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The Reading Corner. . .Messy HEA with Synithia Williams

COLUMBIA—If you remember sitting on the sofa with your grandma or your favorite auntie watching Victor Newman or Josh and Reva, then you need to meet romance author Synithia Williams. If you’re reading Williams’ latest novel,  The Secret to a Southern Wedding,  you might think it’s messy, soapy and full of drama, that’s exactly what she was going for. So, here’s the premise of the book: It’s been years since Dr. Imani Kemp has returned home to Peachtree Cove, Georgia. As Tallahassee’s most sought-after OB-GYN, she doesn’t have much time for anything else. But when her mom announces she’s marrying a man she just met on a dating app, Imani knows she has to put a stop to it immediately. Let her mom be hurt again after the disastrous way her last marriage ended? Absolutely not. Always her protector, Imani won’t rest until her mom sees reason. She just never expected sparks to fly with the groom’s son… After his mother’s tragic death, Cyril Dash and his father relocated to Peachtree Cove to
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"You write as if it's a soap opera" And do!

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The other day, I was doing some math in my head and realized, June marks the 20th anniversary of my first romance novel being published. Revelations was released by a now defunct publisher and I began my life as a romance author.  I love to tell stories that are rooted in realism, but have twists and turns that keep my readers turning the page and wanting more. And you know who I have to thank for that? My grandma.  If you're giving the post the side eye right now, let me explain. Growing up, we didn't have e-learning days so if I got sick, my grandma kept me while my mom and dad were at work. There were basically two rules to being grandma's favorite (which I was), don't talk when grown ups are talking and don't interrupt me when Victor Newman is on the TV. So, in between ginger ale and chicken noodle soup and following the Price is Right, I'd sit by my grandma as the iconic piano chords of the Young and The Restless theme song began. Every day, my grandma tun
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Cheris Hodges Indie romance novels

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K.M. Jackson addresses the Keanu beef

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When an actor came for the Keanu Reaves, I had to talk with the bestselling author of “How To Marry Keanu Reeves in 90 Days” K.M. Jackson. Watch our fun discussion here ! And if Rom Coms are your jam, check out Kwana "KM" Jackson's recs! The Boyfriend Project series by Farrah Rochon The Love Con by Seressia Glass Fake It Till You Bake It by Jamie Wesley
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Romance awareness month: Here are some romance series that you should be aware of!

It's romance awareness month and you know what that means? I have to make you aware of some of my favorite romance series.  Most people like to binge-watch shows, but I'm a binge reader. If an author writes a series, I'm all in. Here are a few of my must-read series: 1. Farrah Rochon's   The Boyfriend Project series.  Imagine finding out that your "man" is dating you and two other women. Instead of going all Real Housewives of whatever city, you and the other two women become best friends? And now we readers get to see Samiah, London and Taylor find the real love they deserve. And the friendship between these women is chef's kiss. I'm convinced that good friends teach folks how to love.  -The Boyfriend Project -The Dating Playbook -The Hookup Plan These books are better than anything streaming on Netflix. 2. Synithia Williams is a writer who loves to create messy problems and give you a wonderful happy ending. If you watched the Guiding Light or stil
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Dear Daddy. . .Thank you

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I'm a little biased here, but the guy in this pictures with the mustache and his arms around that lady who looks like me is pretty damned perfect. That's my Daddy. My rock. My ace. The man who never allowed me to believe that I couldn't do anything I put my mind to. A few things he tried to get me into didn't work out. Like basketball. He bought me a really nice one from the hardware store and I sat on it and read a book. This man still has my mold covered left handed softball glove at the house where I grew up.  A few weeks ago, I asked him why was he keeping it and in Freddie fashion, he took the glove out of my hand and put it right back where I had gotten it from. That was the end of that conversation. When I realized I wanted to be writer, it was my Daddy who got me a typewriter, then a word processor and my first laptop. He suffered though the sound of a dot matrix printer going off in the middle of the night because I was printing my "book."
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Celebrating Black History month with a betrayal

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 Marlboro County High School was established in 1989. All of the high schools in Marlboro County became a big powerhouse, for sports at least. I mean, the school has struggled with educating the county from the start, you know because Marlboto County is the l east educated county in the state .  If you grew up in Marlboro County, you've always been told to give back to your community, never forget where you came from and always represent your home in a positive light. Do you know who does that spectacularly? Marlboro County High School principal, Dr. Jamane Watson. His hire as principal was a historic one. Watson graduated from Marlboro County High School in 1996.  He is the first alumni from the school lead it. He told SCnow.com  in 2020: “It means a lot because students who attend the school can see someone who walked the same halls they do, had some of the same teachers they do, came from similar backgrounds that they have, that they can make it,” Watson said. “I have a doctorat
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