Saturday, October 20, 2007

CHECK OUT MY REVIEW FROM BLACK BUTTERFLY REVIEW

Pain from Black Butterfly Review. I tried to tell yall that Pleasure & Pain wasn't no joke, so if you haven't grabbed your copy then maybe you may want to get on the good foot and order yourself an original copy today. Go to www.lulu.com/content/448154 for the hardcover or www.lulu.com/content/448328 for paperback. Check out the review and if its got your curiousity going, THEN GO ORDER THE BOOK!!!

BLACK BUTTERFLY REVIEW

OCTOBER 19,2007

A new author Alicia C. McGhee has presented what she calls her "Ghetto Soap Opera." It is a collection of 20 short stories filled with uncompromising sex, laden with scandal and a bit of tragedy...:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

In the erotic tale "My Nightly Desire" the nameless characters are secret lovers only to meet at night. Uninhibited sex escapades take place at the female characters' home because her lover is married. Their love trysts are sweat filled, intense couplings only to find the female empty because her lover can never stay with her after all is said and done. This tale is filled with tasteful yet erotic sex scenes leaving just enough for ones imagination to make up the rest.

In one of her next tales "At the Hands of a Man", Ms. McGhee introduces us to the tragic side of her writing which is raw and intensely captivated in 7 short pages. This story introduces us to the abuse one woman endures by the hands of her husband Jonathan - a man she loves unconditionally - a man she has given three beautiful children - a man who abuses her for any minor infraction. Jonathan becomes delusional after a while and as a result the unthinkable happens. Unable to control his rage any longer her captures his wife and children upon their attempt to escape him one day and ends the misery they have all been living - the abuse, her fear, their family.

"The Other Sister" is a story appropriate to the title. Vickie and Donnell appear to be a happily married couple until Donnell becomes attracted to Vickie's younger sister Jazz. Unbeknownst to her, Jazz and Donnell begin having a torrid affair filled with inventive ways to be with one another. Jazz being 19 years old and Donnell all of 28 years of age is enough to keep him enthralled to the point of obsession. Just the excitement of it all has Jazz bursting at the seams anticipating each time they shall meet. All is going as well as can be expected until Jazz finds herself pregnant. The story ends with Jazz and Donnell finding their way to one another after Vickie divorces her husband upon finding out that her own sister has been his secret lover.

Ms. McGhee has written 20 short stories all different in nature. Some are highly charged erotically while others touch on more sensitive matters such as abuse on all levels and the injustices that some women endure. It is a myriad of characters sure to whet the appetites of many. A new raw voice on the scene, Ms. McGhee will find her niche amongst the Urban Genre population.

Reviewed by: Michelle Henley, Black Butterfly Review

Covert Art: 3

Overall Review: 4

"A mark of a good book, is when the story never ends….."

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