Pleasure Prints Book Release!

 

 

AND BOY DO WE HAVE A GOOD REASON TO CELEBRATE!

All Authors has been waiting 3 years to release this publication and the joy is beyond words!

Blurb:

Divergent Ink is the mesh of different frames of thoughts, various interpretations of one core question that yearns for universal expansion. Although the subject matter may change every year, the purpose of the Divergent Ink series will remain the same.The second book in the Divergent Ink anthology series, “Pleasure Prints”, revolves around the following question:

Where is paradise?

Six Divergent Inks exploring "Pleasure Prints". Will the destination cause one to sip a tropical cocktail or cock an eyebrow in amazement?

Featuring:

Adonis Mann: Desperation and delusion are a marriage of emotions. Sentiments collide when three lives tell their tales. Hypnotizing and melancholic are the days of the souls who pursue the "Odyssey of Rhapsody".

C. Desert Rose: Helena can be cumbersome and crude, while her life is at a standstill, she likes it that way. Amidst the orange glow of office lights and a steaming cup of hot chocolate, Helena learns that life is a series of "Fleeting Moments".

Da'Kharta Rising: For Masato, there's no time like the present. Is no limit too great to accomplish “Masato's Zion”?

Synful Desire: Cecilia Teflon knows she doesn't have much time left. Before she leaves this earth, she must make a confession. Will this revelation grant her entrance into spiritual paradise? Explore the twists and turns of “Onus”.

Queen of Spades: Axana has always lived a very careful life but a lucrative advertisement shreds her comfort zone. Paradise is where one least expects in “Axana … Unscripted”.

Y. Correa: Myth or memory, which can it be? A life so scripted can be less than desirable. To go or to stay, it is that question that leaves, "Nalani at Heaven's Gates".

Also, GET "CRACKLES OF THE HEART: DIVERGENT INK BOOK 1" FREE FOR A LIMITED TIME!

Blog Tour Final Day--My Divergence

Hey y'all.

I was luck enough to be the last one to be featured during this week long blog tour. Because of it, I thought I would speak a little bit about what makes me different. Here you have it.

My Divergence.

For a long time I thought that being different was something to be frowned upon. Then I created All Authors and through those means was able to connect with others who considered themselves different. Now, being different is something I revel in, and of course, condone.

Please, by all means, be different! Different is GOOD!

Truth be told there is more to it than meets the eye. Please permit me a moment of your time to tell you the short story of my divergence.

Once upon a time, I was a kid growing up in the hood. Due to several family chemistry elements, I was not allowed to be who I truly was. And who I truly was, was vastly different from the ambiance that surrounded me.

At a very young age I struggle with dyslexia that remained unaddressed for many years. But that did not take away from me love for books which consequently started very early on as well. My love for books started with the library. Whenever I entered this magnificent place, it was like walking into my dreams. Picture books were my favorite as they had very few words.

In time the romance with literature grew as did I.

I never really fit in, as a child. It had much more to do with the function of my mind than anything else.

Through a series of disappointing events I eventually became the person I am today. And guess what? I wouldn't change a thing. Because while the quest to self-discovery led me through some unappealing roads, it also served to teach me that what made me different from most was also my strength.

The very same challenges that subsequently molded my person also established the firmament of my art.

I take irrevocable pride in my divergence for it speaks in volumes to the public that I am not just “another writer”. Writing is in my blood. It was what I was always meant to do. Who I was always meant to be. I don't just tell stories, I create an experience, and I love every minute of it.

It is this divergence that allows me to write lines such as …

“A wistful ghost, was she. Enraged, defeated, perpetually ponderous, she felt. How could this have happened? Rage consumed her to the point of paramount eruption. Who did they think they were? No one! No one had ever done such a thing to her before! Vagabond she hazed the Netherworld, back and forth, forth and back—as though she were unable to do anything else. Of course, she was unable to do anything else in the bleak, lifeless place. The only thing her infuriated persona was capable of doing was pacing and waiting.”

