About The Author:
Born and raised in Philadelphia, the Howard University graduate
embraced the written word at an early age. She credits this to her
loving, older sister whom, while they were youngsters, made the author
eat lotion on a regular basis. Realizing the need to sound-out the
ingredients on the lotion label, Alicia stopped the lotion-eating
practice, but continued to read the labels of the concoctions her sister
brought for her to try. This early necessity to read flowered to a
passion; hence, a writer was born.The award winning author resides in
Maryland with her wonderful husband and son. Still an avid reader,
label or otherwise, Alicia is hard at work completing her next suspense
novel.Her latest book is the suspense novel, Dark Side of Valor.
About The Book:
Child advocate Lelia Freeman saves children for a living. As the
director of ChildSafe Shelters, she ventures to abandoned squats and
crackhouses to rescue teens from the hellish streets of Los Angeles.
When she is summoned to Washington to serve on a committee that aids the
children of a war-torn African nation, Lelia is kidnapped and becomes a
political pawn in a sinister conspiracy. Oceans away from everything
she knows, she must trust a mercenary to save her life, or die in the
clutches of a psychopath.
Hunting, combat and staying alive are Elijah Dune’s specialties. Vengeance is his passion. Haunted by past demons, he’s travels to the Motherland to collect a debt. A debt that demands one payment. Death.
Caught in the crosshairs of a madman, Lelia and Elijah must survive the jungles of Zaire and the horrors of their pasts or be forever consumed by the DARK SIDE OF VALOR.
Hunting, combat and staying alive are Elijah Dune’s specialties. Vengeance is his passion. Haunted by past demons, he’s travels to the Motherland to collect a debt. A debt that demands one payment. Death.
Caught in the crosshairs of a madman, Lelia and Elijah must survive the jungles of Zaire and the horrors of their pasts or be forever consumed by the DARK SIDE OF VALOR.
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I have seen first hand how troubled teens benefit from just a little love and care from friends
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Teens are our future and I think this is a very important issue. Do I have the answer, no; however, I think we all have a responsibility to set examples and try to help as we can.
ReplyDeleteIt is extremely important because they are the leaders of tomorrow.
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I have 13 nieces and nephews, and with a third of them entering that 'age', I try my best to make sure they understand how their actions can affect others but also how they need to stay on course. I think any material, guiding teens to a long, healthy and responsible future is worth reading. Great job!
ReplyDeletethere are more people and children living today as slaves and forced sex workers, both as pure numbers and as percentage of total world population now, then back when we had a civil war over the issue.
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