Introducing debut author, Ja’Nese Dixon

Today, I’ve invited my 1st blog guest, good friend and author, Ja’Nese Dixon to tell you about her exciting debut novel, Black Diamond.

Black Diamond by Ja’Nese Dixon is a romantic suspense novel about an undercover FBI agent investigating a vicious group suspected of trafficking conflict diamonds.   

 After writing for months, Ja’Nese considers (and shares) a few of her favorite scenes in Black Diamond.

YouTube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEkpDxYCPxo

About Black Diamond

Camille Blackwell, an undercover FBI agent, poses as a jewelry purchaser in an international diamond trading company in hopes of identifying the domestic players in a vicious rebel group suspected of trafficking conflict diamonds. The Bureau requests CIA renegade Marc Fulton’s assistance with sweeping international intelligence to identify the major rebel organizations with the finances and stateside connections strong enough to evade criminal prosecution, despite Camille’s objections.
Their attraction is instant and tense; both resolve to focus on the case. But when Camille receives an encrypted memory stick from a murdered co-worker Marc may be the only person she can trust.
Black Diamond is the eagerly anticipated debut novel by Ja’Nese Dixon. True love, like black diamonds, is rare and precious but when murder and a persistent criminal threaten a frail relationship, will love triumph?

 

About Ja’Nese Dixon

Ja’Nese Dixon writes fiction novels for readers yearning to escape and disappear into a good book. Ja’Nese’s debut novel, Black Diamond is scheduled for release in June 2010. She resides in Houston, Texas, with her husband and their two children. For more information visit http://www.janesedixon.com.

 

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Black Diamond by Ja’Nese Dixon Virtual Book Tour is organized by Nia Promotions, a marketing company that assists authors and publishers with using web-marketing strategy to market and promote books on the internet. Follow Ja’Nese’s tour at http://bit.ly/blackdiamondvbt.

Deuces Wild Sneak Peak

Well, it’s late, but I wanted to get a head start on tomorrow. I’ve been pretty incommunicado lately ’cause I’m finally in the zone and Deuces Wild is moving right along. I don’t know what happened, I wouldn’t call it writers’ block, but I just wasn’t feeling the story until I let my antagonist go wild! I usually love my villians, but this time even my skin is crawling. It’s a little over the top and I think my worst fear is that readers will put it down & not pick it up again, but I have to let them be heard.

I also want to invite everyone to the Coffee Confessions Authors Brunch. JA Adams, LM Blakely & I will answer any questions you may have. If coerced, we may read a passage or two. Check out the details & register @ http://coffeebrunch.eventbrite.com/ Your 1st cup of coffee is on us!

As promised, here’s the sneak peak:

It almost felt like sleepwalking. Lark slowly moved over to his side of the queen-size bed and removed the black and gray 9mm Ruger P89DC from the knotty pine night stand’s bottom drawer. The two pound pistol felt especially heavy in her hands tonight. She removed the magazine and checked to make sure it was fully loaded with copper-tipped brass bullets. Then slowly and quietly, she slipped out of their bed. Lark knew she could kill him. Ironically, he was the one who’d started taking her to the range for target practice. She ran her fingers over the smooth barrel and had memory so strong that she could almost smell a whiff of burnt gunpowder. It all flooded back as his instructions replayed in her mind.

They had just put on their headphones when Karl positioned himself behind her and stood directly in her center.  His hands enclosed hers as he adjusted her grip and bent his knees into the backs of hers. Reflex made her fall into place and strangely she became aroused. A man at her back and a gun in her hands felt like one of the most sensual moments of her life. 

Now focus, inhale and pull the trigger as you exhale.

Her aim had gotten quite good. She discovered she was quite the expert at head and neck shots.

Lark wrapped the pink terry cloth robe around her sturdy body, tying the belt while looking down on what used to be her waistline.  At five feet three inches, one hundred and sixty-five pounds, she wished she could magically get her teenage body back.  Maybe then he wouldn’t have…but she knew her figure had nothing to do with what was happening in the other bedroom. Although it wasn’t her fault, it felt like it. Her stomach churned.

