Shelley Halima is a writer who was born in Charlotte, NC and raised in Detroit, MI. Currently reading:
Blinding Mirror is her third novel. Her two previous novels were Azůcar Moreno (one of Amazon's bestselling books in Latino literature) and Los Morenos. Currently she is working on Crimson Mirror's the follow up to Blinding Mirror and the upcoming horror/suspense anthology Night Gypsy: A Journey into Darkness set to be released in September 2012.
In 2009 Shelley founded the production company Indie Gypsy; a company dedicated to multicultural projects in film, music and books. Shelley's screenplay Azůcar (based on her first novel) is in development for the silver screen and will be produced in part by Indie Gypsy.
Slated to star are actors Janet Hubert (Fresh Prince), Christian Keyes, (Madea Goes to Jail), Charles Divins (Half and Half, Passions), Venida Evans (Brown Sugar, Transamerica, HBO's Treme) , Jo Mani (Pastor Jones, He Who Finds a Wife 2), Gano Grills, (Cadillac Records, In Too Deep, Oz).
Shelley is also a lyricist and one of her songs Let it Flow was produced and performed by Devin Johnson, a former American Idol contestant who was recently signed to Universal Motown.
Please visit her website www.indiegypsy.com.
LOS MORENOS
AZUCAR MORENO
Editorial Reviews
Review
Blinding Mirror is splendid. A dark, page-turning gem, this
rags-to-riches saga tosses happily-ever-after to the wind. Vivid
characters propel an authentic saga, illustrating such ugly behavior as
it fuels a desperate hunger for the beautiful life at a tragic, human
cost. The climax stays with you long after you put Blinding Mirror down.
It's a novel you can't wait to tell your friends they just have to
read. --Dwight Hobbes, Mpls/St. Paul Magazine
In her third novel,
Blinding Mirror, author Shelley Halima continues writing about race and
class struggles. This time the beautiful Olivia Valente tosses aside
family and racial identity to strike out on her own to find wealth, and
happiness. Halima's novels are reminiscent of those crafted by Harold
Robbins, Jacqueline Susann and even Jackie Collins. We love Halima's hot
mestiza characters in this page turner with a twist. Where is the
mini-series? --Charlotte Morgan, author of upcoming book Judgment in
Goshen: Taxonomy of Ordinary Murder & Editor/Creator of Intangible
Magazine
What a wonderful and great experience I have had reading
Blinding Mirror, a novel by a soon to be literary star Shelley Halima.
It was like watching a soap on television, I couldn't wait to get to the
next page! Continued success as you are truly a gifted and talented
individual, I look forward to your future works. --E'lyse Murray, Elyse
Group 7, Agent to the Stars
The Other Side of the Pain,by Etterlene "Mama" DeBarge
"Mama" Debarge's memoir promises to be an inspirational story of unconditional faith and love. It's a harrowing story of a woman's personal battle when forced to survive a life riddled with abuse, drugs, violence and great despair.
Her story intricately weaves her own life with that of her children's (the celebrated, Motown singing group from the 1980's), their story, told through her eyes. From her agonizing depiction of her tumultuous and violent marriage to her first husband, to the rise, fall and rise again of her famous children and their celebrity, including untold accounts of her son James' marriage to Janet Jackson, and the loss of her daughter-in-law at the hands of a serial killer.
It is fascinating account of a family and their roller-coaster like highs and way to low, lows. It's about an extraordinary woman, wife and a mother who through it all manages to keep hold of the reins, a smile on her face and a song in her heart and a supernatural strength that only God could have given her.
Etterlene "Mama DeBarge
Mary Monroe
(Author of God Don't Like Ugly)
A beautiful, resourceful woman is caught in a high-stakes game of money, sex and betrayal—all in the name of a better future… Christine Thurman had the perfect marriage. A girl from the wrong side of the tracks, she made good by marrying Jesse Ray Thurman and helping him build a business worth millions. Together, they were the perfect couple—attractive, successful, and deeply in love. Christine was convinced she’d spend the rest of her life by her handsome husband’s side.
But twelve years later, J.R. has become obsessed with building his video store empire and is taking his wife for granted. Feeling trapped and alone in a dead-end marriage, Christine finds herself tempted by her old haunts and the people she thought she left behind long ago. Suddenly, without J.R. even realizing it, their seemingly unshakeable bond has started fraying at the seams—and Christine will do anything to break free.
Enter Wade Eddie Fisher, a bad boy with good looks from Christine’s past. Wade left their hometown long ago to follow his Hollywood dreams, but now he’s back, penniless, and as tempting as ever. Even though Wade is far from dependable, he offers Christine something she can’t seem to resist. Soon she’s immersed in a sultry affair, and before she knows it, she’s concocted a scheme so risky that it promises to deliver everything she could possibly want—or shatter the lives of everyone close to her…
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