Excerpt “MarcoAntonio & Amaryllis”

“Wispy ringlets danced in the sky in a million different colors—some unrecognizable. Soft blue and majestic puffy cotton-balls filled the space behind it. A backdrop of celestial azure with a rainbow of circles aplenty curtaining atop. A single sphere of bright light swayed to and fro above it. A luminescent orb with a life of its own.”

Excerpt “Camielle’s Lights”

“Pivoting on her heels, Genesis turned to face the long, empty expanse ahead of her and walked away. Her hips swayed as she ambled forward, like a nymph, precision and allurement absolute.”

Excerpt “Earth 8-8-2: The Genesis Project”

“Then the dream—the memory—took on an ominous milieu. Dark, calamitous, eerie, hitting Lilith’s cerebra in horrifying palpitations.
Blood.
Screams.
Lilith on top of Randolph.
More screams.
Warm solvent running down her chin.
The taste of cloying amrita.
Blood everywhere. On the ground, on the walls, spattered in every corner of the expanse.
Randolph, pale and limp, eyes open yet lifeless.”

Excerpt “Lilith’s Dominion”

The day that the vice president of All Authors created “Divergent Ink” and told me about her idea, it was like music to my soul. I simply could not say no to the venture. I saw this as the opportunity to give the world a taste of our collective hearts, minds and spirits. I was, without a doubt, beautiful to me.

Writing “Nalani at Heaven's Gates” in order to give my answer to the theme question, “Where is paradise?” was so gratifying. You see, after many years I have learned that my personal paradise is being exactly who I am, exactly where I am.

The Arithmetic of Life

As most of you guys probably already know, Queen of Spades and I are like 2 peas in a pod. I am the President of All Authors and she is the Vice President. For the Pleasure Prints Blog tour, I found it fitting for her to get her "real talk" on. So, here you have it ... Queen of Spades!

Hello to all,

Today I am taking a small break from being Queen of Spades the author because in order to discuss this particular topic, I must serve as Monica the Architect.

For those of you who didn’t know, I am the half-brain behind the “Concordant Vibrancy” concept and the full brain behind the birth of “Divergent Ink”. I am going to focus on Divergent Ink, but I actually apply this method to both collections.

A few weeks back, all the participants in the Pleasure Prints blog tour were discussing dates and specifics. One of the authors asked me:

How do you determine the order of writings in the collection?

To outsiders, it does seem random. I don’t go from shortest to longest or longest to shortest. I don’t go in alphabetical order via title or alphabetical order via author. Yet, there is a science to the process.

The formula I use to set the order of writings is “The Arithmetic of Life”.

“The Arithmetic of Life” mark the ups and downs of life. It’s like waves. One moment, all could be smooth sailing. The next, you are experience high tide, fighting to stay alive.

I go into the planning as a reader, absorbing each story and the way certain characters and situations make me feel. I take into account the lingering effects as well. Am I left wondering? Am I left inspired? Am I left shaking my head?

Sometimes, there’s even a type of music playing inside my head. For the more intense scenes, a bit of opera, maybe hip hop. For lighter scenes or happily ever after, some rhythm and blues or a light piano.

When I’m in “reader” mode, I’m not doing any editing or making suggestions. I stay in my role.

After reading each story, I explore the number of stories as well as how many fit one set of emotions versus another.

For Pleasure Prints, the feel is from “whimsical” to “coming full circle”.

If there is a situation where more than one story produces similar feelings or resolutions, then other factors come into play like length and the author’s names. So far, the times I’ve encountered that have been minimal.

See, there was no algebra involved. Just symmetry of psychology and the actions therein.

Hope you enjoyed this backstage pass into my process.

Peace.

Pleasure Prints Blog Tour: Synful Desire

Let's Talk Development

Hi everybody! Let’s talk Development.

When the question of “Where is paradise?” was brought up, usually one brings up a place. Usually, in the genre I’m most closely associated with (re: erotica), a hot steamy love scene between two hot people is the definition.

To me, that was a bit too boring, not a challenge in the least.

