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May the 4th~ From A 30yr Fan...
No, you won’t frequently find my social media pages splashed with Star Wars fanfare but don’t doubt my love of The Force. I’ve been a fan since college (yaaay 90s!) The original films were still being released when I was a kid, but I refused to like them and my reasons were ohhh so petty! There were only the big three networks when I was growing up and cartoons dominated on Saturday mornings. So…
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A Library Love Letter
I was recently asked to make remarks at a work event in celebration of libraries. I’d like to share it here with you. Thanks for reading…
Created by AlTonya Washington using Adobe Firefly AI
Anne Herbert said, “Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.” Anne Herbert was an American journalist and the author of Random Kindness…
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Happy Saturday!
Hope you're enjoying this February Saturday! Read, write, eat, listen to music, relax- just enjoy it!
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"Intoxicated" Ally Fleming's Sleeping Giants come to Radish Fiction ~ Get caught up in Mercuri Nikolaides now... 🔥📚🔥📚🔥
Check out "Intoxicated: The Sleeping Giants (Greek Gods) Series: Book 1: BWWM Interracial Romance" on Radish via @radish_fiction https://radishfiction.com/stories/30422
Or Get the complete series wherever books are sold! #interracialromanticsuspense
#radish fiction#romantic suspense#bwwm#Ally Fleming#book series#interracialromance#bwwm couples#blackromance#romantic thriller#romance fiction
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An Excerpt of "Not By Blood" by AlTonya Washington ✒️
Yaz woke around 3 am after a fretful sleep. Surprising, given the busy day she’d had. She tried to fight her way back to slumber but eventually counted it a useless task and was out of bed just after 4 am.
It was customary for her and Candace to have breakfast together on work mornings. Since her work morning was getting started about 4 hours ahead of schedule, Yaz prepared a light meal of toast, mixed fruit, and coffee.
Treat yourself to delights beyond the business, Candace had said.
Before yesterday, Yaz hadn’t realized that she hadn’t been doing that. Before yesterday… she thought, as her coffee transitioned from black to creamy beige. How had so much been turned on its ear in the span of a brief, supposedly run-of-the-mill meeting?
There was that weirdness with the picture, compounded by the weirdness of Lakia Volley, but that was all relegated to sideline positioning next to Noah Volley. She’d indeed had tunnel vision where her business was concerned. Yes, she’d heard of the Volleys, though her interest was only in bringing them on as clients.
She had completely overlooked the brown-eyed and ‘super gorgeous’ Noah Volley. Still, she told herself to dismiss the train of thought. Delights beyond business were a whole other thing next to delights connected to the business. She’d met Noah Volley for business reasons and business was the area where he should remain. Besides that, her meeting had given rise to even more beyond the business.
Why had her parents never mentioned knowing the Volleys? They were well known in Manchester. The fact that their child lived there- the place where they began their lives as a married couple- should’ve generated some conversation on that score, right?
Maybe it was as Lakia Volley had said- the responsibilities of life had drawn them apart. Perhaps it was as simple and sensible as that. Only…God…why couldn’t she stop thinking there was more to it?
And so what if it was? If drama was involved, it had probably happened long before Yaz and her brothers were born. What was the saying? Stay out of grown folks' business.
That advice had never sounded more excellent. She certainly had enough on her plate. She’d just landed her biggest event to date. A bonafide success with the Volley party could post her to a level she’d been working toward from the start. That left little time for delving into family drama. Correction- it left no time for delving into family drama.
Yaz left her apartment just before 9am. That would give her and Candace plenty of time to talk business before she had to leave to be in time for the 11am meeting with Noah. It would also give them time to discuss Candace’s big date.
At least, Yaz hoped it would. She’d texted just to make sure her friend hadn’t decided to spend the night out after all. Candace hadn’t texted her back which was no surprise. Yaz had sent the text before 6am. Candace would’ve probably been turning over for another few minutes of shut-eye.
Yaz opted for the elevator instead of the stairs and used the wait time to reflect on Candace’s contagious excitement from the night before. That early relationship glee…it was a sensation few others could match. Yaz hadn’t experienced that in a long time. In her case, however, the glee stage had left a lot to be desired. Was that really why the ‘super gorgeous’ hadn’t been registering on her radar?
