Life According to our show guest....Tamika Newhouse

If you heard the show this morning we know you are now inspired to do what you've been putting off to do.  Yes, Tamika's story is so inspirational that there is no doubt that it will have you plotting your next move.  But what if you didn't get a chance to hear it?  Got ya covered.  Click this link after you check out a little more about her from the post below, Cocktails and Conversation Show:


Favorite Inspirational Quote:

"I can't get back to who I use to be but I can enjoy who I am now." - Tamika Newhouse


I Can't Live Without: 

A journal. As a writer I never know when I need to write something down.


My Favorite Traveling Spot:

I want to go to Jamaica simply because its my dream vacation ever since I was 12.

Cocktail of Choice:

Peach 


Selection for Best Read Ever:


Flyy Girl by Omar Tyree

Want to keep up with Authoress Tamika?  Visit her at  website, follow her on Twitter @tamikanewhouse and Facebook @Boss Lady Tamika Newhouse.  She'd love to chat with bookclubs too and host a Chocolate Chat party!  Find out more on her website.

Book Give A Way | Chante's Song

Author Donneil Jackson was on the show this past Saturday and she has agreed to give away a copy of Chante's Song to a Cocktails and Conversation FAN!  What do you have to do?  It's real simple.....

1.  Follow Donneil on Twitter at @DonneilDJackson and/or Cocktails and Conversation at @CocktailsNConvo
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2.  Follow Donneil on Facebook at http://facebook.com/DonneilDJackson and/or The Divas at www.facebook.com/cocktailsandconversations

3.  Leave a comment below to let us know that you followed us and BAM you are entered into the contest.  Winner will be selected from a random drawing using www.random.org and notified on Cocktails and Conversation Twitter and Facebook accounts.
Contest starts today 4/30 and will end on 5/4/12 at 11:59 PM
Want a taste of what the book is about?  Read the following review by our resident book reviewer, Cassandra Ester:
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CHANTE'S SONG is an engaging story about romance, friendships, infidelity and so much more.

It grabs you from the very beginning as the main character, Chante, engages you with her complex love affairs. As the story unfolds, you feel as though you are hearing it from your best girlfriend and you will not want to put the book down until you hear every RACY detail in the events of her life. And that goes on throughout the entire novel!

Overall, CHANTE''S SONG gives you plenty of drama, lots of laughs and you will even shed some tears as you find yourself asking out loud ---"Is this all really happening to one woman"? WOW! :)

A MUST READ for sure!!

Cassandra "Sandi" Ester
President---The Plot Seeker Book Club

5 Questions | Donneil Jackson

Author Donneil Jackson is breaking her book Chante's Song down with our resident GUEST BOOK REVIEWER Cassandra Ester on this week's show.  Sandi read this book in less then a week ya'll.  But for now get to know Donneil a little better with these 5 questions.....

1.  Who is your favorite author?  Why?

I have a few favorite authors. My number one is slowly trickling down my list of favorites. I love Lolita Files and Sheneska Jackson (where is she now-I really wonder this). Both of them had a certain style of writing that told me my style was acceptable.  I can’t really describe it. Lolita had me hooked with her novel, Getting to the Good Part, and I fell in love with Madison from Sheneska’s novel, Lil Mama’s Rules.

2.  Best way to spend a Saturday.

Doing absolutely nothing. (Except being on Cocktails and Conversation that is...)


3.  If you could be any character in your book who would it be and why?

 I would be Chante. Why not be the starring lady? The lady who as she put it is the HBIC. I’m no ‘nasty girl’ however I love to take a walk on the dark side for just once in a fictional land.

4.  Chocolate or Potato Chips?

 Potato Chips (Ruffles Sour Cream and Cheddar to be exact). I am not a fan of chocolate. I know that might be hard to believe, a woman who doesn’t crave chocolate. Laughing out loud.

5.  Do you think books should be made into movies?

I think the books that I read shouldn’t be made into the movies. And that’s not \a bad thing. When you read a book, you escape into it. You envision everything as you see fit. Your imagery is destroyed when they put in on the silver screen. Also, all the movies don’t always do the book justice. Movies do not always live up to the expectations that the book has set.

Sounds like we have one juicy book to review along with all the other gossip and reality lowdown for the week.  So get your glass, turn up the volume and get ready to dive into Chante's Song by Donneil Jackson reviewed by Cassandra Ester.  To learn more about Donneil, her book and upcoming projects please visit her website www.donneildjackson.com.