Drama...Deception...Deliverance...\nWith a level of confidence and style that most women would envy, De Borah Harriston stands at the church sanctuary doors wearing a stylish designer ensemble so sophisticated and eye-catching that a trustee almost drops the collection plate and his religion trying to get another glance of her revealing low-cut neckline. De Borah s breasts are more out than some men in the choir. Clearly the older women in the house of worship are quite offended, but it makes no difference to De Borah. It isn t their attention or approval she is after.\nPastor David Josiah Goodwell agonizes over the daunting task of having to destroy the bulk of everything his father, the Honorable Reverend Cecil Douglass Goodwell, built, including the family name, as he attempts to preach and teach the truth and power about Jesus Christ to a congregation that ultimately may prefer the sugar water, carefree, no accountability to God gospel that causes for the church membership to grow but not the people in it.\nYou can t have an affair with attorney Crystal Champagne Calloway s husband, become pregnant with his child, leave text messages saying Crystal s man is divorcing her, and then turn around and be the one behind releasing sex photos of her on the web--that she didn t even know existed--while simultaneously being the unidentified newspaper source that has the police falsely charging her with aiding and abetting a money laundering drug cartel, and think you re going to be taking Crystal s kids to church and having them call you Mommy while she s locked up in the penitentiary. Who you kidding?\nA secret society of prominent and corrupt Black pastors known as the Preachers Syndicate wields so much power in the Black community that their support can determine the winner of the upcoming presidential election. Will the killing of one of its members who had a change of heart result in solidifying the group s power or mark the beginning of their demise?\nSee how God s love, power and redemption strengthen believers who are struggling to reach new heights in their faith and relationship with God even as their church and church leadership hit new lows.\nAuthor Description 
S. James Guitard is National Bestselling Author of Chocolate Thoughts, Mocha Love and Blessed Assuurance. His latest book, a novel entitled Delilah s Revenge: There is Nothing More Dangerous for a Man than a Woman with a Plan, will be released April 26, 2007. His first book, Chocolate Thoughts, has consistently been rated one of the nation s best African-American books and has appeared on numerous bestseller lists.\nAn exceptional public and motivational speaker, Mr. Guitard will be participating in book signings as well as radio and television interviews during his upcoming national book tour. In addition, Mr. Guitard is also a featured consultant author of the Anointed Author Workshop Series, a comprehensive writing and publishing workshop for aspiring and contemporary Christian authors. Mr. Guitard has written Bible commentary for Real: The New Testament by Thomas Nelson Publishers, one of the world s largest producers of Bibles.\nA native of New York who now resides in the Washington, DC area, Mr. Guitard has devoted his professional career to improving the quality of education for poor and minority children as a college instructor, administrator, school teacher, Capitol Hill lobbyist, as well as an education policy specialist. Chocolate Thoughts, Mocha Love and Blessed Assurance comprise the beginning of a series of books, plays and movie scripts written by the author.

Delilah's Revenge (There is nothing more dangerous for a man than a woman with a plan)

S. James Guitard

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With all of the chaos, confusion, and uncertainty of life, we all need to know of the blessed assurances that God has for our lives. 
Blessed Assurance is an enjoyable, empowering, engaging, and encouraging example of the everlasting truth that God can move us from heartache to healing, burden to blessings, depression to deliverance, and from trials to triumphs. 
 Fast-paced, witty, entertaining, and inspirational, the writings are modern day renditions of biblical stories. 
In the short story, The Best of Everything, based on Hannah, you gain a better level of appreciation and thankfulness for what God has already done in your life, which will provide you with strength to endure in the midst of a crisis as well as give you patience as you await new blessings. Lust and Lies, based on Samson and Delilah, reminds us of the temptations of lust, the importance of honesty, the dangers of sin and the significance of repentance. Traveling Mercies, based on the parable of the Good Samaritan, teaches us not to place limitations on how and through whom God may send a blessing, and our responsibility to help people whom we often do not know. 
 Baby Blues, based on Abraham and Sarah, lets us better understand the importance of timing, patience, and consequences of operating in God s permissive will versus God s perfect will for our lives. A Sprig of Hope, based on Tamar, acknowledges that tragedy, sadness and betrayal are an unfortunate part of life, and yet ultimately there is healing, restoration and happiness if you place your trust in God. Sword of the Lord, based on Jephthah, confirms that your past can t define you if you give your future to God and that everyone at some time or another needs to forgive. 
 Enjoyable, Moving and Inspiring Reading A DEFINITE MUST READ!!! Blessed Assurance: Full of Hope and Strength for Life s Journey By ESSENCE Best-selling Authors Victoria Christopher Murray, National Best-selling Author of Temptation and A Sin and A Shame The Best of Everything based upon Hannah ''...Pastor Ford hesitated for a second before she asked, 'Would you want a child if it wasn t God's will; if that wasn t His purpose for your life? ...''
 Jacquelin Thomas, National Best-selling Author of Prodigal Husband and Jezebel

