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Nia Winston, stands in a line at the Essence Festival in New Orleans, hoping to get Justin Ray, the hottest R&B singer, to donate to her non-profit. When they meet sparks fly, or maybe it was just Nia's imagination. Until Nia has a surprise meeting with Justin, a month later while she's in Atlanta and Justin asks her to spend one week with him no strings attached. Wanting to escape her own problems back at home, she agrees and has the most passionate time of her life.

After several tumultuous months of temptation, passion, and heartache, painful secrets have been unveiled. Kameron Youngblood reaches a crossroads. Falsely believing that Kameron chose Aaron, Bakari is resolute about closing the chapter on their love, and worse, he's leaving again. Aaron, still reeling from discovering his brother's affair with Kameron, surprisingly is not yet ready to give up on his marriage. He promises to be there for her—no matter what. Uncertain what choice to make, Kameron wavers. Then tragedy strikes, and even more secrets are revealed.

Published with assistance from BePublished.org in January 2020, NO SMOKE SCREENS is the 42nd literary offering by Artistpreneur Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza. This guerilla-glue release by the Mississippi native addresses the horrific terror of intraracial homicides and some of the actions required to curtail these continual genocides. “The climate of today’s society is far too negative and divided,” Mylia complains. “I believe these problems live within people.

Published with assistance from BePublished.org in September 2019, WHAT YOU TEACH ME is the 38th literary offering by Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza. This guerilla-glue release takes a look at family dynamics from an alternate perspective – one that reveals some of the lessons adults have learned from (or have been reminded of by) the children in their lives.

Acknowledging the plight of members of the African Diaspora (especially the males) and seeking to help stop the racism and sexism that plagues America, TEARS OF GOD by Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza is the author’s 33rd published work, and sixth book released in 2019. Published with assistance from BePublished.org in June, Mississippi native Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza offers listeners a series of short speeches and essays that individually and collectively address spiritual and social constructs in place to hamper and assist Black men.

Published with assistance from BePublished.org in March 2019, THE OIL MAN is the 30th literary release by Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza. This guerilla-glue novella is a confessional about the life Koco experienced during her whirlwind romance with Uche. A story of all that is common and uncommon in love, THE OIL MAN is sure to pique your interest and raise the stakes in your own quest to find and keep your ultimate lover.

This guerilla-glue expression displays candid thoughts from the heart about the benefits of cooperation, truth about unity, and the steps to take to unify with anyone for any cause.

Released in January 2019 with assistance from BePublished.org, CLEARING THE AIR is Author Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza’s 28th published work and her first of 12 solely dedicated to utilizing “fear-facing” or “embarrassment therapy” to push herself and others away from any lingering fear that keeps them trapped by lies and prevents them from completing goals or finding prolonged peace.“

This guerilla-glue release is a novella that tells the story of a woman who needs a night out and seeks out laughter as the therapy she’s convinced she needs to change her life. Will Shika stay focused and rise above? Will she seize opportunities to free herself? Is it already too late for her life to change drastically? Can she find the restorative healing she seeks just by visiting a comedy club for one night?

Published with assistance from BePublished.org in August 2019, IN CONSIDERATION OF STRUGGLE is the 35th literary release by Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza and the first volume of a triple-drop trilogy. This guerilla-glue expression display candid thoughts from the heart about the pains of struggle and ways people can better deal with them.

This guerilla-glue expression displays candid thoughts from the heart about the two steps people can take to pull themselves out of the mire and never return to such lows in life again.

Another guerilla-glue (freedom-focused) offering, these praises from 43-year-old Jaza are quick reads of testimonials of love and appreciation you will enjoy listening to or gifting to the Black man or woman you love. Overall, AMOUR NOIR reveals some of the many ways individual Black Americans love each other, and the myriad reasons we can’t resist doing so.

A novella exploring the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, this addictive story offers a mix of comedy, conspiracy and Chicagoans that provides listeners a fresh perspective on a long-held belief. “I love history! And, being a former Girl Scout who sang the camp song about ‘Old Lady O’Leary’ as a little girl, I wondered often if the story was made up or real,” the artistpreneur confesses.

A nostalgic story of a contemporary tragedy, Jaza penned this work to showcase the bonds created within families despite the bad experiences during (and scars remaining throughout) childhood and adulthood.

Inspired by a conversation with author and motivational speaker Antonio Wright, STOP AND TIE YOUR SHOES (edited by Dr. Mary M. Jefferson) is Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza's 12th published book. Jaza said she decided to write this particular book as a literary contribution aimed at reminding herself and others of the importance and benefits of "calling it like it is, facing problems head-on, fixing concerns at their source, and moving on well-prepared with optimistic expectations."

This guerilla-glue release tells a short story about the lives of Mercy Ngozia and her daughter Niami, who learns well-hidden truths just in time to reclaim her own life. Set in a small town outside a big city, THE BILLIONAIRE delves into topics including family secrets, a birth scandal, and fraud as it exposes details of a failed love affair and present new opportunities all centered around a life-altering inheritance.

How far will you go to change the mentality of people you think are bigoted? Is a futile battle that’s really not yours worth leading at the expense of all the people you hold dear, knowing your only true reward is really just an ego stroke? Strange thoughts settle in and send lives tumbling into senseless directions after a fun night of trivia, talk and tantra among friends celebrating the official formation of their social movement called Harmonizing Humanity.

Published in April 2020 with assistance from BePublished.org, NASTY FOR NO REASON is the 45th literary work released by Artistpreneur Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza. The author's first endeavor in mash-up writing, this work of fiction blends Jaza's love of non-fiction and humor with everyone else's love of fake news, romance, and murder.

There are so many challenges you face each day. Some of them are easily overcome and others seem insurmountable. You want to move forward but it seems, regardless of the number of days that pass, that you remain in the same situations and the same position. This book is guaranteed to help you break free from the main things that bind you. It includes inspiring real-life situations to help you recondition your brain and inspire you to want to even do so. Be ready to face yourself to better yourself before you crack this book open for the first time or the fifteenth.

Published with assistance from BePublished.org in November 2019, TUCKED AWAY is the 40th literary release by Mylia Tiye Mal Jaza and the author’s first fairy tale. A modern story inspired by the style of popular fairy tales from centuries past and contemporary retellings, Jaza wrote TUCKED AWAY to remind adults and children of the importance of paying attention, being brave, and showing kindness to yourself and others. “There are a lot of lessons stressed to children that many adults have yet to learn, or apply if they proclaim to have learned these lessons already,” Mylia explains.