Happy Thanksgiving – 2020

Enjoy this day in whatever form it takes. Stay safe! #Thanksgiving #TurkeyDay2020

FREE ONLINE EVENT

SUCCESS IN MIND: Start the New Year with a New You featuring New York Times Bestselling author, STEVEN BARNES, National Bestselling Author SHAKIR RASHAAN, Creative Entrepreneur and Premiere Bookseller, JASON FROST, is hosted by NAACP Image Award Nominee, J. L. WOODSON. Topics: Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship and positioning for success.

FREE ONLINE EVENT, Sunday, December 6 @4:30 p.m. CST: https://bit.ly/SuccessInMind2

New Release Alert – Knight of Penn Quarter

NEW RELEASE!❤️❤️

KNIGHT OF PENN QUARTER by Terri Ann Johnson and Michele Sims.

Following an undercover FBI sting operation that didn’t go as planned, Agent Mateo Lopez is disillusioned and uncertain if it’s time to cash out and retire. A confirmed workaholic, his career soared at the cost of his love life which had crashed and burned until mutual friends arranged a date with Rachel Jordan, a rising star at a children’s social services agency.

Unlucky in love, Rachel has sworn off romantic relationships. Mateo finds himself falling for the sharp-witted Rachel. A case that raises red flags is thrust upon her, sucking her into a crisis, and finding her unaware of the danger surrounding it. Mateo will do everything in his power to keep her and the children safe even if it means resorting to extreme measures.

Will the choices they make bring them closer together or cost them their lives?


Amazon – https://bit.ly/KnightsAmz
Apple Books – https://bit.ly/KnightsApple
Barnes & Noble – https://bit.ly/KnightsBaN
Kobo – https://bit.ly/Knightskobo

COA – Reader Appreciation Weekend

SAVE THE DATE – READER APPRECIATION WEEKEND IS COMING!!!

We have a NEW line-up of authors for November 27-30. NK’s Tribe Called Success Sonali Dev, Rebecca Royce, Gennita Low, Tina DeSalvo, JanJan Untamed, Hilde McQueen, Shaila Patel, Tee O’Fallan, Paige Tyler, Elyssa Day, Tracy Blom, Elizabeth Schechter, and more. Register for this free online event today.

https://bit.ly/CavalcadeNovemberEvents

SORMAG’S Online Book Festival

I’m a participating author for SORMAG’s Online Book Festival.  Join me for three days of book fun.

Register at the link below and tell them Michelle sent you.

http://bit.ly/SOBF20  

#SOBF20 #mdrayford #mdrayfordwrites

New Release Alert – Knight of Birmingham

Happy Release Day to Lori Hays and MarZe Scott.

Single mothers eligible for release are disappearing from the Alabama justice system.

Women’s advocate, Meghan Turner has uncovered a disturbing pattern of female inmates vanished from a local treatment center. She’s desperate for help. when her worse nightmare becomes reality. Her friend goes missing under the same mysterious circumstances.

Rory Tannous has spent his life helping society’s most vulnerable. When learns of Meghan’s dilemma, he takes it personal. Rory has his own tragic past and he’ll utilize every connection he has, even the King of the Castle to help this intriguing woman find her friend and the other missing women

As Rory and Meghan work together, the attraction grows and so does the danger. The stakes are high and they will have to risk their love and lives to defeat a powerful adversary.

https://bit.ly/knightofbirminghamU
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KnightOfBirmingham #RomanticSuspense #RoryAndMeghan #LoveAtFirstSight

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New Release Alert – Knight of Irondale

HAPPY RELEASE DAY J. L. WOODSON and MARTHA KENNERSON. DOWNLOAD KNIGHT OF IRONDALE TODAY!!!

Neesha Carpenter is on the run from a stalker ex-boyfriend, so why are the police hot on her trail?

Neesha escaped the madness of her previous relationship only to discover the Chicago Police have named her the prime suspect in her ex’s shooting. With her life spinning out of control, she turns to the one man who’s the biggest threat to her heart—Christian Vidal, her high school sweetheart.

Christian has always been smitten with Neesha’s strength, intelligence, and beauty. He offers her safe haven in the kingdom of Durabia and will do whatever it takes to keep her safe, even enlisting the help of the Kings of the Castle.
Neesha and Christian’s rekindled flame burns hotter even as her stay in the country places the royal family at odds with the American government.

As mounting evidence points to Neesha’s guilt, Christian must ask the hard question … is the woman he loves being framed, or did she pull the trigger?

Amazon: https://bit.ly/KnightofIrondaleU

Barnes & Noble https://bit.ly/KnightofIrondaleBN

Apple Books https://bit.ly/knightofirondaleapplebooks

Kobo https://bit.ly/KnightofIrondaleKB.

#newrelease #knightsofthecastle #kindlebooks #goodreads #netgalley #ipgbooks #inscribedigtial #jlwoodson #marthakennerson #nktribecalledsuccess

What Are You Waiting For?

The above quote by Brian W, Smith from the Virtual Cavalcade of Authors still resonates with me weeks later. It has helped motivate me to buckle down and do the work.

So, I share this quote with you. If you have been procrastinating instead of starting/finishing your goal, ask yourself why. Why are you putting off fulfilling your dream?

Visit the Cavalcade of Authors’ YouTube channel to hear the entire conversation and listen to the various other authors.

Free Online Events

DID YOU REGISTER FOR THESE FREE ONLINE EVENTS??

https://bit.ly/CavalcadeWeekendofEvents

FRIDAY, October 30, @6:30 – 8:30 p.m. CST.
LOVE IS AN INSIDE JOB featuring Mary B. Morrison, Betty Clawson, Sesvalah, Janice Allen, Janine A. Ingram and hosted by Florenza Denise Lee and Naleighna Kai
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SATURDAY, October 31,@5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. CST
MASQUERADE PARTY. It’s all fun and games and book giveaways hosted by NK’s Tribe Called Success. Book Bingo, Library Card Revoked, One Gotta Go and more.
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SUNDAY, November 1, @4:30 – 6:30 p.m. CST
Shakir Rashaan and J. L. Woodson hosts a TOWN HALL: RACISM, RELATIONSHIPS & REALITY featuring New York Times Bestselling author STEVEN BARNES and DR. DANIEL O. BLACK.