As writers, we have to challenge ourselves, even if you are one of those types that likes to stay in your lane. Not throwing shade on that. It’s just that you have to find different ways to write about universal situations; otherwise, how can you really discern one from the other?

I wanted to approach it from an emotional perspective and the first thought which came to mind was those who believe that confession is good for the soul. Not only that, but also those people who have done wrong things in the eyes of man. Those people confess to ensure that they will be accepted in Heaven before they pass on.

The main character, Cecilia Teflon, is in the later years of her life. I don’t specify how late but her health is failing. She can’t move around as well and she has moments where she remembers events out of order. Due to a situation that is happening with her granddaughter Amber Moon, Cecilia believes that relaying an event that happened in her past can prevent Amber Moon from doing harm to others with her actions.

Not only will confession unburden Cecilia’s spirit, Cecilia feels it is her onus to counsel Amber Moon to prevent her, if she can, for making mistakes that could jeopardize Amber Moon’s future. 

Hence, peril be on us.

What can I say? I couldn’t resist the play on words.

I do love Cecilia. She is a wonder mix of tough, tender, and comical. Cecilia was a delight to create and enjoyable to me as a reader. Also, the attendants that provided assistance, rebelling against the horror stories one hears about abuse done to the elderly.

I guess I shouldn’t say this but I can’t stand Micah. Yes, I know I created him. Yes, he has that level of arrogance and lyrical swag that brings loads of females to the yard. It doesn’t take away from the fact that I’m not cool with the core of him. Yet, the contrast is a prime ingredient for the drama I had to pull off in the seemingly perfect bond of Amber Moon and Geoff.

I have the most fun in the gray—creating characters where the verdict is out whether you like them or hate them. For me, that person was Amber Moon. She represents, in my view, the modern day female—I pause in saying “woman” because woman involves a certain level of maturity and security. That is where I’m going to leave it because I’m not going to spoil all the inner workings of the narrative. 

That’s where the reading comes in.

Until next time,

Pleasure Prints Blog Tour: Da'Kharta Rising

The Treatment of Tragedy

Hello. I am Da’Kharta Rising. I am addicted to tragedy. I do not seek remedy to this addiction. On the contrary, I will tell you what tragedy has done for me.

Everyone prefers seeing people in their best light. People obsess over everything from makeup, to hair, to clothes … all of this to ensure they aren’t made fools of in the public arena. People put in the universe their desires to be happy, to be fun, to be prosperous. All of that sounds fantastic but there is a flaw that is the neverending stain of all mankind.

It is the thirst for more, being parched due to dissatisfaction.

What drives this thirst? Is it due to the fall from grace in the Garden of Eden? Is it wanting to be perfect? Is it being in constant competition with the next being? Could it be all of the aforementioned, or none of it at all?

From what I have observed, the people who supposedly “have it all”  act the most ungrateful. Almost entitled, like they have the right to be at the top of the mountain all the time. They take what they have for granted, to the point of indifference.

To me, that’s an act worse than hatred.

Where are the lessons if everything is handed to one without recompense? Where are the checks and balances if all behaves on the uptick?

In this regard, tragedy is a requirement. It is an absolute. It is the necessary splash of water to arrogant faces, the ones that don’t believe they are one power walk, bicep curl, or leg press away from losing everything.

Sorry everyone, there was this workout video that was aggravating me. Where was I?

On second thought, this whole workout thing may make for a good analogy. Stick with me. 

In order for a muscle to become strong, it has to encounter some level of resistance. Yes, it’s nice to be able to do 200 reps with five pound weights, but after a while the 200 reps would become boring, to the point where one can do it with eyes closed.

Therefore, one has to increase the pounds to provide more resistance.

Tragedy is humanity’s resistance. Yes, it causes a lot of strife, in varying degrees. Each individual handles tragedy differently. Some have difficulty bouncing back; others let the happenstances consume them to the point of no return.

As a writer, I choose to utilize tragedy in the most powerful way possible—in writing, to act as a mirror into human behavior as well as to deliver my own twisted way of justice.

