Sapphire does not shy away from difficult subjects. Steamy romantic suspense full of action, alpha bad boys, and strong women. But maybe he is the right woman for the job with new cover. Ramona lofton born august 4, 1950, better known by her pen name sapphire, is an american. Ramona lofton was born in fort ord, california, one of four children of an army couple who relocated within the united states and abroad. Sapphire daughters of the dagger series book 2 kindle.
How push became precious november 6, 2009 the gritty realism of the film precious is even more intense in the novel push, upon which the film is based. These books are also available in a boxed set rage. Bash is a complete standalone that does not need any other books read prior. Lady mirabella tirel, the beautiful daughter of the marquess of camarden, takes a practical approach to love since a dashing captain broke her heart at age 17. In the mid1970s lofton attended the city college of new york and obtained an mfa degree at brooklyn college. Book 1 of 3, plus a novella, in gage and ravens story forbidden, tempted, claimed, deception. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. In february of 2007 arizona state university presented pushing boundaries, pushing art.
Sapphire books are available with custom full wrap printed covers. The next volume is out now, i would suggest you read death on the sapphire first. Buy sapphire india publishers pvt ltd books in india. Covers all the history, crystallography, physics, chemistry, geology, inclusions, treatments, synthetics, cutting and world sources. A collectors guide has surpassed my grandest expectations. The book was published in 1996 by vintage publishing and has since sold hundreds of thousands of copies.
Based on the novel by sapphire, directed by lee daniels and written by damien paul grand jury prize and audience award winner at the 2009 sundance film festivalrelentless, remorseless, and inspirational, this horrific, hopefilled story newsday is certain to haunt a generation of readers. Pechman lab offers sapphire standard or layflat press books and greeting cards. Push author sapphire revisits childhood abuse in second novel. Gear up for an explosive new series from 6 bestselling authors you love. Isabella is an award winning author for sapphire books. Join sapphire books at clexacon this year april 1619, 2020. Hot n sexy for a cure, the books for boobies 2015 anthology. Precious jones, 16 years old and pregnant by her father with her second. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Sapphire has 19 books on goodreads with 95250 ratings. Discount prices on books by sapphire, including titles like fox mania. A big sapphire falls welcome to bernie jenkins, owner of under lock and key the new locksmith shop on route 6.
Sapphire, author info, published books, bio, photo, video. Her second book of poetry, american dreams, was released in 1994. Richard hughes eloquent prose, combined with magnificent photos, is a masterful tribute to the people from faraway lands who find and fashion these gems to brighten our world. Push was nominated for an naacp image award in the category of outstanding literary work of fiction. Pick up one of her books and youll get romance, suspense, drama, and lots of sexy time. Sapphire, the pen name of new york citybased ramona loften. Sapphire has 19 books on goodreads with 94756 ratings. Valentine prize fight by aden lowe crazy weekend by a. The book on which the film was based, originally titled push, created a. Mar 23, 20 sapphire does not shy away from difficult subjects. Many of our authors belong to lesbian literary societies and are awardwinners for their work. Hopefully youll eventually see a pnr book or something of that sort come from me. Sapphire is a top 100 bestselling author making our list 5 times.
He wasnt the man to save the entire crew from a horrible death. Jul 06, 2011 sapphire releases graphic sequel to push more than a decade after the novel push was published, audiences can learn about the son of pushs heroine, precious. My books all reflect on what i love to read myself. Push author revisits childhood abuse in second novel wbez. Related books 2 from the bestselling author of push, a story of survival and awakening and one young mans remarkable strength the kid brings us deep into the interior life of abdul jones, son of sapphires unforgettable heroine, precious.
Her first collection of prose and poetry is american dreams, published by serpents tailhigh risk books. Sapphires the kid is haunting in the same way that her bestselling novel push was. Go to the disambiguation page to edit author name combination and separation. About her most recent book of poetry poets and writers. Sapphires work has been translated into eleven languages and has been adapted for stage in the united states and europe. Alana sapphire, author website books interview quotes. Push, her novel, won the bookofthemonth club stephen crane award for first fiction, the black caucus of the american library associations first novelist award, and, in great britain, the mind book of the.
Sapphire books is extremely proud of the diverse community of authors we publish. Our press books are base priced as 20 page sides with additional pages available up to 50. If you like, you can change the digest interval below. Enjoy these images from the film, and click the thumbnails to see larger images. Sapphire born ramona lofton on august 4, 1950, in fort ord, california lives and works in new york city, and was born in fort ord, california. As cheryl clarke notes, sapphires 1994 book of poems, american dreams is often erroneously referred to as. Gage and ravens books explore serious themes that may be considered triggers for some. Sapphire, author info, published books, bio, photo, video, and more.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. You will receive an email alert if one or more of the authors youre following has a new release. The books are not really that different from the myriads of romantic novels on the market. I want to venture into other genres but am taking my time. Our authors span the country, write in a wide range of genres including. She lives on the central coast of california with her wife. Sapphire releases graphic sequel to push more than a decade after the novel push was published, audiences can learn about the son of pushs heroine, precious. Congrats to isabella for winning the book excellence award for twisted deception. Hitting the top in three countries all at the same time.
