Domestic Nonfiction

Myra says, "This is a book about how to overcome life's worst tragedies and your own dumb-ass decisions." It was the scandal that rocked the world of music and destroyed a career. In 1958, rock-and-roll sensation Jerry Lee Lewis stepped off a plane in London to be greeted by a frenzy of fans. His entourage followed, including a teenaged girl. When a reporter asked how she knew the performer, she innocently gave an honest answer. “I’m his wife.” Within hours, headlines erupted with the shocking news that Jerry Lee had secretly married his thirteen-year-old cousin, Myra. The scandal ...

Lyric's life was a war zone. Years of sexual abuse and exploitation at the hands of Merci, her mother left her scarred. Forced to endure unimaginable pain, Lyric struggled to find peace. But the nightmare continued when she moved in with her estranged grandmother, who masked abuse as a discipline. The young girl’s life takes a turn when Mr. Mathis, Lyric's teacher, reveals a shocking truth: he is her father. He rescued Lyric from the toxic environment, offering a lifeline and a second chance. As Lyric entered adulthood, trust issues lingered. Her guard remained up until a charming ...

NO ‘MO CHAINS ‘HOLDIN ME: Book of Poems, by author Reneé Drummond-Brown, address an interlinked system of a wide array of rusty subject matters coupled with societal ill-wills of chain-linked, padlocked and cold-blooded conditions that are off limit topics. Drummond-Brown’s poetic and philosophical contributions largely appeals to the reader, holding their attention at bay with her profound words, via ball-and-chain while her poesies discourse a corroded era of disheartening events ringing out in this 21st century. Drummond-Brown’s weighted subject matter connects from culture-to-...