For me, death isn’t a scary thing. It’s a natural act, on a mode of everything’s eventual. Some causes may be a bit gorier than others. Oh well! It is what it is.

When one can turn pain into power, suffering in silence into standing strong, whoever is against you is already defeated, even if that person doesn’t know it. You are delivering a message to the Universe (or whatever you choose to believe in) that you aren’t a punk and giving said Universe permission to unleash whatever venom it wants.

For that reason, I have never wished for a tragedy free anything. It is the pain which gives me fire, which revitalizes me. Talk trash about me? Cool. I’ll resurrect you as a character that loses his tongue. Want to hurt someone close to me? Okay, bet. Your death in my next story will involve slow, meticulous disembowelment.

You get the picture.

Pleasure Prints Blog Tour: C. Desert Rose

Straight Talk With Helena

For your entertainment, co-author of "Pleasure Prints" Da'Kharta Rising and I interview Helena from C. Desert Rose's contribution, "Fleeting Moments". Sit back and enjoy the ride!

Da’Kharta’s questions:

Has anyone ever called you a Bitter Betty? If so, do you think it’s accurate? If not, do you agree with how you are portrayed in the story? 

First I just want to say hello. Hope you’re doing well.

Now, to address your question … 🤔

As far as I am aware no one has ever called me a Bitter Betty, at least not to my face. Then again, I don’t have all that many friends social, work related or otherwise. I mean, unless you can call your mom your friend. In which case I have at least one. 😳

I keep to myself at work so if anyone is saying anything, I am not aware. 🤷‍♀️

I mean, I don’t think I am a Bitter Betty. I’m just driven. I want to make it in this world so I set my mind to the grind. Does that equation equal me socializing? Probably not. Is the outcome of not socializing being bitter? Maybe; I don’t know.

Is hot chocolate really your favorite drink, or do you settle for it because you cannot drink alcohol on the job?

I took the hot chocolate because Dennis gave it to me. It isn’t my favorite drink per say, but it sure does help comfort a person late at night. Could it have used a shot or two of Kahlua? Hell yes. But beggars can’t be choosers.

Do you have hobbies which help with your boredom, and if so, what are they?

Of course I do! Surfing-slash-window-shopping on Amazon.com! I mean, it has everything so I get my shopping fix without having to leave the office or go to claustrophobic and congested stores.

Except clothes. I don’t buy clothes online. As a matter of fact, I don’t really enjoy clothes shopping at all so I keep it at a minimum.

But, seriously … electronics, doodads, food, treats, thingamajigs … you name it, Amazon has it!

At any rate …

Best. Hobby. Ever. 🙌 😁

In your opinion, does profundity expand more when faced with joy or calamity? With whatever choice, spill on how.

Man, this is a good question!

For a long time I believed that happiness paved the way to profound thinking. I had this twisted ideation that if you were happy you saw things clearer and this translated into deepness of mind and spirit.

What I have learned is that sadness has its own way to enlighten a person and provides a level of depth that happiness cannot. I learned that when things get dark, by our human nature, we fight to get back to normalcy. It is in that fight that wisdom, understanding, compassion and empathy grown. When those get bigger, acumen becomes bottomless. 

So … you say you’re trying to watch your figure. Um, how much do you actually weigh?

😄 😅 😆 A lady never divulges her weight. But, I don’t think I am fat. I just like to keep my figure as is. I hate clothes shopping. It’s too much work trying everything on. So, the longer I can keep my current wardrobe, the better.

Y’s questions:

Exactly how important was it for you to reach the top?

My mother always taught me to work as hard as I possibly could because an independent woman was far better than a woman that depends on a man. So since I was a little girl it was my dream to be the president/CEO of a large corporation. Of course I knew that all good, confident, and successful women started at the bottom and I had no qualms with working my way to the top. 💸 💵💰 💳

I guess my biggest issue was that I got so focused on the dream that I forgot that there is a lot more to life than work.

Given an alternative career choice, what have you gone with?

