Marian L. Thomas
Red is fierce, most say. It is powerful. It can often be used as a descriptive word that suggests anger, passion, love, strength and even pain. Some suggest that the color red, gives off a warm tone. I personally haven't seen that. To me, when a woman puts on a pair of red shoes, something in her attitude might change, a certain wave of confidence might enter into the swagger of her step, the bounce of her walk and the way that she speaks might suggest that she has an air of self-esteem going on within herself. If you don't believe me, try it. Find a pair of high-heel, sleek to the toe— red shoes. After putting them on, what emotions do you get? Now, what I am saying is not coming from some psych text book, more my opinion or rather observation. However, if you decide to try this experiment and get warm tones, I'd like to know it. Seriously.
In the case of my new release, My Father's Colors-The Drama-Filled Journey of Naya Monà Continues, the main character, Naya Monà, wears a pair of red pumps on her journey to find out about the colors of her father and why at the tender age of thirteen, his touch became no longer innocent. Could you imagine her having on a different color shoe as she dives back into that emotional-wrenching box of her past? I can't.
Then, there's another character—Misty, that slides into a pair of red stilettos. She takes on more of the fierce, powerful and "I am all woman" approach to wearing her shoes. I like her, that part of her personality that is. When writing her character, I certainly wasn't seeing any warm tones. I'm just saying.
I reference colors in my books a lot, not just with shoes. A crayon box of colors to be exact. Why? As women, we are all made up of many colors. I am not referring to the colors of our skin—but rather, the journey that life takes us on. Every attitude, emotion, laugh, smile or tear, colors us in some way. We can either determine the colors in our box or allow someone else to color us. Men, have a box full of colors too. I don’t' care what they say.
This is certainly true of Chris—the husband of Naya. Chris is the type of husband who believes that his sole responsibility in life, is to protect, love and strengthen his wife. How far will he go for love? That is the question that Chris wastes no time answering. He will do whatever it takes to remove his wife’s pain, even if it means being the one to cause her the most. Red will be the only color Naya sees when his secrets are revealed!
About the author ~
Marian L. Thomas, reared in Chicago but lives with her biggest-supporter—her husband and their spoiled but playful dog, Winston in Atlanta, Georgia. Her debut title, Color Me Jazzmyne, went on to become an Amazon Best-Seller and was ranked as one of the" Top 100 Books"-1st Qtr 2010 by the Sankofa Literary Society Review.
Marian welcomes the release of her second book, My Father's Colors-The Drama-Filled Journey of Naya Monà Continues on March 1, 2011 to online retailers, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com, Kindle and Nook. Be sure to get your copy today! It is sure to be another Best-Seller for the author as it takes you on the journey of four individuals that lead to one destination filled with betrayal, lies and shocking secrets.
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Join Best-Selling author Marian L. Thomas as she takes you through the captivating pages of My Father's Colors. This book is guaranteed to make you laugh, cry and get caught in the drama-filled journey of four individuals that lead to one destination filled with betrayal, lies and shocking secrets.
Naya Monà is back on another emotional and drama-filled roller coaster as she finds herself fighting to find her voice, discover her father's past and search for her daughter. How do you find a daughter you never knew you gave birth to?
Then there's Chris--her husband. How far would one go for love? That is the question that Chris wastes no time answering. He will do whatever it takes to remove his wife's pain, even if it means being the one to cause her the most.
Let's not forget Misty. Fame and Fortune have been the determining factor for Misty ever since her father passed away. How far will she go, this time, to achieve it?
Introducing, Carl Thompson. Carl has found the love of his life, only she doesn't know it. Green eyes and hazel brown hair fill his dreams for the future. Does he have enough love for the both of them?
Naya Monà is back on another emotional and drama-filled roller coaster as she finds herself fighting to find her voice, discover her father's past and search for her daughter. How do you find a daughter you never knew you gave birth to?
Then there's Chris--her husband. How far would one go for love? That is the question that Chris wastes no time answering. He will do whatever it takes to remove his wife's pain, even if it means being the one to cause her the most.
Let's not forget Misty. Fame and Fortune have been the determining factor for Misty ever since her father passed away. How far will she go, this time, to achieve it?
Introducing, Carl Thompson. Carl has found the love of his life, only she doesn't know it. Green eyes and hazel brown hair fill his dreams for the future. Does he have enough love for the both of them?
Win a signed copy My Father's Colors-The Drama-Filled Journey of Naya Monà Continue!. How? It's easy. On, March 1, 2011 Marian will be a guest blogger for some of the most amazing blogs, such as this one. Visit each blog, leave a comment and your name will be entered into a drawing for one signed copy of her book. The person who has left the most comments (one per blog) will win.
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