Blessed Assurance: Inspirational Short Stories Full of Hope & Strength for Life's Journey

Literature & Fiction

VICTORIA CHRISTOPHER MURRAY

Jacquelin Thomas

Patricia Haley

Maurice Gray

Terrance Johnson

United States

Literally Speaking Publishing House

There is Nothing More Dangerous for a Man Than a Woman with a Plan 
With a level of confidence and style that most women would envy, De'Borah Harriston stood at the church sanctuary doors wearing a stylish designer ensemble so sophisticated and eye-catching that a trustee almost dropped the collection plate and his religion trying to get another glance of her revealing lowcut neckline. De'Borah's breasts were more out than some men in the choir. Clearly the older women in the house of worship were quite offended, but it made no difference to De'Borah. It wasn't their attention or approval she was after. 
Pastor David Josiah Goodwell had just entered the sanctuary wearing a robe that King Solomon would have wanted to borrow. Prior to his dad, the Honorable Reverend Cecil Douglass Goodwell, passing away, he thought the greatest challenge he would ever face in life would be living up to father’s expectations. Pastor Goodwell now agonize over the daunting task of having to tear down and destroy the bulk of everything his father built, including his family name, as he attempts to preach and teach the truth about Jesus to a congregation that ultimately may prefer to have the sugar water, non-substantive, carefree, no accountability to God gospel that causes for its church membership to grow, but not the people in it. 
You can’t have an affair with attorney Crystal Champagne Calloway's husband, become pregnant with his child, leave text messages saying Crystal's man is divorcing her, and then turn around and be the one behind releasing sex photos of her on the web--that she didn’t even know existed, causing for Crystal's mother to have a heart attack in church--while simultaneously being the unidentified source in the newspaper that has the police falsely charging her with aiding and abetting a money laundering, prostitution and drug cartel, and think you're going to have Crystal's kids calling you Mommy while she's locked up in the penitentiary for the rest of her life. Who you kidding? 
Sunday school class member Alexis Benson was scheduled to get married in St. Thomas prior to finding out that her fiancé, Deacon Derrick, had been cheating on her. It was several months later that she found out that during the period they were seeking marriage counseling, her fiancé had been secretly having sex with the associate minister providing their marriage counseling. How does Alexis's faith in God reach new heights in the midst of her church hitting new lows?

Delilah's Revenge (There is Nothing More Dangerous for a Man than a WOMAN with a Plan)

Mocha Love: A Novel of Passion, Honesty, Deceit and Power

Mocha Love: a love of a superior quality -- strong, rich in flavor and infused with a passion that could only come from a masculine, Chocolate-flavored Black man who has his act together. 
The ESSENCE Best-Selling Author of Chocolate Thoughts, rated one of the nation's best African-American books, has written a provocative and fast-paced novel entitled Mocha Love. The novel reveals the challenges, obstacles and victories men and women face in life because of love, honesty, deceit and power. 
Throughout Mocha Love, readers are exposed to a variety of heart-warming, romantic, masculine, intelligent, obsessive, sensual and strong men who are contending with the everyday trials of life, their sexual desires, a relationship with God, financial stability, family relationships, and career ambitions. 
A Must Read!!! Mocha Love is a seductive, emotionally moving, convicting and creative novel filled with characters who face real life temptations as they struggle to live a Heaven-bound life in a Hell-bent world. Mocha Love's originality and lovable prose will touch your heart and your life.

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Chocolate Thoughts: Short Stories, Essays and Poetry from the Hearts and Minds of Real Black Men

A National Bestseller Consistently Rated One of the Nation’s Best African-American Books Chocolate Thoughts is a compilation of over 55 short stories, essays and poems from the hearts and minds of Black men. It provides a refreshing look at the psychological, social, political and economic views that are often held by Black men but not expressed to the general public. An ESSENCE Bestseller, Chocolate Thoughts provides candid insight and uncompromising truth about how Black men truly feel about themselves, relationships, family, sex, marriage, work, careers, religion, love, money, racism, music, violence and sports. It uniquely captures the commonality of Black men irrespective of their socio-economic background or educational attainment. No Black man will read "I Won't Bow Down," "Reflections on My Relationship with Love," "Black Men" or "Time Bomb" and not recognize the Black man that he has been, currently is, or has known during his life. Every Black woman after reading "Whose Fault Is It," "Chocolate Thoughts and Almond Questions," "Unfulfilled Desires" and "You Can Get All The Shoes You Want" is guaranteed to gain a deeper understanding of the Black men in her life or missing from her life irrespective of whether or not that Black man is her son, boyfriend, lover, husband, brother, cousin, uncle, friend or significant other. Being Black can definitely give the reader a connection to Chocolate Thoughts, but anyone irrespective of race or gender will find these writings to be thought-provoking, intimate, captivating, powerful, titillating and engaging.