Don’t laugh … a Go-go dance!

A little known fact about me; I love dancing. I will boogy to almost anything. From urban to opera, I’ll dance to it all. But, Go-go dancing in particular is my favorite. 💃👯‍♀️

Since you drink hot chocolate at night, does that mean you have coffee in the morning?

I am actually a “morning tea” person. I enjoy the English Breakfast and the Irish Breakfast morning tea. Good stuff. The only variation of coffee I consume is ice cream. 🤩

Was there ever any nookie between you and Dennis?

😳 😵🤯 OH, DEAR GOD, NO! Dennis was my friend! Nothing more and nothing less.

On a scale of 1 to 10, how sexy was Dennis?

🤦‍♀️😑🙄 You’re killing me, Y., you. Are. Killing. Me. How the hell am I supposed to know how sexy he was? I didn’t see him that way. Like, at all.

So there you have it folks! Don't miss out reading "Fleeting Moments" in "Divergent Ink Book 2: Pleasure Prints".

Pleasure Prints Blog Tour: Adonis Mann

Odyssey of Versatility

Ever since my inauguration into authorship I’ve been known as an LGBTQIA author. This, of course, does not bother me as it is indeed accurate. However, after a while it was apparent that time told a different tale.

My very first story was “... and we”. It marked the beginning of my writing career. Having been featured in “Concordant Vibrancy: Unity” was only the beginning. My personal odyssey of versatility would eventually take me to places that I did not foresee. I can indubitably say that I have no regrets.

Please, if you will, allow me a tiny juncture of your time to delineate the chronicle of my walk through the path of storytelling.

I knew deep down inside that, at heart, I was a storyteller. Unfortunately for more years than I can count, I did nothing to pursue my calling. Yes, I wrote small tales for personal amusement, but I never endeavored to share those anecdotes with anyone. You see, for some time, I did not see the point. It wasn’t until networking with the representatives of All Authors that I finally opted to allow myself to shine. Even if just for a little while. I am happy to say, that nowadays, I call the All Authors Publishing House members, family. Networking with them has been an adventure and they’ve bestowed upon me a plethora of knowledge and musings. But, I digress. 

In 2015 I was invited, after having been signed onto the House, to participate in the anthology collection now known as “Concordant Vibrancy”. For that collection I wrote what I knew. And what I knew was LGBTQIA Erotica.

In all truth, if was very interesting in how I morphed into a multi-genre author.

You see, I had no intention on doing so. It was completely coincidental. Some people I know would call it, “accidentally on purpose”.

While the work I put forth in completing “Syncopation of Ravishing Intensity” was a never ending project, in between said project I found that I had other stories to tell. Other things to say via my writing. So I did.

When I was invited to be a part of “Concordan Vibrancy 2: Vitality”, I knew that I had a message to send. With the theme question being “What moves your spirit?” it was impossible for me to narrate a story that fell under solely the LGBTQIA brackets. The long and the short of it being that LGBTQIA Erotica was not the element that moved my spirit. Self-discovery did. Instinctively, I understood that this was the story I wanted to tell. I just wasn’t sure how to start it.

One morning while accompanying my brother to the barbershop I was immediately inspired by the camaraderie and welcoming feeling of the ambiance. Thus, the story, “Barbershop” was born.

February 14, 2015 marked the birth of a fun flash-fiction tale that I titled, “Let’s Play on Valentine’s Day”. This short tale was meant to be a teaser for the imagination. Something fun and quick that could put a smile on one’s face. It wasn’t meant to have any point other than that. And, due to the nature of the story, “Let’s Play on Valentine’s Day” also fell outside of the parameters of LGBTQIA Erotica as it would be considered more of a Light Bondage story that anything else.

Fast forward myriad stories and anthology participations later, I was presented with the opportunity to be a part of “Divergent Ink 2: Pleasure Prints”.

What is truly curious about this particular event was how everything transpired. When I was first invited I immediately came up with a story that seemed to be a perfect fit. I wrote the story. Somewhere down the line I utilized that same story in the collection found in “Syncopation of Ravishing Intensity”. Once that happened, I knew that I could not reuse it in “Pleasure Prints”. 

