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

Chocolate Thoughts is a compilation of 55 short stories, essays and poems from the hearts of Black men. A searing modern commentary, it provides a spirited, at times austere look at psychological, social, political, and economic views that are often held but not expressed by Black men to the general public. 
Chocolate Thoughts provides candid insight into the emotions and thoughts of Black Men, which often manifest themselves in ways that are perceived as hostile, non-conformist, and anti-social. This book provides uncompromising truth about how Black men truly feel about themselves, relationships, family, sex, marriage, work, careers, religion, love, money, racism, music, sports, violence, and drugs. It uniquely captures the commonality of Black Men irrespective of their socio-economic backgrounf 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 recognized the Black man that he has been, currently is, or has known during his life. Every Black woman after reading "Who's 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 their lives or missing from their lives 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 writing delicious, thought provoking, intimate, captivating, powerful, titillating and engaging. This much cannot be denied, the reader will gain unbelievable access and understanding of the most resilent and misunderstood man in the world: The Black Man.

Literature & Fiction

Guitard, S. James

United States

Literally Speaking Pub House

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.

S. James Guitard

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.

Romance

Checkmate: The Games Men Play

Have you ever wondered why men act the way they do and why they refuse to give up what they call their player’s card? In the national bestseller, Checkmate: The Games Men Play, Mark Crutcher writes an empowering book for women to gain understanding of the dating process as well as the tricks and techniques men who are players vow never to reveal. A former player, pimp and even a gigolo, Mr. Crutcher has given up his player’s card in an effort to help relinquish the heavy burden on his heart. 
Checkmate provides uncut and uncensored access into the secret moves that men who are players use to win women’s hearts, souls, minds and of course, their bodies. In a chess match, the objective is to place the opponent’s king in an inescapable position on the game board. In the game that players play, the objective is to persuade women to maintain casual, uncommitted, sexual relationships with them. By the time women realize that a player’s intentions are purely physical, it is too late. They are already addicted to the experiences they have shared and cannot or will not let go. Checkmate. 
Checkmate: The Games Men Play will have you looking beyond your normal perceptions of reality and seeing the true meaning behind a man’s actions and words.

Mark D. Crutcher

Parenting & Relationships

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

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

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

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

Checkmate: The Games Men Play