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Hello Romance Lovers,
Welcome again to my Series on Black Authors Matter. After my New Release; Longing for You: A BWWM Sweet & Steamy Romance hit Amazon US #1 New Release in African Literature on June 1st 2020 and became a #1 Amazon US Best Seller on 17th June 2020, I decided to start a movement to promote Black Romance Authors or Authors who write about characters of colour. Let me also add that Longing for You was also #2 Amazon UK Best Seller in African Literature!
In the past several weeks, I've showcased one black romance author after another and their great books.
Now, relax, get yourself a drink, fold your legs as you curl up on your sofa because you are about to meet the number 24 Black Romance Author on my list. Her name is Author Amaya Black.
Author Amaya was born and raised in Virginia, but she currently lives in Carolinas for 10 years now.
AUTHOR: Amaya
Black
BOOK TITLE: Broken: A
Dark Mafia Romance
GENRE:
Dark/Romance/Suspense
RELEASE DATE: August
1st, 2020
WORD COUNT: 50k
We want to know a bit about your family life.
They say write what you know and so I do. I don’t just write interracial
romance I live it; my partner is white and always asking if my male characters
are based on him (sometimes they are but I tell him they’re not because he’s
nosey). I’m also a mommy to a little boy who loves to ask me how my books are
going while he play nearby on his Ipad. And I have a fur baby named Messy; she’s
a pitbull and scared of plastic bags, brooms and pretty much anything moving to
fast for her liking.
What drives you to write romance stories?
I’ve been writing for as long as I can remember. Me and my best friend
in the fourth grade were reading and writing romance stories about divorces and
finding second chances. I’d always planned to be a writer hence going to college
to major in it. I think the driving force behind it is I just love the action
of watching two people fall for each other…that initial excitement gets my blood
flowing.
Do you have hidden messages woven into your stories?
Sometimes I do and some times I don’t. A lot of times in my books
you’ll see a woman go through a miscarriage or have a terrible pregnancy.
Again, I write what I know and I’ve experienced that horrible pain. In some
ways writing about the worst pain I’ve ever experienced from the view point of
a character has been really therapeutic and freeing. However, those women
characters, much like I did, still wind up picking themselves up and dusting
their shoulders off. Hopefully that’s the message I’m leaving to persevere even
when its hard.
What’s the best thing about your writing and publishing routine?
The best thing about my writing routine is sprinting. If I say to
myself just work for 20 minutes and see what you get, usually I’ll keep
plugging away at the task and wind up with a larger word count.
What steps did you take to publish your first book?
I didn’t really take any. I literally wrote a book and through it
on Amazon and made about one red cent. About two years later I came back and
had no fear and really started pushing my work.
How did you come up with the idea for your recent book/Who’s your
favourite character and why?
For my most recent book, Broken: A Dark Mafia Romance….I wanted to
combine two things: mafia and dark sexual tendencies. My favorite character
though has to be the main character’s little brother Des. He offered a good
amount of comic relief but he was really a back ground player. Loved him to
bits but who knows, he might make a pop up in the next book.
What’s the hardest thing about the publishing process?
For me the the hardest part of the publishing is after the book is
published. Making sure you’re promoting and pushing your book is just as
important as writing it.
Why should a new reader buy your book(s)?
If you want good dialogue, action and sexy Alpha males…I have you
covered. Oh, and not to mention, strong black females!
Working on a new book/project?
I’m currently in rest mode but the next ideas for a spin off from my
last book is brewing. I’ll be getting started on that in another week.
Brag
about any awards or badges.
I won a
$40,000 scholarship to my university for writing called the Creative Talent
Award.
Any
thoughts on Black Lives Matter Movement?
Bring justice
to Breonna Taylor and her family!
Now to
the Rapid Questions:
Your ideal
Partner?
Handsome.
Favourite place to write?
Bedroom.
Choice
trope to read?
Enemies
to lover.
Preferred
genre to read?
Romance.
Best time of the day to write?
Night.
One food you
can’t do without?
Shrimp.
Best Dessert
in the world?
Cheesecake.
Best Movie,
or TV series Award go to?
Clueless.
Beautiful
Song Award go to?
She Will
Be Loved.
Amazing
Band Award go to?
OneRepublic.
Best Actor/Actress
Award go to?
Mariska
Hargitay.
Your #1
Colour?
Black.
Perfect
gift you hope to get someday?
Tory
Burch.
One fun
thing you do?
Sleep.
Never
Have I…?
Been
arrested.
Give readers
your final thoughts about anything?
Buy my
crap!!!
I hope you enjoyed getting to know Author Amaya Black.
Read the blurb of Amaya's book, A Dark Mafia Romance below:
I stole from the wrong mob boss...
I had no idea whose house it was that
I was breaking into. I wasn't given a choice on who my marks were.
Liam Safaryan is a cold-blooded
monster. The idea of him makes me want hide under the cover and never come out.
And yet, when he touches me...my flesh yearns for every single sensation he
offers.
After one crazy chance encounter, my
world changes. Its turned completely on its axis as Liam becomes obsessed with
me.
See Liam has never met a woman like
me. I play by my own rules.
He wants to do everything in his power
to break me, to make me submit.
But not if I break him first.
Amaya Black is a southern girl from the Carolinas spinning tales
with every click of a key. She’s also a mommy, and a partner. She
graduated in 2010 with a degree in English and Creative Writing.
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I'm Stella Eromonsere- Ajanaku, the initiator of
#BlackAuthorsMatter.
Before you go, please take a quick look at my Bestselling Current Release; Longing for You and some of my other hot romance books.
For sure, you will laugh, cry, get an emotional thrill and drool with suspense.
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