Barefoot, she walked up the light beige carpeted stairs to her daughter’s room on the right. Lark stopped, stood by the door and listened. When she thought she heard a soft moan, she quietly turned the knob, opened the door and flicked on the light switch. What happened next would come to her in flashes for the rest of her life.

Please leave a comment & let me know what you think.

Until next time…

Stop by for a chance to win a signed copy of 1st edition ‘Ace of Hearts’

From a Writer’s POV magazine & I are giving away free copies of 1st edition Ace of Hearts. Just stop by & leave a comment. http://fromawriterspovmagazine.com/issue/april-2010/article/black-jack

And tomorrow, I get to chat with one of my favorite reviewers, Bobby Crawford-McCoy & her Bloggers Unite book club.   

Also, I want you to know I am past the halfway mark on Deuces Wild & the title is too appropriate. All my Ace fans won’t be dissappointed.

Well,  guess I need to get back to it.

L8R,

Jean

“Coffee Confessions” Book Video

Hey, this is gonna be a quickie (no venting today!)

Please check out “Coffee Confessions” book video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymG7KU1aTm0

What do you think?

Coffee Confessions Pre-Release Sale AND Get Lit White Party!

Hey Aceoholics,

I know I haven’t blogged in a month, but life has gotten pretty busy for me with the release of Coffee Confessions, an anthology containing my 1st short story, Latte Lady and 6 others by authors JA Adams, LM Blakely, Darine Davis, Ja’Nese Dixon, TL James and DeiIra Smith-Collard that runs the gamut from erotica to inspirational to suspense. There’s something for everyone. I’m really excited about this project and readers are in for such a surprise! She said proudly. ;o)  Oh, here’s the purchase link: http://www.shhimreading.com/book-store.html

Til May 14, 2010, enter the coupon code: SIRBOOK and get $5 off!

I also think I found my niche. I’m now editing other authors. Editing seems to satisfy my OCD! Who knew? Don’t get me wrong, I’m no Monk, although he is one of my favorite TV characters of all time. Most folks think I’m just a pain in the…, not crazy. OK, not that I need therapy or anything, umh…well, harmless. Besides, I need something to keep my mind off hubby’s remodeling and renovations.

He’s been working on this for over 6 months and, don’t get me wrong, he’s doing a wonderful job, but with all the banging, sawing & drilling I’m ’bout to go off! He totally remodeleded the kitchen, 2 bathrooms, the garage and laid laminate floors in the living room and my office. The master bedroom is next. Thank God, I’ll be in Houston for the “Get Lit White Party” when he starts on that. The only good thing is we have a small house and he’s going to run out of rooms soon.

OK, I feel better, sorry ’bout that, didn’t realize I needed to vent! LOL

Happy Reading!

Life is such a blessing…

Last week was the epitome for me. Sure, I went to Books, Beauty & Banter in Houston and had a good time, sold some books and met some new fans, but this isn’t about that. The highlight of my week was meeting my great-granddaughter, LaVeah for the 1st time (they live in Vegas) and she wrapped me around her tiny finger.  At 7 mos., she’s the size of a Butterball turkey, 21 lbs.,  with cheeks that resemble a chipmunk and thighs that you just want to pinch. I was struck by the magical effect  holding her in my arms had on me. She’s a happy baby and we had the best time, playing ’so big’, peek-a-boo and all the other baby games I thought I’d forgotten. I held a fourth generation member of my family and it overwhelmed me. It also made me give God praise for allowing me this special time as I know there are many women who never get the chance to see their great-grandchildren.  Family is a blessing, especially after the kids grow up & start their own families as long as they don’t do it too soon.  No empty-nester depression for me! LOL 

I’ve been blessed and I am grateful. They went home Tues. @ noon & I miss them both, but I didn’t let go until I had the promise of another visit, hopefully in August, right after LaVeah’s 1st birthday.

My granddaughter, Dru, dressed her in black & red (my signature colors) and that definitely made me a little teary. She was too cute. It was so hard to see them go.

Good night, LaVeah. G-Ma and G-Pop love you.

