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Welcome to Coffee Talk. After last week’s interview with Zoe Harrington, we had to give Carver Banks equal time and he decided to talk with us. Carver Banks is a war hero and a top FBI agent. He's agreed to talk to us today, basically in response to Zoe Harrington's interview last week. Carver, thank you for being here with us today.  Carver : Thanks for having me. I just want to set the record straight about Zoe Harrington and myself.  Interviewer : How did you and Zoe meet? Carver: We met at a party. I’d never seen a woman with more swag and a more incredible ass.  Interviewer: Was it a mutual attraction? Carver: I’m going to say yes, but Zoe sees things differently. I’ll leave it like this, she was just as excited as I was when we rode off on a motorcycle. Interviewer: Sounds exciting. How did things between you two go so sour? Carver: Who said things were sour? I’d like to think that Zoe and I have a great working relationship. She’s a smart inve...

Last week, Cam Newton opened his mouth and let some sexist crap fly out toward a woman sports reporter in a press conference and the world lost their minds! The NFL released a statement, condemning Newton’s comments as well. “The comments are just plain wrong and disrespectful to the exceptional female reporters and all journalists who cover our league. They do not reflect the thinking of the league,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in the statement. White women tweeted up a storm! Dannon Yogurt cut ties with Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article177078141.html#storylink=cpy How dare the face of the Carolina Panthers say something sexist to a reporter? Cause it's not like he has done this before. Picture it, 2012, Cam and the Carolina Panthers lose another close game. It's been like this all season. A black woman sports reporter asks Cam what is he going to get the offense ready to win the close games. Cam's reply? “I’m going t...

Welcome to Coffee talk with Zoe Harrington, an elite Bronx investigator. I'm your host for today's talk, Claire Neal. Good morning Zoe, thanks for sitting down to talk with me today. Zoe: No problem. There have been some rumors going around that I’d like to clear up. I’m willing to answer all, well most, of your questions. Interviewer: Then let’s get to it. Are you working a case with FBI agent Carver Banks? Zoe: Next question. Interviewer: You two have been seen together and after he arrested you. . . Zoe: Like I said, next question. Interviewer: How is your twin, Zach, doing? Zoe: Very well. He and his wife Chante are living a nice quiet life in Charlotte. Interviewer: You’ve made quite a name for yourself as an investigator. What has been your most important case? Zoe: Probably uncovering some of the hypocrisy in the NYPD. The year that I spent as a cop taught me some tough lessons. Shook my beliefs in law and order. But worse than the police ...

Mainstream media and I'm clearly looking at the New York Times right now, doesn't respect romance novels. If it wasn't clear when the NYT stopped counting mass market books for the coveted best sellers list , which is how most romance novels are published, then this week's Roundup of This Season's Romance Novels  proved without a doubt that this paper shows no love to romance. The hundreds of romance novels — perhaps thousands, if you include the self-published ones that constitute their own phenomenon — just published or due to appear in the next few months essentially fall into two categories. There are the Regency romances (descended from the superb Georgette Heyer, whose first one, “Regency Buck,” appeared in 1935). And there are the contemporary young-woman-finding-her-way stories that are the successors to the working-girl novels that for decades provided comfort and (mild) titillation to millions of young women who dreamed of marrying the boss. This form...

 Mimi Collins, blogger and star of Feel The Heat , is on fire today. She's writing about her BFF's love life. My best friend and I don’t seem to have a lot in common. Michael Jane plans every aspect of her life and I like to fly by the seat of my pants. I guess that’s why we’re so close. We balance each other out. That’s normally a good thing. But let me tell you something, I’m not used to being the voice of reason. Yes, you heard me. Mimi Collins is trying to be reasonable about MJ’s relationship. First, let me say,  I’m happy she’s over that slimy piece of shit Nic! You remember, Nic, right? That dude who doesn’t want to commit but will use everything you got so that he can get ahead? Go on and pop off in the comments if you’ve had a Nic in your life. But I digress. Click the book cover below to read the full post!

Guess what Publisher's Weekly said about Deadly Rumors?  The bible of the publishing industry only named my upcoming novel one of the top ten romance novels of the fall. Give me a second, I'm still doing my happy dance and I'm out of breath. This is the last book in the Rumor series and it focuses on Zach Harrington's twin sister, Zoe. (Zach's story was I Heard A Rumor) Chante and Zach's story.   I Heard A Rumor Zoe is a bad ass private investigator who join the police force to spite her twin (Zach) and their overprotective father. Back blurb:  Elite investigator Zoe Harrington isn't about to be fooled twice. She knows all the tempting by-any-means-necessary games FBI agent Carver Banks will use to close a case. So when he needs her help with a missing persons case, she's happy to charge him double the fee—and keep his sizzling moves at arm’s length. But when the search strikes too close to home, Zoe finds the passion between them reign...

Dear White People,  You don’t get to tell me or any other black person how to feel about the confederate flag. You can’t control how I feel about white terrorism. That flag that you claim is your heritage means death and lynching to my ancestors. And to put a modern twist on things for you, that flag was used when your cousins killed James Byrd in Texas, that flag is flown when your uncles and grandfathers are donning their KKK sheets. But hey, if that’s what you want to call your heritage, go with it. That flag that you cling to so tightly was a battle flag and guess what, you all -y’all- lost. The South will not rise again, we’re one nation. And again, y’all lost.  You don’t get to fly your loser flag and tell me that I have to respect your heritage. It’s a heritage of hate. It’s not Southern. Sweet tea is southern, pecans, southern as fuck. That flag is hate, that flag is a symbol of losers. That flag is used to invoke fear and is a tool of racists. So, your he...