[TRUTH SERUM] Darkest Days

I'm a little too used to trauma ripping my world apart. But sometimes, things are too close for comfort and there's little that can be done. Let me tell you about the last week and a half of my life. 12:25 p.m., Monday, August 10th. The day is… a Monday. Normal. Quiet. Just waking, content [...]

Needing a Fixer-Upper

o.o I'm not the greatest at managing this website, sadly, so I may need some help getting a real fixer-upper to it! ❤ I'm gonna start with definitely playing around on WordPress over the next month or so, see if I can spice things up!

[TRUTH SERUM] A Day’s Events

I'm going to tell you a little story. August 5th, 2012 holds a lot of significance in my life; it was the day that my mother suddenly passed away. I was eighteen years old, a week and a half away from starting college, and it was the moment that my life changed forever.My mother was [...]

[TRUTH SERUM] A mini-questionaire!

I decided to play a little game with myself, and I wanted to jot it down in a new blog post since it's been a while! I always like sharing a bit of information about myself.So here goes!1.) What is your author name? ~My author name is actually my own birth-given name, Shakyra Dunn!2.) What is [...]

[PROMO POST] Josie Carver Books Pt. 2

I'm back--back again, and we're rolling in with part two of Josie Carver's erotica book promotion courtesy of the opposite spectrum of YA and fantasy!Cassandra’s UnveilingDamon, his cousin, and four friends converted grandma’s house into a private sex club for people of color. It seemed like a good idea, and the club was starting to [...]

[PROMO POST] Josie Carver Books Pt. 1

"What? A two-parter? That's rare."Rare, indeed, but I always love a challenge! And I guess it comes as a bit of a refresher after finishing up a novella that debuted last week and currently reworking my debut novel. All of this in preparation for an author event that I'm attending on August 5th!But enough about [...]

[ANIMANIUS -Miniview-] Bleach: The Movie

It's becoming a bit of a trend to see anime movies getting live action movies or television adaptions. It's almost frightening, yet exciting in the same regard.But at the same time, looking back and seeing that there are so many of them releasing, you find that not all of them are as decent in quality [...]

[TRUTH SERUM] A Year as a Novelist

I've wanted to become an author since I was fourteen years old, and one year ago today, I made that dream a reality. It was two days before my twenty-second birthday, and after four years of endless turmoil, of hard work, dedication, strife, and an array of growth... I ascended to what became my life's purpose.June [...]

[PROMO POST] Cowboys Forgive: Cowboys of Nirvana

Hey guys! I've got a fast-paced, hot-blooded new read for you all! Cowboys Forgive by Rhonda Lee Carver!Synopsis:Taking a dirt bath off a bull lands Jace Jackson into the hands of beautiful, smart, sexy country singer Jessa Garvey. In pain and loopy on pain meds, he has no clue he’s flirting with her, and making [...]

[BOOK REVIEW] Eden’s Demise

EDEN'S DEMISEAngelique AndersonUnder witness protection, Adam and Evelyn have just returned from their honeymoon. Evelyn isn't entirely convinced they are safe from Lars Morello. Once Lars escapes from jail, things take a turn for the worse in an underground place called the 'Arena' where Androids are forced to work for Lars and his assistant. The [...]