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Barbara Keaton
"I was born in 1964 in Chicago, and as a
native, I love my city and cannot imagine my living anywhere
else. I attended Catholic schools up until the twelfth
grade, but it was in grammar school at the hands of the
Oblate Sisters of Providence where I solidified my love and
respect for the written word. My maternal grandfather, the
late Thomas Hill, instilled in me my passion. As to the
Oblate’s, this little known order of black nuns taught with
an iron hand and truly believed in the future and success of
black children! Outside of my mother, I owe much of who I
am my Grandfather and those incredible nuns!
In 1987, I received a BA in
Communications from Columbia College. After graduation, I
worked as a bus operator for the Chicago Transit Authority
for nearly 3 years. I found this period in my life as one
of profound growth in that it allowed me to address and face
my fear of success. I resigned in 1990 from CTA and went
on to hold various professional positions, mostly in print
news and public relations.
Professionally, I have over 15 years
experience in public, government and community relations.
In addition, I’ve had several articles and editorials
published in various publications: Today’s Black Woman
Magazine; The Chicago Crusader; The Chicago Defender; The
Chicago Reader; Bronze Thrills and True Confessions. My
first book, All I Ask, was published by Genesis Press
under its Indigo Imprint in 2000. Since then, Genesis has
published an additional six pieces of work from me — one
anthology and five single titles. Currently, I am a
Transportation Manager for the Chicago Transit Authority.
In May of 1999, I
received my Master of Science in Journalism from Roosevelt
University in Chicago. I belong to several civic and
professional organizations, namely the Masonic Order of the
Eastern Star. In my spare time I am an avid reader, writer
and bid whist player. Though I have no children of my own,
I do have “babies,” my niece and nephew, Stephanie and
Matthew. I’m divorced and live by a personal credo:
I ANSWER TO TWO—MY GOD AND MYSELF"
One in a Million
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250 pages
Publisher: Parker Publishing Llc (October 17, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1600430538
When high-powered attorney Deena Walls walked
into the police station searching for her client the
last thing she expected was to feel the immediate
heat brought on by Detective Charles Henry Harris.
As they both work on a case that would not only test
Deena's will and mettle, but how deep her attraction
is to the handsome detective, they would have never
guessed that theirs would be a relationship of
searing passion and emotional healing. |
Love for All Seasons - Anthology
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Paperback: 250 pages
Publisher: Parker Publishing (August 17, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1600430139
Love for All Seasons will keep you aroused with
four sensually-erotic romances that melt winter’s
snow with steamy sexual treats, drenches the spring
in a downpour of forbidden love, blazes through
summer—hot, lusty, and bold, then falls into autumn
for an erogenous delight.
Join A.C. Arthur, Sapphire Blue, Barbara Keaton and
Maureen Smith for a rollicking jaunt through the
four seasons of love. Barbara contributes "Spring
Fling," the story of two professors, one geek and
one nearing middle-aged, who find love and passion
during a hot spring break! |
Nights
Over Egypt
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214 pages
Publisher: Genesis Press (December 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1585711926
Ashalon El Asab, Professor of Egyptology at Cairo
University in Cairo, Egypt is not too happy to have
another American coming to his country to dig among
the ruins of his ancestors. A direct descendant of
Ramesses XI, Ashalon vows to make it difficult for
the upstart American who was granted permission to
dig by the Supreme Council of Antiquities. Oh yes,
he is determined to make her life in Egypt
difficult, impossible even. That is, until he meets
his nemesis: Corina Camden.
Professor Camden, expert in both Arabic and Latin,
is a tenure-tracked Associate Professor of
Egyptology and Egyptian History at the University of
Chicago. She has received the coveted permission to
excavate the royal tombs at Tanis in search of the
reported remains of two mummified bodies from the
Twenty First and Twenty Second Dynasties. The only
thing, or person, who can turn this dream into a
nightmare, is the man who has been assigned to
oversee her project: Ashalon El Asab. Yet sparks fly
when Corina actually meets the Egyptian professor.
Despite himself, Ashalon finds her equally as
attractive and sets out to claim not only her
emotions but her heart itself. |
Cupid
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192 pages
Publisher: Genesis Press (June 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1585711748
Cupid's arrow has just got to hit her, muses
Morgan Paige's cousin, Yavette. Yet, she insists on
setting her favorite cousin up on three blind dates.
Unfortunately, each date turns out more disastrous
than the last. As Morgan goes through with them, she
also meets the handsome Jarrod, a brother who smiles
a wicked smile and acts as her waiter/bartender
every time she steps into Nick's Sports Bar and
Grille. What Morgan doesn't know is that he actually
owns the bar. With the insistent help and
interference of a cast of meddlers -- including
Nick's brothers and Morgan's cousin -- consistently
shooting Cupid's arrows, will this pair ever find
their way to each other, and to a promise of true
love? |
Blaze
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213 pages
Publisher: Genesis Press (December 1, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1585711721
Engine Company #19 hadn’t known how tough their
captain could be. Desiree Charles, a third
generation firefighter and the first
African-American female captain of a Chicago Fire
Department station house, overcame sexism and racism
to show the men in her charge that she not only
belonged, but was a more than capable leader. Just
when things seemed to have settled down, an arsonist
targets her station’s coverage area, raising the
stakes following a horrific incident. And Joshua
Davis, head of the Chicago Fire Department’s Arson
Unit, is determined to find the perpetrator of the
fires in Engine Company #19’s area. |
By Design
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252 pages
Publisher: Genesis Press (December 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1585710881
Shari Thomas, the optimistic voice of reasoning
and love in “All I Ask” is back, but after ending a
long term relationship, Shari isn’t so sure she’s
ever been truly in love—as experienced by her two
closest friends. As Shari resigns herself to examine
her heart and her dream of owning her own design
company, a dark angel in the form of Hamilton
Edmunds, Jr. threatens to show Shari what true love
–is all about . By Design is a story of being true
to your heart and to yourself. |
Homeland Heroes & Heroines Anthology
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296 pages
Publisher: Genesis Press (October 1, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1585710822
by Wanda Y. Thomas, Barbara Keaton, Giselle
Carmichael
An exclusive collection featuring three women in
different branches of the military, all fighting for
their country and a chance for love, this book
contains three stories by Giselle Carmichael,
Barbara Keaton (Wishing For Tomorrow) and Wanda Y.
Thomas. |
An Unfinished Love Affair
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228 pages
Publisher: Genesis Press (March 1, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1585710741
Kayla and Allen left a lot unfinished. Can they
come together ten years later and find a love that
eluded them the first time around? |
All
I Ask
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264 pages
Publisher: Genesis Press; 1st edition (April 1,
2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1585710091
A broken heart, unhealed pain, and closed
emotions – all these have become an ingrained part
of the beautiful and smart Deborah Anderson. After a
bitter breakup, she resolves never to love again…but
then she meets Darrin Wilson, who wants to take away
her pain. Is his love too good to be true? All I Ask
is a story of the power of love and one man’s quest
to show how his love can conquer all. |
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