This had everything to do with the pact that the 6 Divergent Ink authors made with one another. We made a covenant that whatever stories we wrote for the Divergent collection, we would not feature anywhere else. This particular pact was not made until after I’d included the original story in “Syncopation of Ravishing Intensity”.

Now, whether perspective, emotions or soul speak, I find it hard to decipher. What I can say for certain is that after a superabundance of circumstances and the trails that each one brought, I was in an irregular place. Once again, I had a story to tell and a message to send. This message came from a dark place. This mental-emotional niche spawned a plenitude of temporary delirium, whom then birthed a story like no other I’d written before.

When I am in my darkest hours I feel as though my spirit is entrapped within four walls. These figurative four walls threaten to end me. In order to keep them from doing so, I must expongue the darkness and free myself from the tumult. So it is that in this hypersensitive state of mind that I wrote “Odyssey of Rhapsody”.

At first, I was not altogether certain where the story would lead, except to say that I was (A) letting the darkness out, and (B) writing a story for “Pleasure Prints” in the hopes that I could address the theme question.

Before long, “Odyssey of Rhapsody” told the tale of mental illness, the toll it takes on a human being, and the almost inevitable outcome when a person feels as though they are beyond help or the world is against them.

Yet again, I did not write a LGBTQIA story.

Serendipity has stated that I am now a multi-genre author. And it with immeasurable pride that I accept this crown. With that said, I would like to thank each and every person that has ever offered their support. You all have a small part in the creation of Adonis Mann, the author.

Until Soon,

Ask The Cover (Cover Reveal): Pleasure Prints, Divergent Ink Book 2

Hello and welcome!

Today, the All Authors Publishing House family is offering up a big treat. Please sit back, relax and enjoy this unique Cover Reveal for the upcoming anthology collection called, "Pleasure Prints: Divergent Ink Book 2".

Before giving you a glimpse at the cover, we here at All Authors decided to interview the cover. No one knows the cover concept than the cover itself.

Without further ado ... We present you with the first ever "All Authors Ask the Cover Interview".

1) Why the rainbow colors as part of the design? 

I do worry about the rainbow colors for two reasons. First one is because those kind of colors are your signature Lady Desire and I would hate to look like I am a copycat. Second is because some people may mistake me as an erotica or LGBTQIA classification instead of a short story anthology. Other than that it's fine.

2) How do you feel about your backdrop always being black?

It is my favorite part. It makes me versatile. A number of colors can work on me.

3) Do you like your dimensions being smaller than the typical 6 x 9 size? Elaborate on the answer.

Well, the truth is that I don’t mind either size. It isn’t the size of the boat, but the motion in the ocean. Right? Right … I think.

But honestly though, I like to think that the 5 X 8 is fun sized, and Divergent Ink is nothing if not fun to read.

4) Why both foot and finger prints?

This collection’s main title is Pleasure Prints. So, I thought that it would be important to show a variation in prints because it would speak to the versatility in the content as well as the theme of the book. Also, different prints leave different impressions. At the end of the day, that is what Divergent Ink is all about, giving the audience a variation of interpretations for a single question.

5) If you had a choice about what order to put the stories in inside of you, how would you organize them?

Well, either by length or by emotion.

Length, from shortest to longest, because it builds up reading endurance. If one has the longest story first, the reader may mistake the rest of the works as being just as long as the first one. Humans don't have the greatest attention spans.

Emotion, from solemn to sunny. Most like the happily ever after in the end. Plus, with a title like Pleasure Prints, shouldn't the end result be a pleasant one?

6) You seem to like abstract art as opposed to realistic art, why is that?

I do a prefer abstract over realistic. The reason is because perception is reality. The Divergent Ink collection gives us a myriad of theories based on one fundamental question. Since perception is reality, there is no black and white, meaning the clarity of the answer may not be so straightforward. The reason that abstract art fits Divergent Ink so well is because it “sits in grey”. This means, that everyone can come up with their own hypothesis of what and why.

