The Black Girl Book Club Podcast

Tonight we uncover the Prism who is Jas and his muse Ashira.  

All he needed was her mercy and grace to fulfill his promise, will she give it to him?  

This is part 1 of the prism series (books 1 & 2), be sure to watch Part 2 to hear from the Queen Pen herself Ms. Love Belvin. 

 Ashira, a belle from the suburbs, is the wealthy acting CEO of her father’s booming building firm. That's when she’s not the dancer on the Gram and TikTok, dating the latest Black Hollywood shooting star.  To her, Jas, a construction laborer, is a walking conundrum. He’s fruitlessly ambitious yet steadfast in his spiritual convictions. He’s enigmatic, well-read, regimented, and poor. Oh, and a felon. An incredibly disarming parolee who wants no connection to her. Until he does.  Two souls, galaxies apart.  The Black Girl Book Club Podcast thanks you for your support. The voice of urban fiction. The readers podcast.

Tonight we discuss hood heros, family secrets, and childhood trauma. 

 Sabrina explains why black love is so important and why Tashena was so angry.  

He was born into the struggle, a place where love was sometimes considered a luxury and most certainly couldn’t be taken for granted. Being the sole provider of his household before he was old enough to get a job, it was no surprise that he maintained that position when super stardom landed at his door…Kenny She was born into the struggle, a place where abandonment was just one of the many things that could fall into your path. She learned early on that it was her responsibility to protect herself, and sometimes the ones she loved. In her eyes, pain was not a thing to be shared. It was better managed alone. And the weight of it, though crippling, was hers to carry and no one else’s…Tashena They were born into the struggle, separated by a few blocks of concrete and heavy doses of pain, somehow finding their way back to each other after life and its perils pushed them apart. The truth needed to be told before either of their hearts could mend. Healing was needed on both ends before reception was an option. Trust needed to be established before love was a possibility. Such heavy burdens to bare for souls that were already carrying too much. Plus, a story of love...through the struggle.

Tonight we discuss Shae Sander's Trapped.

Things get a little heated tonight as we discuss the ending of the Forbidden series from Aaron's point of view with author Tiye Love. Was he a man whore or just a man trying to heal from the ultimate betrayal. Take a listen.

SHE WAS EVERYTHING HE NEVER THOUGHT HE WANTED...

Tonight Alexandria House opens up to the Black Girl Book Club Podcast.  

We're talking about all of the A House fan favs, life, business, and the upcoming House Party Experience.  

You won't believe what Alexandria House wants to send her to the hospital, who keeps her together, and how she makes her readers feel special.  

 Tune in and let us know what you think.

Did Mimi ever say enough was enough? Will the couples make it in the end?  

The heartache, the drama, the discoveries...End Game left us shook and not wanting it to end.   

The first season was one of contemplation. The second, of choices. The final...? Consequences.  Regina and Ray have begun to rebuild atop destruction. But have they cleared all of the rubble away? What happens when a solid union is constructed on shaky foundation? Will it stand or will it crumble? Derrick and Aleeya are not Derrick and Aleeya. For the second time, they've entered a new season apart. Is it destiny or doom that await if they should connect? With so many odds stacked against them, will the dice ever roll in their favor? Yael has gone missing at a fragile turn in Justice's life, leaving him feeling more isolated than before meeting her. With time to reflect, he begins to analyze why he's so dedicated on saving others. Should he toss out the raft once more, or stop himself from drowning this time? The Finale packs answers to the burning questions. For two seasons, readers have trekked further into the dark cave of Takerra's mind and these characters' soul-twisting world, and now suddenly - they're handed a flashlight. All they have to do is make it out. Let's see who makes it out with them...together.

Today we celebrate 🎉 being a podcast for one year.  Our favorite episodes, our book baes from the books we discussed, and how much it means to be surrounded by like minded black girl book lovers.    The conversation, the giveaways, the love.  Take a listen.

Ray and Regina finally get their happily ever after...almost. Derrick and Aleeya's friendship blossoms into something much more. Justice drowns trying to save Yael.  We talk about it all tonight. 

Join us for Season Two of Seasons of Fidelity by Takerra Allen.  In season 2, love prevails, two broken souls form a rebellious bond, and another pair is so damaged they can’t possibly progress beyond friendship. With bitter endings come new beginnings. The cast of Seasons is back and in the same place we left them – within their individual worlds yet again without the delirium their coexistence brings. That is, until a blow knocks the cosmos out of synch and unites them under punishing circumstances for another round of emotional TAG. Justice, Dice, Aleeya, and Yael will all have to share space again. What will happen when they come face-to-face with such unfinished affairs? Meanwhile Ray and Regina are suffering a devastating loss that will either bring them closer together – despite already being in committed relationships with spouses to lean on – or put more distance between two old friends who haven’t quite learned one another again. Season 2 is a Ferris wheel of emotions, that in the end, will leave some brought back down to solid ground and some left sitting in the clouds. Others just may be let off the ride altogether. Get comfortable and fall back into the world of this complex cast. Seasons of Fidelity has been renewed for a second season!

Imagine your one true love now belonging to someone.  Imagine falling in love with the one person you know you shouldn't.  Imagine seeing all the light in someone only for it to be dimmed by a dark secret.  The next 3 weeks are dedicated to the Seasons of Fidelity by Takerra Allen...tune in.

No one belongs to anyone.

What happens when an angel falls in love with a beast?  Take a listen as we discuss.  

Devout  Have you ever loved someone so much that it hurt? I have. Have you ever cherished the pain because you knew the kind you’d face without them would be way too unbearable? That’s me. To young Neeka Perry, Denny is one thing. In the streets, he’s a whole other entity. But she was brave enough to love both sides, upside down, all around, and back again. He provided her with all a girl could believe she dreamed of – security, desire, and most enviably, genuine love, all wrapped up in gold and diamonds. He removed her far from the course of her ordinary college girl lifestyle and swept her into his world of whimsical madness. For this and more, her love went beyond loyalty. She was devout… devout to him. But is there a such thing as too much passion? Can you love someone too much? And when you realize the person you love and the person everyone fears can also be the one everyone loves and you can one day soon fear, who will save you? Especially when the person you need saving from, is yourself…? Stop right there. I don’t want to be saved. I’ve shackled myself to him with love. And I swallowed the key. I’m in this for the long run. I am devout.  

Too Devout These characters were too dynamic to leave lingering on the shallow surface.  Delve deeper into Denny and Neeka’s world and you’ll either be begging to leave, or won’t want to.  Too Devout is the anticipated mega-conclusion to the renowned Devout. Readers were left unsure, but hopeful that they would be reacquainted with the two, star-crossed lovers. Denaché Denny “D Rock” Graham, the ever complex crime lord with his layers of mystery beneath his grime, and his weakness for the simpler semi of the pair - the beguiling Neeka Perry. Neeka was left in waiting, and it was not in vain. Denny is back, but back to what? Or better, in fact, back as what? Busy hearts will go still in this last installment of a novel that was supposed to be left at a kiss in the wind. With the tenacity of the characters folded into these paragraphs...and their determination to beat the odds tilting the scale at every obstacle… You, as the witness, will be the one to decide... Should it have been? Is love a game that you play to win...and by all means, to prove it true? Or, are there signs we overlook, which caution us when we are going against the course of nature? Is there ever a danger…of being…TOO DEVOUT?