Sapphire daughters of the dagger series book 2 kindle edition by rose, elizabeth. Lynn morris, bestselling author of the barons honourable daughter, once again sweeps readers into the regency era with striking period detail. Relatively short and designed to be simple, lighthearted reads, the connecting aspect of these books is sapphire falls, a small town in nebraska. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. You can view and manage by clicking to manage smashwords alerts. Sapphire eventually returned to school, earning a bachelors degree in modern dance 1993 from the city college of new york. Ramona lofton born august 4, 1950, better known by her pen name sapphire, is an american author and performance poet. If you loved downton abbey, like rhys bowens molly murphy and royal spyness mysteries, victoria thompsons and carola dunns books then you will be thoroughly engaged with this beginning of a new series. Richard hughes eloquent prose, combined with magnificent photos, is a masterful tribute to the people from faraway lands who find and fashion these gems to. Push movie tiein edition by sapphire author on oct202009 paperback oct 20, 2009. Alternative paranormal romance, mm, shapeshifter, hea dormant cat shifter rivers one reg. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sapphire daughters of the dagger series book 2.
At sapphire books, we are constantly striving to engage our readers and bring together fans of quality lesbian books. Sapphire books is the gem lesbian publishing, producing quality works by over 30 authors in genres. You have subscribed to alerts for sapphire books publishing, llc. In the kid, the sequel to her 1996 novel push, she again takes up the topic of childhood sexual abuse, and what happens when institutions that. Sapphire, author behind precious, to speak on campus suny. Koreto has also written a series of alice roosevelt. A novel fiction, paperback, by sapphire vintage books, apr 29, 1997 african american literature book club celebrating our literary legacy since 1997 black literature is for everyone african american literature book club. Sapphire is the author of american dreams, a collection of poetry which was cited by publishers weekly as, one of the strongest debut collections of the nineties.
Apr 25, 2017 if you loved downton abbey, like rhys bowens molly murphy and royal spyness mysteries, victoria thompsons and carola dunns books then you will be thoroughly engaged with this beginning of a new series. His mothers death begins abduls downward spiral, but precious gave him nine good years, and he never forgets that somebody, somewhere told him, youre gonna be something. The ladies aid society of the first lutheran church will be meeting in the church hall for their monthly quilting bee on friday morning at 9am. Sapphire books list of books by author sapphire thriftbooks. Doctor zheng was a burned out has been doctor, stuck on a rundown patched together star freighter that was just a slower than light boat to nowhere. Right now there is a disproportionate number of africanamerican children in foster care.
Her books, though in various subcategories, are all in the erotic romance genre. After a disagreement concerning where the family would settle, her parents separated, with loftons mother kind of abandoning them. A gritty mc romance with a brand new club, characters, and storyline. As things turn out, innocent alistair experiences a whole lot more than a shake up in the lizard, dugald brucelockharts audaciously murderous debut, when he heads to the greek islands in search of his exgirlfriend and finds himself stitchedup to the nth degree.
Open books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books. That same year she received the macarthur foundation scholarship in poetry, which supported her pursuit of a masters degree in writing at brooklyn. Sapphire blue books list of books by author sapphire blue. Right now there is a disproportionate number of africanamerican children in. Sir giles knyvet is mirabellas oldest friend and her most dependable ally, and he is also secretly in love with her.
The company is headquartered in bangalore and has its offices in new delhi and chennai. Alistair haston, student of moral philosophy and german no more. Push, her novel, won the bookofthemonth club stephen crane award for first fiction, the black caucus of the american library associations first novelist award, and, in great britain, the mind book of the year award. Push by sapphire is the story of an impoverished, traumatized, illiterate seventeen year old africanamerican girl named precious jones who overcomes so many obstacles in trying to turn her horrid life around. I mean seriously in push by sapphire its one bad thing after another, with maybe a handful of good things that happen. Alana sapphire has a great love for writing and music, and always finds a way to combine the two. The sapphire falls series is a collection of romance novels set in the town of sapphire falls. Sapphire 1 sapphire 1 primary author only sapphire disambiguation author division sapphire is composed of 3 distinct authors, divided by their works. Precious is now a major motion picture based on the novel push by sapphire, starring gabourey gabby sidibe, monique, paula patton, mariah carey, and lenny kravitz. Lady mirabella tirel, the beautiful daughter of the marquess of camarden, takes a practical approach to love since a dashing.
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