Across The Tracks
Authors: Xyla Turner
Across the Tracks
Xyla Turner
AZINA MEDIA
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Editor: Terri Griffith
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eBook ISBN: 9781943132089
My family and friends are the best.
Love you guys!
Shatisha, thank you so much!
I appreciate all you do officially and unofficially.
Yes, I said officially.
Xyla Crusaders - thank you!
I appreciate your continued support!
I want to thank God.
My wheel in the middle of the wheel.
My strong tower.
My provider.
Thank you!
Across the Tracks
is another book that is dear to my heart, but for different reasons than my last interracial book, BOMBSHELL. I wanted to go beyond ‘opposites attract’, but show how prejudice on both ends can keep people apart. Not only in romantic relationships, but all of them. The goal was to show how we have these internal thoughts that stem from our own upbringing, which dictates how we operate towards other people. Unless we address and/or are challenged on these things, we will continue to live out our experience. Not always on purpose, but as our default. I wanted to write a book that conveyed those internal things, but also showed how we can actually overcome them and not just live happily ever after, but relate better with others.
I really hope you enjoy this book, like I enjoyed writing Lisa and Rich’s story.
Please note
: There are some derogatory comments and racial slurs in this story. Not many, but the purpose is to address the subject in an authentic manner while also exploring the transformation of the characters.
Xyla Turner is a new author who has hit the ground running, and hasn’t stopped. Since her debut novel
The Chase: Double XX Series (Volume 1)
on April 13, 2015, Ms. Turner has been dropping book after book non-stop. It is refreshing to see an author so dedicated to her craft and the painstaking time she puts into putting out meaningful and completed compositions of writing.
I have the added personal pleasure and honor of knowing and being a friend of Ms. Turner. She is a wonderful woman who networks, supports and delivers on her promises. We first “met” on Facebook as I was starting to revamp my blog and gear it towards authorship. I did an Author Highlight on her right after the debut novel. She had a spark and passion about her that kept me motivated to keep up with my own projects.
My favorite thing about Xyla is how she weaves pieces of her everyday life into her stories, providing insight that others may not see or know. The most notable aspect of her life is the teaching and education of kids and participation in the community. When she’s not at work and not writing, she’s interacting with everyone on Twitter and Facebook. She actively shouts out people. She’s so dedicated that you can’t help but be the same way around her.
I can’t wait to read
Across the Tracks
. I can only imagine, based on previous works, that there will be an Alpha Male, who is being given a hard time by a woman that will not be controlled. And, true to her nature, the heroine will be a woman rooted in education. I love her intensity in the characters and I will continue to watch my friend Xyla grow as an unstoppable literary force.
Author of Ebony Articles: Volume I and II
