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The blurb
Since his release from prison, Brookstone’s most notorious drug lord, Jay Santiago, has been hard at work rebuilding his life and empire. With two businesses under his belt and one in the making, Jay is readily known as one of New York’s elite men.
While the root of his
financial status lies in the newly rebuilt Santiago cartel, Jay is determined
to expand his wealth. After reconnecting with an old comrade, he believes that
he has found the one thing that could increase his fortune and allow him to
leave behind the dangers of his criminal enterprise for good.
However, as Jay’s new business venture begins to come to fruition, he quickly learns that the one material object that he loves the most could lead to his biggest downfall yet.
The Ace of Diamonds
Jay focused the conversation on the real reason that he had come to Dallas. He had recently linked up with one of his old comrades who had helped him put millions into a new investment, one that he wanted Lotus to help him with. His plan was to use their connection to his advantage.“I figured that since I’m Hector’s son that you would help me.”Lotus was taken aback. “Help you? Help you with what?”Jay knew that what he said next was going to send Lotus into a fury. “I need a warehouse,” he told him, quickly.“Oh no,” Lotus said, taking off his seatbelt. “Stop the car, Arnold. Pull over.”Jay unbuckled his seatbelt as well. He grabbed Lotus’ shoulder, in an attempt to calm him down. “Lotus, come on, listen to me. I know you helped me with this before, but I need another one. I mean, you sold me the building for Blue Magic. I’m making honest of the restaurant, aren’t I? I promise you, I will—” Jay was interrupted as Lotus screamed in his ear.“Are you out of your mind? What are you getting into now?”“I can’t go to anybody with this project. I don’t need a lot of ears or eyes on this. I trust you, Lotus. I know that you won’t publicize this sale like you do the others. I know you will take the warehouse out of your company’s listings way before the sale is even complete.”Lotus shook his head, nervously. He knew that if Jay was asking for a warehouse then there was probably some illegal operation about to go down inside of it. The last time he had sold him one, he ended up using the space to house illegal drugs and weapons. Now, he wanted one again. Certain that Jay was still running a drug cartel, Lotus didn’t want anything to do with it. His days of working alongside a criminal enterprise were long gone.
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Who is Vogue?
Born and
raised in Greenville, South Carolina, Vogue’s journey through the world of
creative writing first began in middle school with poetry and songwriting.
While the mix of rhythm and words was the initial passage to self-expression,
it was the discovery of prose that opened the door to a world of endless
possibilities. An avid reader of Urban Fiction, Vogue felt the need to create
literary works that had an equal balance of street lit, drama, romance, and
faith-based undertones.
A graduate
of Winthrop University (Rock Hill, S.C.), possessing a bachelor’s degree in
social work, Vogue, first birthed the idea of The Diamond Collection in the halls of her alma mater. In 2003, she
put pen to paper and thus was created, Diamonds
In The Rough, part one of The Diamond
Collection series.
By 2010,
Vogue had written drafts of the entire ten book series and in June of 2010, Diamonds In The Rough, was published for
her to share with the rest of the world. Soon followed by Diamonds Are Forever in October of 2010 and The Ace of Diamonds in February of 2013, Vogue joined the league of
other writers, determined to make her mark in the literary world.
Still
writing, Vogue plans to release the fourth book in the series, Black Diamonds, in late 2013 or early
2014 as well as pen her first Young Adult novel.
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Ohh so you started out way back when in poetry. Are you still a fan, and if so, any chance you'll be publishing a volume of your work?
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I am still a fan of poetry, however, I will admit that it has been a while since I've read a good poetry book. I did think about publishing some poetry and songs, however, I lost a lot of my work when my laptop crashed. Maybe, one day, I'll go back through some old notebooks and see what I can put together.
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Thank you so much for stopping through!
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Im def. going to have to check this one out. :) Thanks!
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Thank you for sharing about this great-sounding novel! Have a great weekend, all!
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Thanks for all of the support!
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