Simply Cheris. . .

It's never easy for a journalist to get interviewed or for a novelist to talk about herself. OK, maybe it's just me. But this week I was featured in The Charlotte Post . I have a history with the Post, it was there where I fell deeply in love with journalism. It was there that I was given the chance to cover sports. I'm talking I covered the original Charlotte Hornets when I was in college. So, I was honored to be interviewed by this paper and reporter Ashley Mahoney. http://www.thecharlottepost.com/news/2015/01/29/arts-and-entertainment/author-turning-the-page-on-romance/ “Whether it’s 100 words, 1,000 words, or 10,000 words, I have to write something every day,” Hodges explained. “That’s something that Victoria Christopher Murray—who is a best-selling novelist and a friend of mine—actually said. It makes sense because that one word today could turn into that 1,000 tomorrow and 10,000 the next day.”  She has another novel to show for her efforts, as her latest ...

It is 2015 and I want to wish all of you reading this blog the best in this new year. Remember when Back To The Future came out and we thought we'd be in flying cars by now? Oh, well, we're not flying yet. I think we'll be there by 2025! As the balloons and confetti dropped at midnight on Jan. 1, I was already sleeping. Hence, the late well wishes. But like Katy Perry, I'm wide awake now and I'm hoping you will help me with a new count down! Count down to the release of Rumor Has It This is the first book in the Rumor series. So, in 2015, let's #SpreadRumors.  Please help me make this book a success. Preorder now!  You can get it from Amazon , Barnes and Noble , Between the Lines Bookstore , Hueman Bookstore  or your favorite retailer.  Leading up to the May release, check in with me on Facebook , here on the blog and Twitter for giveaways and all that good stuff. 

In my upcoming release, Rumor Has It,   Liza Palmer discovers that her best friend Robert Montgomery isn't the man she thought he was and she's willing to do what ever it takes to stop him from winning the state senate seat he's trying to get elected to. Powering down his iPad, Jackson crossed over to the breakfast island in the kitchen to brew himself a cup of coffee. He had about an hour before he needed to get ready and head to the campaign office. He could n’t believe the big debate was less than a week away and the election was just two weeks out. Reaching for a banana nut muffin, Jackson was ready to relax for just a minute. Then he heard the doorbell ring.             “Really?” he muttered as he put his muffin down and headed to the door. Looking out the window, he was shocked to see Liza Palmer standing on his doorstep.             When Jackson opened the...

Ten years ago, Tasha Martin started a movement wrapped in a book club. The SistahFriend Book Club is a women’s empowerment group that celebrates African-American voices in literature. Founded in November 2004 by  Tasha Martin , the sisterhood began with four members in Columbia, South Carolina. Currently, a branch exists in its founding city and in Atlanta, Georgia. Members bond as sisters (affectionately called “sistahs”) and discuss literary works in intimate settings at least once a month. Our Sistahs also gather annually for an empowerment retreat to celebrate the SFBC’s anniversary in January, and commit to community outreach throughout the year. Our mission is three-fold: women empowerment increase the awareness of quality literature written by and about African-American identities community outreach Today, there are chapters of SFBC across the country; from Columbia to Atlanta and in cyberspace. Known for their support of black authors. Sistahfriend B...

Thanksgiving gets no love. Somewhere between Halloween and Christmas, this holiday that's all about food, family and thankfulness get nothing. There are never retailers who want to take this day away from their employees for the almighty dollar. Well, today we're showing Thanksgiving some love. I reached out to some ladies who I'm thankful to know and asked them to share their favorite memories of Thanksgiving.  ReShonda Tate Billingsley : I'll admit it, I never bothered to learn how to cook Thanksgiving dinner. My mom could throw down in the kitchen. I mean the kind of eating that sent you straight to the sofa afterward with a bad case of the 'itis.' So, I never bothered to learn because she was just going to doctor up whatever I did anyway. Fast forward to my first Thanksgiving ever away from her. I was married and living in Oklahoma City, hundreds of miles away from my mother in Houston. I was working as a television news anchor/reporter, and I w...