Tour/Guest Post/GiveAway: Thug Lovin' by Wahida Clark

Tasha and Trae, the hood's favorite couple, are still together following the events of Thug Matrimony. Even with their relocation to sunny Los Angeles, the drama of New York cannot be escaped. From running a nightclub to dealing with models, shady lawyers, big money, new kinds of temptations, seductions, and drugs-not to mention new love interests-can this infamous couple weather all the storms and keep it together?

Definately a page turner! Not your HEA that you'd expect. Thug Lovin' is full of drama, drama, drama. I haven't read books 1-3, so I came into book 4 with a bit of confusion trying to get the characters and storylines straight. It wasn't hard; Wahida's writing made that easy. The ending of Thug Lovin' though is a shocker! Definately a good read. But if your looking for escapism from reality, this isn't it.

About the Author: Wahida Clark was born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey. She began writing fiction while incarcerated at a woman's federal camp in Lexington, Kentucky. Her first novel, Thugs and the Women Who Love Them, and the sequel, Every Thug Needs a Lady, appeared on the Essence bestsellers list. Since her release, Wahida has achieved much success with her follow-up of Thug Matrimony. Her most recent work, Payback With Ya Life, made its way onto the prestigious New York Times bestseller's list. More info about this intriguing author: http://www.wahidaclark.org/

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http://bethsbookreviewblog.blogspot.com/
http://worducopia.blogspot.com/
http://bridget3420.blogspot.com/
http://brainlair.blogspot.com/
http://ajourneyofbooks.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspace.com/darbyscloset
http://mindingspot.blogspot.com
http://abookbloggersdiary.blogspot.com/
http://www.blackpearlsmagazine.com
http://www.marjoleinbookblog.blogspot.com/
http://bookedsolid365.blogspot.com/
http://www.tableforseven-julie.blogspot.com/
http://www.apooobooks.com
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Guest Post by Wahida Clark

On Writing a Series

My latest, Thug Lovin’, is Part 4 to a series that came about unexpectedly. When I submitted my first book, Thugs and the Women who Love Them, it had so many pages, that the submissions editors’ first response was, “we have to turn this into two books.”

The way I ended Part 2, I had no choice but to do a Part 3. There are four couples who are all intertwined, but lead lives of their own. My readers love them, and I make sure that they always want to know what happens next. Added to that, the series took on a life of its own.

In my experience, the pros of writing a series surrounds the characters. In a sense, you don’t have to develop new characters and character profiles. I hate that task! J

The cons are you have to make sure you develop your characters more. You have to grow with them. You can’t keep them stagnant, and in doing that, your characters may change…and sometimes drastically. When the fans have grown to love them as they were in book 2, but now in book 4 or book 5 their favorite has done a complete 360, the readers are at their wits end screaming, “What happened? Who is this imposter? Ms. Clark how could you do this to me????!!”

Now for the give-away! I've got 2 copies of Thug Lovin' and 2 copies of Pay Back With Ya Life by Wahida Clark to give-away to a few lucky commenters!

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