Blurb:

Divergent Ink is the mesh of different frames of thoughts, various interpretations of one core question that yearns for universal expansion. Although the subject matter may change every year, the purpose of the Divergent Ink series will remain the same.The second book in the Divergent Ink anthology series, “Pleasure Prints”, revolves around the following question:

Where is paradise?

Six Divergent Inks exploring "Pleasure Prints". Will the destination cause one to sip a tropical cocktail or cock an eyebrow in amazement?

Featuring:

Adonis Mann: Desperation and delusion are a marriage of emotions. Sentiments collide when three lives tell their tales. Hypnotizing and melancholic are the days of the souls who pursue the "Odyssey of Rhapsody".

C. Desert Rose: Helena can be cumbersome and crude, while her life is at a standstill, she likes it that way. Amidst the orange glow of office lights and a steaming cup of hot chocolate, Helena learns that life is a series of "Fleeting Moments".

Da'Kharta Rising: For Masato, there's no time like the present. Is no limit too great to accomplish “Masato's Zion”?

Synful Desire: Cecilia Teflon knows she doesn't have much time left. Before she leaves this earth, she must make a confession. Will this revelation grant her entrance into spiritual paradise? Explore the twists and turns of “Onus”.

Queen of Spades: Axana has always lived a very careful life but a lucrative advertisement shreds her comfort zone. Paradise is where one least expects in “Axana … Unscripted”.

Y. Correa: Myth or memory, which can it be? A life so scripted can be less than desirable. To go or to stay, it is that question that leaves, "Nalani at Heaven's Gates".

Crackles of the Heart: Divergent Ink, Book One

Dear Readers, Writers and Precious Patrons,

All Authors Publishing House would like to welcome you to event of the year! TODAY, All Authors Publishing House celebrates the release of "Crackles of the Heart: Divergent Ink, Book One", a collaborative work by 6 very talented individuals!

What EXACTLY IS "Divergent Ink"?

Divergent Ink is the mesh of different frames of thoughts, various interpretations of one core question that yearns for universal expansion. Although the subject matter may change every year, the purpose of the Divergent Ink series will remain the same.

The first book in the Divergent Ink anthology series, “Crackles of the Heart”, centers around the following question: Can the hot, handsome guy fall for the average, awkward woman?

Six Divergent Inks exploring "Crackles of the Heart". Will there be hearts rejoicing or hearts breaking?

Featuring:

Da'Kharta Rising: A five word invitation sets the tone for an afternoon journey. Short, provocative connectivity sizzles “Inside Me”.

Queen of Spades: One look from Her was all it took to put a ladies' man into early retirement. Yet, the very object of his affection has no clue of his reform. When he opts to take a huge gamble, will his fairy tale end happily ever after or be deemed a "Tale in the Keys of Drastic"?

Adonis Mann: The dark of night can be more than scary, it can be downright intoxicating. When pleasure meets stupefaction, a man with a secret whirls into rapture at the hands of an unknown force. To which end? Will his secret be revealed, or will he revel in the delight it brings? Nothing is as it seems during the wonderment of "Mystical Nights".

Y. Correa: Steampunk Earth, set in the distant future. When an ambitious city guy meets a carefree country lady, what starts out as a getaway to finish an important project turns into a interesting journey. Steam intersects and hearts collide in “The Steam of Opposites”.

C. Desert Rose: Terah has the misfortune of being given news that puts an expiration date on her life. In her desire to get away from the chaos, she has a chance encounter with the very one that can put the turmoil to rest. Is “Serendipitous Mirth” dumb luck, or preordained destiny?

Synful Desire: Bette is a hard working small town woman with simple pleasures. When visually stunning Jesse comes into the store on what's normally her day off, her mind accelerates into complex overdrive. In this small town, a lot can happen in seven days. Will one of those events serve to satisfy Bette's “Seven Days of Stimuli”?

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So, what are you waiting for? Come savor the difference!