Nikida Bellezza's BIG BOYS - The Legacy, Sidechick Blues

Tales of the Brotherhood, June 26, 2015 By Carol Ann Kauffman Verified Purchase(What's this?) This review is from: Big Boys -The Legacy (Sidechick Blues Sequel) (Kindle Edition) This was the first urban fiction black brotherhood book I ever read and Nikida Bellezza wove a fabulous tale of brotherhood, internal politics, and danger. You soon grow to love the character Angel and fear for her life, as she becomes more independent and a force of her own to be reckoned with as she attempts to right the wrongs of the past. Murder, treachery, and jealousy are all part of the story. I enjoyed this book and recommend it to all who like stories of people in power.      Nikida Bellezza A Little About This Series: Big Boys -The Legacy by Nikida Bellezza is a fictional depiction of the rise of an elite, well respected and greatly feared black Brother known as The Big Boys.  The Big Boys and their significance was first introduced in the book Sidechick Blues -The Plot by Nikida Bellezza, when the main character, Angel Powers, met and fell in love with Marcus Jones, one of The Big Boys' current leaders.  Marcus is a married man who was baiting Angel into a trap that would lead to her demise. What Angel didn't know was that the plot against her was the same plot that lead to her being the last living Powers in her bloodline, and why. If it weren't for the interference of Deytwon Richards, the other current leader of The Big Boys, Angel may not have survived the Plot against her, or later learned that she was the missing heir to The Big Boy Dynasty. Eventually Deytwon and Angel fall in love and get married.  Big Boys -The Legacy picks up just over a year after Angel marries Deytwon. The two lovebirds, believing that the Plot against Angel is over, goes on to live in ignorant bliss, not considering that the Union of their powerful bloodlines will breed hybrid children, leaving the Jones' bloodline (Marucs' bloodline) feeling as though they'd be outranked.  The Legacy takes the readers on a journey through time from the early stages of the rise of ruthless Big Boy Brotherhood, through to its current ruthless leadership. Everything that the young current leaders have been taught, and everything that they've come to believe becomes unraveled as the truth about their legacy is revealed by a person whom the elders of the brotherhood thought they had done away with, decades ago.  This is not street fiction. This is Urban Legend with twists and turns you'll have to read to believe. Check it out and see the difference!  Follow Nikida: http://www.authornikidabellezza.com/

Local Author Meet and Greet on Saturday

Dear Gentle Readers,

I will have a few of each book available for sale at the Author Meet and Greet on Saturday, but I will also have postcard-sized bookmarks to sign for those of you who have previously purchased the kindle versions.

I will have a sign-up sheet to win paperbacks and kindle books set up in the Library, as well as
a few surprises, so if you are in the area, come on down.  I would love to see you.

Hugs,
Carol

JR Wirth's The Seers: Love and Terror on the Fourth of July

 Gave Me Goosebumps, June 28, 2015

By 

Carol Ann Kauffman

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This review is from: The Seers: Love and Terror on the Fourth of July (Twisted Family Holiday Series Book 3) (Kindle Edition)

Every now and then, a book comes along that gives me goosebumps. JR Wirth has done that twice now, first with Good Friday, and now with the Fourth of July. Concise, riveting, with great characters, I highly recommend this book to anyone who loved the Twilight Zone.

Happy Fourth of July

Books To Go Now Newsletter

Dear Gentle Readers,

My publisher has made their newsletter available to you. There are great articles by some of Books To Go Now authors, information on the latest releases, and news of upcoming events.  Here is the link to sign up.

http://eepurl.com/brRJNv

Some of you have asked me about paperbacks of A Dilemma for Daisy, Monday Mystery Society, and the Valentine Cookbook. There are available through Books To Go Now.

Hugs,

Carol

60,000 Pageview Milestone

Dear Gentle Readers,

I am thrilled and grateful and humbled that this little blog Parker Kaufman and I began on April 15, 2013 to showcase the art and authors of our day, as well as the old masters of the past, with the express purpose of inspiring the creativity in others and encouraging them to see the beauty around them, has blossomed into this 60,000 Pageview Art and Author Blog viewed around the world.

Thank you to all who stop by daily just to see what's happening. Thank you to all our wonderful artists who share their phenomenal work with us. Thank you to all the authors who share their covers and reviews, who give us excerpts, blog tours, and of course, the fabulous interviews.

Our interviews are designed to help us get a peek at the real person behind the art and the manuscript. Our readers LOVE the interviews the best.

Interviews on Vision and Verse are by invitation only. Someday when I get bored, I'll count them and announce how many talented people have given their time and thought and photos, so our readers could get to know them.

Thank you to all who have helped us get to this 60,000 Pageview Milestone. We will continue to strive to be the best "place for art and authors."

Hugs,
Carol

P.S. My curiosity got the best of me. I counted 197 interviews as of June 30, 2015. 

The Beautiful Paintings of Evgeny Lushpin

Evgeny Lushpin

The paintings of Evgeny Lushpin have an ethereal, dreamlike quality that draws the eye of the viewer into the beauty of his photo-like art work.  At first, you think it’s a photo; a really, really great photo, with perfect lighting and balance of hues and tone resonance, a perfect picture of a familiar famous city or landmark scene.  




But upon further examination, one sees it is a painting, a beautiful painting with a golden light emanating from a 

perfectly composed piece.  He not only transport you to that perfect place, but to that perfect time.  One cannot view a Lushpin and not be touched, in my opinion.  I wonder if this is how this amazing Russian painter actually sees the world!

Evgeny Lushpin, a celebrated contemporary artist, was born in a small town outside of Moscow in November of 1966 and was educated in the finest schools in Russia, following the traditional techniques of the Russian Realism School of Art.  

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