Popular on the college lecture circuit, Ms. Bunkley is currently offering her workshops through African American Women on Tour, the nation's foremost Black women's empowerment conference. Tour cities include Los Angeles, Detroit, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta.

All of her novels have a devoted following and have appeared on Blackboard: African American Bestseller List. Wild Embers was selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the ten best romances of 1995. In 1997, readers of Glamour Magazine selected Starlight Passage as one of their favorite romantic novels. The United Negro College Fund's Excellence in Achievement Award is just one of the many honors Ms. Bunkley has received.

 

You Only Get Better: The Perfect Life \ Three For The Road \ This Time Around
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by Connie Briscoe (Author), Lolita Files (Author), Anita Bunkley (Author)

Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Harlequin (March 1, 2007)
Format: Paperback, 320pp
ISBN-10: 0373830599

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Three fascinating women discover that life, love and everything else gets better with age!
Teacher Maxine Davis's life is careening out of control—her marriage is dull, her teenage daughters are driving her insane and she is days away from her fiftieth birthday. New York Times bestselling author Connie Briscoe spins a compelling story of betrayal, forgiveness and redemption in "The Perfect Life," as Maxine discovers the glamorous life she's always coveted may be less satisfying than the "good" life she's been living.

A nasty divorce and the tragic events of 9/11 help an empty nester see beyond the narrow confines of her materialistic existence. In "Three for the Road," Essence and Blackboard bestselling author Lolita Files takes readers on a breathtaking road trip to self-discovery with Lillibelle Goldman, as she meets an unlikely kindred spirit who may hold the key to her second chance for happiness.

In "This Time Around," by bestselling author Anita Bunkley, a successful career woman proves that life doesn't end at forty. At forty-nine, Anika Redmond has just received an extreme makeover and is looking good. With her hot body and power job in place, learn if she gets the one thing in life that still eludes her—a happy ending . . .

Title:  Steppin' out with Attitude: Sister, Sell Your Dream!
Author:  Anita R. Bunkley
Publisher:  HarperCollins Publishers, Incorporated
Date Published:  September 1998
Format:  Trade Paper

Steppin' Out With Attitude shares Ms. Bunkley's personal story and philosophy, including the experiences of a variety of women who have taken charge of their futures. She offers fifteen practical keys to increasing visibility and enhancing recognition while demonstrating the importance of adopting attitudes that will produce results. This book is a must-have for the businesswoman looking to crash through the glass ceiling, the entrepreneur seeking the tools and self-confidence to launch a business and for the young woman entering the job market for the first time. Practical and motivational, Steppin' Out With Attitude gives women the confidence to go for it!

Title:  Balancing Act
Publisher:  NAL/Dutton
Date Published:  May 1998
Format:  Trade Paper

Elise Jeffries, new media spokesperson for the huge multi-national ScanTron, has to prove herself - and do it fast. She lost her last job and ended up in court when a man she trusted leaked information she had given him - information that turned out to be dead wrong. The mistake ruined her career and nearly wrecked her marriage, as the costs of the lawsuit wiped out her husband's dreams of his own business. Now a chemical plant explodes and a huge fire threatens to rip through her old Texas hometown of Flatwoods - a disaster that has already destroyed several nearby homes. The friendly town of Flatwoods that Elise remembers from childhood has disappeared, replaced by rows of houses for sale and angry people suffering from a series of mysterious ailments. As the acrid smoke from the fire covers the area, more people fall ill. But the company denies that anything toxic is stored at their facility, and Elise believes them. She believes them until she finds her girlfriend - still young but no longer the pretty, vibrant woman Elise remembers - ravaged by illness. With her suspicions growing and her old nemesis trying to win her back into his confidence, and perhaps his bed, Elise must defend ScanTron or lose her job. But her conscience tells her she must do something else - find out the truth about the accident, the truth about ScanTron's real business, the truth about the sickness killing her people. It's an investigation that will take grit and daring, for Elise is uncovering secrets someone is willing to kill to keep.

Title:  Starlight Passage: A Novel
Publisher:  Dutton Signet
Date Published:  April 1997
Format:  Trade Paper

When Kiana Sheridan begins investigating her family's roots as part of her doctoral dissertation, she is motivated as much by a personal desire to reclaim a family legacy that has long been denied. Kiana believes her great-great-grandfather was an artisan working in decorative glass on a Tennessee plantation. With his wife he fled slavery via the Underground Railroad just before the outbreak of the Civil War - but there the trail goes cold. If only Kiana can piece together the missing link, she'll understand what happened to the glass and complete the research her mother had started before her death. But Kiana's plans cause turmoil in her family. They are furious and deny the plantation ever existed. Her ambitious step-sister does everything to sabotage Kiana's agenda. Nevertheless, Kiana is aided by Rex Tandy, a handsome photojournalist, and together they set off on an adventure that retraces the route to freedom Kiana's ancestors took - and leads finally to an isolated mountain village where the secret of her family is still jealously guarded. There, deep in the remote hollows of the Smoky Mountains, Kiana and Rex discover their roots and the longings of their own hearts. Yet quite suddenly danger is all around them - danger to their very lives. For this is the place where passion and ideals once met a violent end...and now the shocking confrontation that has waited over a century is about to begin.

Title:  Sister's
with Sandra Kitt & Eva Rutland
Publisher:  NAL/Dutton
Date Published:  November 1996
Format:  Mass Market Paperbound

No one drives you crazier - or understands you better, than a sister. In this wonderful collection, three tales beautifully portray African-American women bound by family loyalty, and torn by the conflicts of romance.

Each of these stories shimmers with powerful emotions, and shows how deep the connections between sisters is - a connection that comes from the heart.

Title:  Wild Embers
Publisher:  NAL/Dutton
Date Published:  January 1996
Format:  Mass Market Paperbound

The year is 1943, and Janelle, an African-American nurse, defies prejudice by working in a private practice. But when a wealthy old woman dies, she turns to Civil Rights lawyer Dalton Graham. After Pearl Harbor, Janelle goes off to Tuskegee for training, where once again she must call on Dalton despite the feelings that flare between them.