn

Blog TourA War Of Hearts by Karen LynnJan 15th – Jan 22nd
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Blurb 
Three troubled souls tangled in a web of obsessive love.

Logan is poison and Kristen knows it.
She has developed a hatred for his decadent increasingly risqué lifestyle. Yet every time she tells herself she’s done, it never is. His hypnotic power over her draws her back like an addiction.

Logan’s tenuous grip on reality is crumbling. He feels like he is reaching out for an elusive source of fulfilment. Sometimes he finds it in deviant sex, alcohol, and drugs. Other times there is only darkness. Rich, powerful, handsome, he could have anyone he desires. But he’s obsessed with Kristen and will not let her go.

Jake is a struggling artist with a powerful determination to follow his dream.
But he is another beautiful mess. On a quest to find happiness and rebuild his life, he longs to escape the shadows of his past. But first, he must defeat the unrelenting nightmares in his head.

When fate brings Kristen and Jake together, it rattles their worlds. Love is not in their plans that day in Central Park, but there is no going back.

Now, Kristen finds herself caught between two wildfires, Jake and Logan. When jealousy and explosive passion erupt into dark obsession, vengeance is all that is left.
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About The Author 
Karen Lynn, a native New Yorker has always loved writing poetry and short stories with intense characters struggling to find love and survive in a troubled world. After years of working in the legal field, Karen moved with her son to Oregon. Inspired by the rain and Portland’s creative culture, Karen has been able to follow her dream of writing novels. 
A War of Hearts is her debut novel in this dark romantic suspense series of the same name.
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Innclusive Travel News

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Their inaugural Zora concept was launched on November 16, 2017 in Washington, D.C. with more on the way!

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Important Announcement - Closing One World Singles Online Dating Site

After weighing in on our options when it comes to the services and products we provide, we have decided to close our One World Singles Online Dating site. It was a great ride but with all of the dating sites online, it is hard to compete with thousands of sites attempting to reach the singles’ market. We have been bringing singles together since 1986, which started out as a mail order introduction service and morphed into a worldwide online dating service.
We are now going to concentrate on maintaining our One World Singles Blog, selling our books and T-shirts.
We would like to thank all of the people who have supported us on our dating site, but eventually, all good things must come to an end.
If you would like to know how we got into the dating business, you can order our book, Making Dollar$ And Cent$ Out Of Online Dating at the following sites:
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We are looking forward to bringing you interesting advice and articles on how to maintain good relationships, tips on dating, and finding romance in the 21 century as well as other topics of interest.

Happy New Year

Wishing You a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous New Year.

Resolutions for 2018

Happy Holiday

Whichever holiday you observe, we would like to take this time to wish all of our visitors and subscribers a healthy, peaceful, safe, and prosperous day.

Our Blog has passed its two hundred thousand page views, and we would like to take this time to thank all of you for supporting this site with your comments, guest posts and for just stopping by and reading the great articles.

The staff is taking a well-deserved vacation and will return on January 8, 2018.
So, until then, take care and enjoy life to the fullest.
Best regards,One World Singles Blog Team

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