Sing About That Black Rose

“A book about life,“ is how readers are hailing this novel. Readers are shedding tears, laughing out loud, and growing attached to the characters!Tazandra James is a beautiful aspiring model from Chicago’s urban south side. As a recent college graduate, she stubbornly refuses to accept the fact that she is a victim of spousal abuse. She’d thought her heart was safe when she married Zeke, who worshipped her since high school. Rape-by-rape, and blow-by-blow, Taz’s pain elicits anger, sympathy, and fear as it reels in readers from the first page until the SHOCKING end. Taz’s best friend, Attorney Shai Lapriotte is passionately in love with sexy Rory. He wasn’t born until Shai was almost 11 years old! It is 2001. He’s now a grown man, producing music videos and mentoring a pre-teen, ex-drug dealer. Bisexual, DJ Smoke is Taz’s best male friend and she knows all his secrets, except one. Janet Brown’s novel is a witty multi-faceted, hip-hop, classy, violent, and sensual gem. The edgy tale is a brave portrayal of love’s darkness and life’s balance. The language and scenes are explicit. The author earned an honors B.A. degree in journalism and creative writing from Columbia College Chicago.