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Cool Interview with Bobbie Crawford-McCoy on Book Reviews by Bobbie

Hey Aceoholics,

Bobbie and I have a mutual admiration goin’ on. After reading her fantastic Ace of Hearts and Black Jack reviews, I know she really gets me and I’m blown away. She swears I’ve turned her on to erotic thrillers (no pun intended ;o)  a genre she hadn’t been into. Leave it to her to ask some questions I’d never been asked before!

 So, without further ado…

 http://bookreviewsbybobbie.wordpress.com/2010/02/03/author-interview-jean-holloway/  

Please share the link and ask folks to take a moment to vote. Just click on the number of stars at the top. Bobbie and I both appreciate it.

Happy Reading!

‘Black Jack’ gets me my best review EVER!

I’ve been looking forward to reading Black Jack, ever since I’ve had the privilege of reading and reviewing book 1, Ace of Hearts. I was really curious to see how this story would play out, I wondered who the new characters would be and how the new storyline would tie into the first book. Boy oh boy, are you in for a treat! The story picks up just a few short years after Ace of Hearts ended. Shevaughn Robinson (Von to her friends) feels pretty good about her role as lead homicide detective. With work going so well and the love of her little girl, she can almost forget the pain and sadness of losing Tony O’Brien. When Von is called to the scene of a homicide and she begins investigating an elderly woman’s death, she can’t stop some of the memories from flooding back as similarities remind her of Eric Becker, the notorious Ace of Hearts serial killer and violent rapist. Black Jack is not for the squeamish; the characters and the fast-paced story line is gritty, authentic and at times, quite graphic. It’s an absolute must, that you read Ace of Hearts (book 1) and then Black Jack (book 2)! I found myself having compassion for some of the sinister characters in the story, almost against my will. Jean Holloway is, in my opinion, a master story-teller; she has an amazing gift and she’s not afraid to use it. With exciting twist and turns, a cold-blooded killer and fast-paced action, this seductive thriller will pull you in and keep you guessing.
I very highly recommend this book to all thriller and erotic thriller fans!
***Some graphic sexual content***

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ (10 out of 10 Diamonds) – Absolutely LOVED it!!

http://bit.ly/Book_Reviews_by_Bobbie

I’m Daffy Duckin’ over here! LOL

Jean

Tonight’s my interview on Real Talk with Tanya White!

Tonight, Tanya White & I will be talking about ‘Black Jack’, the 2nd novel in my Deck of Cardz series.  Please join me @ 7:30 p.m. EST on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/realtalkwithtanyawhite
I’ll let you get a peek into the mind of my latest villian, a handsome, charming pyschopath who’s in the game of love, but only for a profit.

On a more serious note, please say a prayer and do what you can for Haiti. Their country has been devastated for years and this recent tragedy has brought it all to light. I’ve always wondered if the main reason Haiti stayed in the depths of poverty was because it’s the only place on this planet that had a successful slave revolt, forcing the French out their country.  Has the world been punishing them by ignoring their plight ever since? Look at all the other countries we’ve helped economically, why not Haiti? Well, now they need us more than ever, so if you can spare $5.00, send it. I know times are tough, hey, I’ve been unemployed for going on 2 years, but I got in touch with the Red Cross and they’re accepting almost anything.  

Hope to chat with you tonight,

Jean

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Happy New Year…yeah, I know I’m late.

Hi Aceoholics,

2010 began with the discovery that New Year’s Day might just be my favorite holiday. Why? ‘Cause I did absolutely nothing! I spent yesterday in my soft, fleece pjs (they remind me of a baby blanket ;o) and was in TV heaven with marathons of The Twilight Zone and Hitchcock movies. I think my favorite Hitchcock movie is …oh, I can’t just pick one. He was the king of strange. I checked my On Demand and even found 2 episodes of One Step Beyond.  Jackpot!

Pure laziness has its advantages and I did it with only a twinge of guilt and that’s only because hubby decided to paint the living room while I laid in bed, nothing exciting, he painted 2 walls and the ceiling white. It wouldn’t have been my choice, but it does look so clean. 

I topped it all off with Alvin and the Chipmunks (yeah, OK, I’m never growing up and I needed a little levity after my supernatural day). Besides, I love their version of Funky Town! I went to sleep with a smile on my face and today I’m ready to get back to reality and face my manuscripts.

Here’s hoping 2010 brings you health, love and happiness.

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