She smirked as another old saying came to mind- ‘once bitten, twice shy’.
“Come on,” Yaz muttered, pressing the elevator’s down button again. She let ten more seconds drift by before reminding herself that this was why she usually took the stairs.
Decided, she moved down the hall to the door leading to the stairwell. The din of mixed voices met her ears as she rounded the landing to the last flight down.
Yaz pulled open the stairwell door and froze in place at the sight meeting her eyes. The 2nd floor hallway teemed with people. It wasn’t the crowded corridor that had her heart pounding, though. It was the fact that they were all in uniform- police-issued uniform.
Yaz tore from the doorway, stumbling in a walk/run that took her closer to the end of the hall. She was halfway there when one of the uniforms called out for her to wait. Someone tried to grab her arm. She shook them off.
Her heart was in her throat. She barely registered dropping her purse and tote bag as she neared the end of the hall and the door to Candace Barnes’ apartment.
She stopped short of crossing the threshold. She didn’t need to in order to see the woman in the chair she’d tumbled into the night before as she’d laughed.
There would be no more laughter.
Yaz looked on in horror at her friend’s head lolling to one side of the chair. The bodice of her lilac pantsuit was caked in blood around a hole in the center of her chest.
Yazmine screamed.
"Not By Blood" is now available 📚✒️📚
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Learn More
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Life's Little Pleasures
A rainy afternoon with hot tea and a good book. Few things compare to how wonderful this is. 📚🫖📚🫖📚🫖 #teaandbooks #lifeslittlepleasures #rainydays
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New In February 📚💞📚
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Ebook Futures
Hello! A new episode of the AlTonya’s Library Podcast is here. This time around I’m discussing the future of my ebooks, the Exclusives Store, and a brand-new Novella.
Follow the Mic!
As usual, I’m discussing my current reads, and what’s good to watch- including my new Book Vlog (Scene Talk in 7) on YouTube.
Take a listen and Happy Holidays!
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The Exclusives Store
Two Products – More to Come.
The Store is Open!
http://www.alsreaders.weebly.com
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#amreading#bookshelf#interracialromance#romanticsuspense#seriesromance#african american#AlTonya#black romance#blackromance#Books
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Tesano Reviews
The Tesano Boxed Set Is Here!
(Exclusively on AlTonya’s Site)
Leave your thoughts about the family for other readers.
Please indicate SPOILERS if your review has any. Full Reviews or Ratings Only Are
Equally Appreciated.
Cover By Melody Y Pond
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Book Clubs, Boxed Sets and Baron
An Announcement about the future of my ebooks, inside scoops on some terrific reads, watches, and more in this latest episode,“Book Clubs, Boxed Sets and Baron” that’s been a long time coming! ✒️✒️✒️
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/altonya-washington#authorsofinstagram #authorpodcast #blackauthorsofinstagram #newpodcastepisode
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Happy Fall! Happy Reading!
Season 3 Is Here!
Man of War~Baron is ready for your reading pleasure.
Episodes 1-9 NOW
This will be a fast-moving season. So follow Baron, settle in, and enjoy!
(Oh yeah, episodes 1-3 are free!) 🙂
Artwork courtesy of Gelmis Bartulis on Unsplash
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Areeys, the book
The Man of War series is in full gear. As promised, season three-Baron begins this Friday just in time for fall.
As an added treat, season one-Areeys is now available as an ebook. Dive into a new world of drama, suspense, and steam with “Man of War~Areeys”. The book.
Available Exclusively on the Als Readers site. Just follow the gorgeous cover…
Image courtesy of Venti Views HWR on Unsplash
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The Conclusion
It’s done. The story of Chisulo Nkosi and Kam Okonkwo is complete and stands on its own.
Insatiable concludes the Ruler of Perfection Saga and wraps in a way I never would’ve imagined had I written it sooner. I hope you enjoy where the drama takes you.
Click the picture and good luck! -AlTonya
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My 80s Childhood & Indiana Jones
So…as an Indiana Jones fan for like…EVER- I certainly knew that another installment of the series was on its way this summer. I did NOT realize that the new installment would be coming this weekend! Whoo Hoo!
Of course, my favorite series installments were released back in the 80s. Some of my favorite memories involve going to see The Last Crusade with my family on opening weekend and then going…
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