Bad Things Happen to Good People

In this wide world that we live in, the possibility of something unforeseen happening to a neighbor, a friend, a family member, a stranger, or even yourself is bound to cross your path. Not knowing the

person or people who have had a bad thing happen doesn't preclude you from feeling it or having the event affect your life and emotions. Have I lost you? Think about this- 911. You may have been in states away or even a country away, but you felt the raw emotion of it all. The event remolded lives and activity. Now think on a smaller scale- a heinous act that boils your blood. You may not know the people who were affected by the crime per se, but as you hear or read the details, the what-ifs creep up. What if it had happened to my child? What if I had been there? We feel empathy toward the victims. We want to do something. Anything to make it better.

GUILTY is the latest novel in the BMB Books collection. It's a novel that portrays the victim's view of events. How can a family and friends come together after such a heinous event? The rape of a teen by a role model. And as if things weren't unbelievable enough, he gets off. Not guilty. Doesn't that just boil you over?

After your introduction to the characters, GUILTY has twists and turns you would not expect. A reader summed the book up saying, "There are two running themes- injustice and unity. Honestly, I had not thought of the novel in those terms. But, he had a definite point.

So, when bad things happen, how do you handle them? Close your eyes and ears? Clamp your mouth? Unite? Plan? The young women of Marston are strong. They love life. Here's a poem that Linsey shares with anyone who needs the words. The words of this poem were written by a young lady in the GUILTY novel who was taken down to her lowest and today- she lives.

      I am a girl, who will one day be a woman. I am your sister, your mother, your daughter, your aunt, your friend. I was raped. But it does not define me. Because I won’t let it. I take long walks along the path lined with colorful flowers. I stop to examine and appreciate each one. I sniff their fresh, outdoorsy fragrances. I take a moment to smile at each one. This I do because I can. It reminds me that I live yet another day. I won’t let the incident rob me of that. It had robbed me of many things in the beginning. Now I refuse to let it rule my being. I refuse to be enchained by this vicious act. I am comfortable in my clothes. I wear them for me. I am comfortable in my skin. We are friends. I am strong. Today I remove my chains. I am taking back my life. Today I live.

GUILTY is now available in ebook,

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GUILTY (A Marston Series Book 1)

A not guilty verdict. A kidnapping. A midnight trial. Six sitting in judgment and one empty chair. Revenge- is it sweet or just a bitter seed? Coach Terrence Jackson is the man who has divided the town of Marston. There are those who believe in the coach and his innocence and then there are the victims who despise him, his smile and his crime. He has a dark past- a previous life 

no one knew about until the not guilty verdict.

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First Michael Jackson and Now Bill Cosby

      A talented Black man makes it to the top of the entertainment community lifting with him cash and a legacy. When he reaches the very top, the media steps in and executes him. By the time the media was finished with Michael Jackson his music was no longer heard over the airwaves; no more concerts in the United States. After Michael Jackson was dead, there was an outpouring of love everywhere. His music was on every station. Stations dedicated time to play only Michael Jackson music. No seats were available to be had at his funeral. Funeral tickets were auctioned off on Ebay for enormous returns. Was he ever convicted in a court of law by a group of his peers of the crimes he was charged with; the crimes that lead to his execution by the media? Such a pity that Michael Jackson never saw that love and admiration bestowed upon him after his death.
      Now we have Bill Cosby, another Black man at the top of the entertainment community. He is in the midst of a media execution. His sitcoms and shows have been pulled from the airwaves. His live performances have been cancelled. Has he been convicted of any crimes in a court of law by a jury of his peers or is it just another execution by the media?
     The stories are being claimed years later, stories that make you shake your head. One claim of Bill Cosby giving her a pill and a drink to treat her menstrual cramps made me do a double take. Why is she discussing something so personal with Bill Cosby? If anything actually happened, that piece of conversation right there screams we're more than just friends, consensual.
     If these claims really happened, that's sad. And if they didn't that's even sadder. Why? Because this will be another reason for a woman claiming rape to be treated as a perp and not a victim. This will be another reason a woman will think twice before reporting a rape for fear of not being believed.
     Will we repeat what happened with Michael Jackson?

A SECRET LOVE 

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