Celebrating 10 Wonderful Years!

Happy Spring!

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Xpress Yourself Publishing, and we're celebrating with a BANG with 7 new releases, 1 new author and 2 pieces of great news!

Xpress Yourself Publishing welcomes new author Toney Rowe into our literary family. Born a female, but living her life as a male was not an easy road for Toney. Read her fascinating story in her memoir, Trapped Inside A Female's Body.

Some of your favorite authors have returned and have truly written novels that will not disappoint! See them all under New Releases on this month's Newsletter.

Lastly, I am happy to announce that Cost of Our Affairs by Linda R. Herman and Loving Simone by Jessica Tilles was selected by Black Expressions Book Club and are now available in hardback! If you're not a member of Black Expressions Book Club, you can join up and get our books for only $0.50! Whomever heard of buying a hardback book for $0.50? I think it's fantabulous, and I couldn't resist and purchased both books for $1.00! I love a great buy, and I know you do, too. If you're a member of Black Expressions, you can get both books for $12.95 each—an excellent price for hardback, and cheaper than our prices for trade paperpback! :-)

That's it for now, but I'll leave you with words that were given to me at my 6th grade commencement by my 100-year-old aunt:

"Love many, trust few, learn to paddle your own canoe!" —Aunt Fena

Literally yours,
Jessica Tilles
Proud Publisher of Phenomenal Writers

Author Tina Martin - The Life and Times of a Fiction Novelist: Guest Post - Author Rekaya Gibson

Author Tina Martin - The Life and Times of a Fiction Novelist: Guest Post - Author Rekaya Gibson: "Please welcome fellow Xpress Yourself Publishing author, Rekaya Gibson, as she chat s about her writing career: 1. Why did you begin writ..."

Cost of Our Affaris at Black Expressions!

There is no news like GOOD NEWS! I am honored to say my second novel, COST OF OUR AFFAIRShttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifhttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif is now available at BLACK EXPRESSIONS in hard cover edition!!!

Yes, God is good and dreams do come true! Back in 2005, when I won Black Expressions' Annual Fiction Writing contest, I dreamed of having my book in their catalog. Today, my dream is a reality. If you can and will please support me by ordering a copy of my novel, COST OF OUR AFFAIRS from Black Expressions! Numbers, truly do count!

When you join Black Expressions Book Club, you can get my book and three others for only $2! May I suggest Loving Simone by Jessica Tilles, Holy Seduction by Jessica Robinson, and A Whisper to A Scream by Elissa Gabrielle?

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REVIEW: Another Man's Treasure

Another Man’s Treasure

by Tina Martin

ISBN: 9780984527380

Xpress Yourself Publishing

Reviewed By Kenya Dow

Official Apex Reviews Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars

On the outside, Tiphani and Reggie have a solid platonic relationship; on the inside, each of them is burning with a secret desire for the other. When Tiphani hooks up with Derrick, though, she soon finds herself moving away from her old friend as her budding feelings for her new man begin to deepen - much to Reggie's chagrin. Afraid of losing the only woman he's ever truly loved, Reggie sets about the task of convincing Tiphani that she really belongs with him - but will his efforts ultimately prove too little, too late...?

Throughout the pages of Another Man's Treasure, author Tina Martin invites the reader to consider the tenuous boundaries of platonic friendship. Though some may claim that a man and a woman can truly remain friends, Reggie and Tiphani ultimately prove to be the exceptions to that rule as they struggle to suppress their deeper feelings for one another. Perhaps the most salient lesson to be learned from Martin's engaging tale is never to hold back how you truly feel for someone - lest you lose the chance to act on those feelings someday. As Reggie soon discovers, there truly is no time like the present to express your love for those who mean the most to you, and the reader can only hope that the strength of his desire is enough to outweigh Tiphani's urge to embrace a new love. An enjoyable read.

Kenya Dow
Apex Reviews

If the shoe is not on your foot....

It's easy to tell someone what you would do when you are not in their current situation.

Elise Thomas Edison never imagined she'd need advice on how to handle a cheating husband but the news of her husband's affair is only the beginning of her storm. Derek is also the father of his mistress' five year-old daughter, a child his wife knew nothing about. So, what is a wife to do when her perfect man reveals that he is only a fallen mortal? Is it possible for Elise to move past her envisioned fairytale of happily ever after and accept that her marriage is flawed?

Everyone seems to have a word of advice for Elise but unless you're a wife scorned and betrayed by the man you love, you can't tell an angry woman how to wear her shoes. You just have to be thankful her 'shoes' don't fit your 'feet.'

What's A Wife to Do? is Herman's third novel to date and the melodrama only gets better. Be sure to order your copy of this great novel today! The official release date is March 15, 2011 but you can pre-order your copy at Barnes & Nobles as well as Xpress Yourself Publishing, www.XpressYourselfPublishing.com.