2011 USA Best Book Awards-Cross Genre Fiction/MyFather'sColors-Finalist
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Hometown: Oak Park, Illinois
Current Residency: Atlanta, Georgia
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Business Communication
Writer: Published articles can be found online and in many print publications such as: Black Pearls Magazine, SwagHer Magazine, Troy Estefan Magazine, and many more.
Blogger: Community blogger for 11Alive.com & Patch, providing details on celebrity and author events for Metro Atlanta areas.
Awards & Literary Achievements: "Color Me Jazzmyne" was awarded by the Sankofa Literary Society Review, as one of the Top 100 Books-1st Quarter 2010. It was also nominated as the 2010 Book-of-Year by AAMBC (African Americans on the Move Book Club Literary Awards). "My Father's Colors" received the 2011 USA Best Book Finalist Award. "Strings of Color" was awarded the 2012 USA BEst Book Finalist Award for General Fiction.
Print: Atlanta Skirt! Magazine, as one of Atlanta's top 9 to 5 Women in Business, Cross Roads News, Sync Weekly and the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, just to name a few.
Radio: The Award-Wining Morning show, Am 1530 KCMN with Tron Simpson, The Source, 560 Am-KLZ on The Experience Pros Show, Podio Rackets and a host of others.
TV: "My Father's Colors" has been seen on the Oprah Winfrey Network and Ovation Network.
Community: As a child abuse prevention advocate,I have worked with the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy, contributing 15% of the proceeds from "Color Me Jazzmyne" during an April Campaign for National Child Abuse Prevention Month in 2010.
Speaker: As a motivational and inspirational speaker, I deliver an engaging workshop for young adults titled, "Page Forward: Become a Plan 'A' Author." In March 2011, I taught this workshop to the Destiny's Daughters of Promise. Here is what they had to say: "We are honored that you took time to do a presentation for Destiny's Daughters of Promise. The information you presented was timely and relevant and it will help us prepare these teens for a successful future. Thank you for helping us in our endeavor to bring about a positive change in the lives of these girls."
Social Media Expert: I speak Social Media! Today, any aspiring author must learn how to use social media such as Facebook and Twitter to 'Publish' themselves even before they publish their book! During this presentation I provide 5 quick and easy ways to sell 100 books and how to build a solid author platform of avid readers.
<p>There is no one to trust in Nancy Ann Healy’s thrilling new novel, <i>Betrayal</i>.</p><p>FBI agent Alex Toles is relieved to return to work at the NSA after a frightening on-the-job ordeal. Her life partner, Cassidy O’Brien, and Cassidy’s seven-year-old son, have also been instrumental in healing Alex’s wounds.</p><p>But their peace is short-lived when they discover that their good friend—and President of the United States—John Merrow, has been assassinated.</p><p>Little do they know, however, that President Merrow’s death is just the beginning. Even as Alex and Cassidy are forced to confront the loss of their friend and the ramifications that will have on the global stage, they must cope with problems much closer to home.</p><p>Battling intolerance over the nature of their romantic relationship and long-hidden secrets within their families, Alex and Cassidy must confront the truth of their pasts in order to build the future they seek.</p><p>On top of it all, they must confront a conspiracy that spans multiple governments, intelligence agencies, diplomatic services, and international corporations if they are to finally discover the truth about the mysterious group known as the Collaborative—and about themselves.</p>
The fiction work is a sequel to the novel, “Color Me Jazzmyne,” which released in February 2009. Both books carry a common trademark—no foul language or sex. When asked how this recognition impacts her view on clean fiction books, Thomas stated, "it confirms my belief that one can write a book, keep it clean and still have it appreciated by the avid reader of today." Thomas’s novels follow the journey of Naya Monà, a woman who struggles to find herself as she regretfully discovers her father’s past and searches for her daughter. Readers also become familiar with the individual trials of Naya’s husband, Chris; fame-entranced Misty; and Carl, a love-afflicted character introduced in this second book.