Ecdysiast

by H.M. Trey

It’s been said that you can’t always judge a book by its cover. The same is true when it comes to judging people and how they live their lives. April Maye is much more than the job she has chosen as her profession. A sassy yet confident woman, April has always marched through life by the beat of her own drum. An iconic stripper in the ATL, her soul secretly desires to be viewed as more than just the flesh she shows as entertainment for others. April wants the entire world to know that her choice of being a stripper is not what makes her a woman.

An intelligent woman who graduated from a prestigious university, April has bigger aspirations for her life other than just being a stripper. Even her stage name, Aaries the Ecdysiast, indicates that she is not the ordinary run-of-the-mill stripper. She has made a name for herself, and many consider her to be the best in the business at what she does. Despite her success at having her life well financed by the adult entertainment industry, April finds herself wanting so much more.

Hellbent on working to end her days of stripping, April wants to escape the curse she feels being born into her family has placed on her. Recognizing that she is too smart to continue to allow her body to dictate her future, April has aspirations of being a Boss instead of being a pawn in the game. Shaking her ass for a living affords her a comfortable living; but for April, life is about more than just money. She becomes focused on escaping generational curses and proving to the world that she is more than just a stripper delivering jaw-dropping performances for dead presidents; she is an entrepreneur in charge of her own destiny.

Will the devil’s occupation maintain a permanent grip on April, or will Ecdysiast be able to fulfill the mission she has planned for her life?

Kindle Edition

First published August 28, 2020

About the author

H. M. Trey was born in Statesville, NC where he currently resides. He earned his B.A. in Exercise and Sports Science from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his M.B.A. and M.P.A. from Strayer University. Most of his professional career has been spent in the Human Services Field. H. M. Trey has been working in the Human Services Field in some capacity or another for over 19 years. Through the various jobs, H. M. Trey has gained experience working with individuals, both children and adult, that has been diagnosed as Developmentally Disabled, Autism/Asperger’s and who have various Mental Health issues. H. M. Trey has worked in Group Homes that have serviced Developmentally Disabled individuals and worked in mental health services involving Residential Level III group homes, Day Treatment services, Community Support/Case Management services, Intensive In-Home Services, and Foster Care Services. Some diagnosis that H. M. Trey has worked with are Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Bi-Polar and other mood disorders, ADHD, ADD, Depression, Generalized Anxiety, Separation Anxiety, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Adjustment Disorders, Reactive Attachment Disorder, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder just to name a few. H. M. Trey has experience working with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques, Motivational Interviewing, and the Family Centered Treatment module. H. M. Trey also has a love for working with kids in the community and being a mentor. H. M. Trey was a part owner of a non-profit organization called Strengthening and Empowering the Lives of our Future (S.E.L.F., Inc.), which had mentoring, tutoring, and sports programs. H. M. Trey no longer is a part of S.E.L.F., Inc., but does have aspirations of creating another non-profit organization similar to S.E.L.F., Inc.

H. M. Trey has been writing poetry for many years and has a passion to write, whether it is poetry, music lyrics, or novels. H. M. Trey is a contemporary fiction author and has had four full-length novels published. H. M. Trey will soon be releasing the 3rd season of short story series entitled The Color of Love, in which the 1st two seasons can be ordered on Amazon. H. M. Trey is also currently working on more literary projects and will be having more releases as the year goes on. H. M. Trey writes under Peace in the Storm Publishing and has done so since summer of 2014. H. M. Trey also works as a senior managing editor with Real Life Real Faith Men of Faith Magazine, which is an electronic magazine that is released bi-monthly. From inspiration, to entertainment, to sports, to politics, to business, to mental health, and everything in between…the Men of Faith Magazine are strives to educate, uplift, motivate, inspire, and be a magazine that is written by men for men. Not only does H. M. Trey work as a senior managing editor for the magazine, he is one of the contributors of the magazine as well. H. M. Trey’s column in the magazine is entitled Hurley’s Mental Note.


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Reviews

[Cheryl Herrera · Rating 5 out of 5]

Breaking A Cycle

April was determined to break a generational cycle for herself and her niece. Even though she was a stripper she had goals beyond. With the love from Zion and his support some of her goals are met. But there were several obstacles she had to encounter to reach her goal and break the generation cycle. The author, H.M. Trey, displays many of the generational cycles still going on today in many families especially black families. This was was great read and I highly recommend it.