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July 2006 Hello everyone:
First, I want to thank all of you - A Sin and a Shame has been in the stores a month now and has gotten off to a tremendous start! It wouldn't have happened without you and so I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
A Sin and a Shame has done so well, that for the month of July, Barnes and Nobles and Borders are running special promotions. The price of the book will be the same, however, they are giving A Sin and a Shame special placement in the stores. Neither one of these stores has done this before for one of my novels, so this is a big deal. Therefore, if I can impose on you just one more time....
If you've read A Sin and a Shame, thank you so much!!! And, if you've enjoyed it, would you mind telling just one more person to go out and buy the book this month? And if you haven't read the novel yet, please check out the reviews on Amazon and Black Expressions, and then if you're led, please pick up your copy this month. Also, if you will, please pass the word.
I greatly appreciate all of you - you have no idea. Thank you again, and I hope I get a chance to meet many of you as I start the second half of my tour in Indianapolis at the Black Book Expo.
Many blessings!
Victoria
Jeremiah 29:11
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Where to purchase:
or ask for it at your favorite bookseller
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About the Author: Victoria Christopher Murray always knew she would become an author, even as she was taking quite an unlikely path to that destination. A native of Queens, New York, Victoria first left New York to attend Hampton Institute in Virginia where she majored in Communication Disorders. After graduating in 1977, Victoria attended New York University where she received her Master of Business Administration in 1979. Victoria spent ten years in Corporate America before she decided to test her entrepreneurial spirit. She opened a Financial Services Agency for Aegon, USA where she managed the number one division for nine consecutive years. However, Victoria never lost the dream to write and when the “bug” hit her again in 1997, she answered the call. Victoria originally self published Temptation in 1997. “I wanted to write a book as entertaining and compelling as any of the books on the market, put God in the middle, and have the book still be a page-turner. I wasn’t writing to any particular genre – I didn’t even know Christian fiction existed. I just wanted to write about people I knew and characters I could relate to.” In 2000, Walk Worthy Press/Warner Books published Temptation. “It was a long road before my agent was able to find a publisher. However, it has truly been a blessing and now I know that it was all in God’s perfect timing. He has certainly opened up the flood gates.” Temptation made numerous best sellers list including Emerge and The Dallas Morning News. It remained on the Essence bestsellers list for nine consecutive months and was nominated in 2001 for an NAACP Image Award in Outstanding Literature. JOY, Victoria’s second novel was released in October 2001. “This is a story about having to make tough decisions when you’re pulled between what you may want and what God definitely wants. JOY reveals how one word from God will change your whole life.” JOY has also been an Essence bestseller and won the 2002 Gold Pen Award for Best Inspirational Fiction. Truth Be Told is Victoria’s third novel. “This one is about a woman who just won the position of councilwoman on a Christian platform. But then a dark secret from her husband’s past is revealed and threatens to rip her family apart.” Victoria is a Regional Editor with Black Issues Book Review and a contributor to Quarterly Black Review. She lives in Inglewood, California and attends Bible Enrichment Fellowship International Church under the spiritual tutelage of Dr. Beverly “BAM” Crawford. She is also a member of the Long Beach Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.
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