Love's Troubadours

Karma Francois is a thirty-something, California-born BoHo BAP (Bohemian Black American Princess) with Louisiana roots and urban debutante flair. But her life has suddenly taken a drastic turn. Her relationships and the museum curator career that she struggled to form in New York City have crumbled, leaving no viable options to rebuild.

Relocating to Washington, DC, Karma struggles with denial, depression, and debt. A lack of full-time employment opportunities forces her to craft a gypsy existence as a Jill of Many Trades: yoga teacher, art consultant, and freelance curator. Unable and unwilling to appreciate these jobs as gifts, she wallows in a pool of lost identity-and doesn't see a way to keep from drowning.

When she looks in the mirror, Karma sees a woman whose choices have dishonored her true character. Now, for the first time in her life, Karma must learn to see herself for who she really is. Love's Troubadours reveals how our everyday decisions affect our future and explores the healing power of love.

About the Author

Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Leeke  is a graduate of Morgan State University, Howard University School of Law, and Georgetown University Law Center. She lives in Washington, DC. Please visit her website: www.myspace.com/lovestroubadours

The Blues For Annie Mae

After a hard life on the streets of the south side of Chicago, twenty-eight year old Annie Mae, a blues singer, returns home. For the first time in ten years, she must face her troubled past, a past that is permeated with violence, bloodshed, drugs and deceit. Can she finally gain the acceptance of her overbearing, manipulative and menatlly-ill mother? Can Annie Mae come to terms with her own life-altering secret, a secret that is sure to shatter her life and the lives of those around her?

About The Author

D.J. is a Chicago south-sider, who also happens to be a Blues afficianado. She has a few musical friends that like to get together on a Saturday night. She's married and has an adult son. She attended Northern Ill. Univ. back in the day, but was soon nipped by the acting bug. She left college and enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City where she pursued an acting career. She soon became weary and came back to Chi-town and worked in the medical field for a great many years.