Reviews are still pouring in.

“I strongly suggest that teens read this story and discuss the character’s actions openly with an adult. School Social Workers, Counselors and Librarians can also effectively use this book as vehicle for students that are in crisis like Sade to ‘open up’ and receive the help that they so desperately need.

I highly recommend this book for teens and those who work with teens. This is a book that should not be missed.”

To read the full review by K.C. Boyd, go to: http://missdomino.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-of-sades-secret-by-sparkle.html?spref=tw

 5 Stars Review of SADE’S SECRET

Sade’s Secret by Sparkle is the kind of contemporary fiction that grabs you from the first page and won’t let go. Sade is a smart, fifteen year old, living with her mother Joyce and Joyce’s boyfriend Calvin. Joyce works at night and Sade is left in Calvin’s care from age ten. Calvin is a heartless, calculating man with no sense of morality and he treats Sade like property, using threats and money to keep her in line.

Joyce on the other hand, suffers from low self-esteem and spends her time working and supporting a man. A man who disrespects her and who she places before her child. I spent much of the book screaming at Joyce to wake up. Sparkle had me so involved in the storytelling I felt I knew the characters. There are also well developed supporting characters.

Sade’s Secret is a very timely story that should be read, by mothers and daughters, men and educators and discussed widely. Kudos to Sparkle for a story that could have been dark and heavy but was relatable and interesting at the same time. I completed the book in mere hours. Highly recommended.

Reviewed by Angelia Vernon Menchan

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Here is the first review of  SADE’S SECRET.

Amazon: 4/ Mosaic Stones: 4.5

Heading: See No Evil

 As children, we tend to look to our parents for protection, happiness, and some wisdom their parents are too out of touch to know. What happens when a parent allows the safety and happiness of her child to be the last thing to cross her mind? Sade Washington in Sparkle’s Sade’s Secret knows all to well what happens.

Sade and her mother, Joyce, attempts to live a normal a life as possible. Once Joyce allowed her boyfriend, Calvin, into their home life permanently, Sade’s life changed. This was the beginning of Sade keeping many years of secrets from her mother and her two best friends, Dena and Crystal. The things Calvin was doing to Sade made her change rolls with her mother for five years. Sade had now become the protector, instead of the protected. What was Sade protecting her mother from?

Joyce felt as though the one person who could possibly love her unconditionally was taken from her and Calvin was the only hope she had left. In trying to please Calvin, she missed the signs of things in her life going terribly wrong. Joyce’s wake up call showed up in the form of an empty pregnancy test box. In confronting Sade, Joyce got some answers, albeit not what she was hoping for, but answers nonetheless. When she asked who the father of Sade’s baby was, Joyce was caught off guard. Who was Sade’s baby father? How would they make it through such a difficult and stressful time?

Sparkle took me on an emotional ride within Sade’s Secret. If I could have killed or maimed a person or two, I would have. The main subject matter was very strong and at times upsetting. Sade and Joyce’s story provided a glimpse into the life of a mother depending on a man to provide her with all the love she needs, while sacrificing the sacred bond between a mother and her daughter. I recommend Sade’s Secret to readers of family drama and mother-daughter relationships.

The author provided an uncorrected proof for review purposes.
Jennifer Coissiere
Words Mosaic Review

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I’m so excited to share that my book RUTHLESS was reviewed by Michelle Monkou and is featured on USA Today. To see the review, go to:  http://books.usatoday.com/happyeverafter/post/2012-01-05/review-ruthless-by-shelia-goss/597560/1

“This fast-paced adaptation reveals deceit at its lowest and the characters are saturated with it. The secrets and lies are endless and the climax will surely blow you away.” ~ Reviewed by Sharon Lewis, RAWSISTAZ.com

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Shelia M. Goss’ Ruthless is an interesting book that places a modern twist on the biblical story of David and Bathsheba.

David King is a wealthy man who literally has it all, money, power and any woman he wants but he only has eyes for Sheba. Although he knows it is wrong he can’t stop thinking about Sheba and how he can convince her to be with him. He eventually does some ruthless things to get what he wants, but can he pay the price for his actions?

Bathsheba Baker Richards is the happily married wife of Uriah Richards. She feels an instant attraction to David but has no intention to act on that attraction. Although she and Uriah have some financial issues they are still very much in love.

When David and Bathsheba meet you just know nothing good is going to come out of this relationship especially when God is nowhere in the midst. The author also gives us closure on her first Christian fiction book in the series Delilah. We finally find out what happens to Delilah and how she relates to the story of David and Bathsheba.

I enjoyed reading this book. It started out a little choppy but the storyline picked up and moved right along. It was a very quick read. I found myself rereading 2 Samuel 11-13:25, to reacquaint myself with the biblical story and I was pleasantly surprised that Ms. Goss followed the scripture. I anxiously await the next story of her notorious women of the bible.

Reviewed by Janette Malcolm for Urban Christian Fiction Today

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One of my favorite authors new book, Secret Obsession, is in stores now.

My view of Secret Obsession by Kimberla Lawson Roby:
Secret Obsession is not another Curtis Black novel, but the main character Paige has the same unforgetable traits as Curtis. Paige’s antics throughout the book will have you talking back to the book.  With a sister like Paige, who needs enemies. After witnessing some of the things Paige does to her own sister, Camille, readers will wonder at first if Paige has any redeeming qualities.  Paige’s obsession wrecks havoc in the lives of everyone she comes in contact with.  As the story unfolds, readers will find out that Paige isn’t the only one who is carrying a secret.  The story has an underlying message of the consequences of harboring secrets. Secret Obsession now ranks as one of my favorite books by Kimberla Roby because the drama, intriguing plot and main and secondary characters held my interest from page one until the end.   

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