Ice Cream Melts Espresso Series Deborah Cardona author of "Chained" - East Harlem Cafe
Author and Publisher Deborah Cardona, better known by her ghetto pseudonym, "Sexy," began her writing career as an inmate of the torture chamber behind America's fake facade of justice. Sexy was born in New York City in 1965, and grew up in Spanish Harlem, where she was involved with gangs and drugs. She draws vivid novels from her past experiences and makes us feel what it means to be poor and proud and generous; to be streetwise and full of bravado but frightened, too; to struggle to go straight; to be ashamed of being ashamed; to dream.
A mother of three sons, Sexy had her first novel published by Iuniverse in 2002. Shortly thereafter Teri Woods and Relentless Aaron both sought out her work for publishing. Today Sexy offers others in her once similar position the opportunity to be published Deja Vu Publications.
In 2011, Cardona opened a book store in the hearth of Spanish Harlem called Déjà Vu Book Lounge
Pocket
Full of Game
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Paperback: 230 pages
Publisher: Deja Vu Publications (March 2, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0615555497
ISBN-13: 978-0615555492
Porsche Garcia is a female hustla who has it all; money, beauty, and respect in the slums of Spanish Harlem. She has earned it all by faithfully respecting the laws and codes of the dope game, and by being loyal to those around her while also protecting her position with the viciousness of a Pit bull whenever need be.
Porsche is more than satisfied with her life until a chance encounter with a stick up kid named Fresh opens her world to a life of guns and ski masks. A possible newfound love offers her more money than even a seasoned hustla like herself can resist. The combination of Porsche's beauty and Fresh's talents as a stick up kid seems like a match made in Heaven. The two of them, along with Fresh s crew, show no mercy as they rob high level drug dealers around Spanish Harlem and do their part in running up New York City s murder rate. Success seems to be in the palm of their hands until one bad decision drastically changes one of their lives forever and puts both partners against each other.
Friends become enemies, love becomes jealousy, and loyalty becomes a thing of the past. With fresh and Porsche now on opposite sides of the playing field and Karma s revenge beginning to catch up, the both of them are forced to learn a lesson which only one of them will survive... In life you can only go but so far with just a Pocket Full Of Game!!!
Butterfly
II
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Paperback: 245 pages
Publisher: Deja Vu Publications; 2nd edition (December 1, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0615520340
ISBN-13: 978-0615520346
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches
The Butterflies are on the loose, and the Madam C.O. Deja Padilla is hot on
their trail. Desperate to find her girls, and Sgt. Wilcox, in hopes of
saving the business she has built, Deja must confront the demon's of her
past, navigate her old stomping grounds, and avoid the agents from the
Department of Correction's Internal Affairs Unit. Meanwhile, having disposed
of the body they spirited away in the back of their vehicle, Rene, Destiny,
and Shaun are desperate to raise money, avoid Deja and the police, and get
out of town.
With Nick and Jheri hot on her trail, her ex-husband breathing down her
neck, and the warrant for her arrest fresh off the presses, Deja finds
herself in a race where time is running out, and there is no margin for
error. Can Deja round up her Butterflies and save what she has built? Or
will she have to take the journey back upstate to where it all began, but
this time in handcuffs with a SID Number?
Butterflies II is an adventure you won't want to miss!
Butterfly
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Paperback: 230 pages
Publisher: Deja Vu Publications; Part 1 edition (October 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0981729681
ISBN-13: 978-0981729688
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
Meet Deja Padilla!
A dazzling young mother of two who became a corrections officer for the
State of New York for one reason and one reason only, it wasn’t to get away
from the abusive husband who knocked her around from time to time, it wasn’t
for the two daughters who she claimed she wanted to give a better life to.
And it sure wasn’t for the job she pledged to do the best to her ability.
Deja became a corrections officer to fulfill one of her greatest fantasies –
becoming New York’s most dedicated madam.
Recruiting six young women who are fresh out of the P-Nile was the hard
part. With the help of two she/he Deja is able to open a place of pleasure
named Butterflies, which she uses as a form. It is an art to sell your
goodies for funds, and this is a task Deja puts her all into. But is she
ready for the challenges this position will bring her way?
Find out how Deja places her ladies in the hands of many officials who will
eventually become not only their “Johns” but also their worst nightmare.
Join Deja on a rollercoaster ride of pleasure and betrayal. Every woman
dreams of life of mystery, now is your chance to see it...through her eyes.
Chained
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Paperback: 239 pages
Publisher: Deja Vu Pubns; 1 edition (July 19, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0981729622
ISBN-13: 978-0981729626
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
Growing up in the heart of Spanish Harlem was not an easy task.
Meet Jaz, an attractive Hispanic girl with a complexion and body any man would kill for. She learns to use her beauty as an advantage to get and keep what she wants. Subjected to prison life, Jaz experiences crucial love and lust that will lead to a new coarse image in her journey. Jaz has to face many desires that prison offers, which is not easy. Trouble, her childhood friend and partner in the game, is her sister to the heart and her crimey to the street. Jaz and Trouble stay true to one another, always riding out the good and the bad, together. Trouble and Jaz become fierce and faithful to what life has in store for them. Both with very fatuous ways, Jaz and Trouble are influenced by two different lifestyles. Early in their success they are disunited because of tribulations from the game. Together they will master the setbacks and conditions from the pressure of hustling at such a ripe young age.
With the influence and backbone of one of the neighborhoods main fellas, Chase and a project chick named Chyna, he becomes the enforcer and the only one who can help make moves possible, although similar in potential; theyíre different when it comes to their goals and dreams. Trouble is intrigued by the street life and has a major priority to keep the game up to par during Jazís incarceration. Will her skills get her the empire sheís always wanted? When it all boils down to what life has in store for Jaz and Trouble... it isnít their dreams and new lifestyle, itís each other ... Till death do them part. Will it be a successful trip to the top? Find out in this amazing story of two friends who rather die than betray each other and what they stand for.
A Better Touch
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Paperback: 202 pages
Publisher: Deja Vu Publications; 1st edition (June 8, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1604022787
ISBN-13: 978-1604022780
Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
Meet Deja Padilla a dazzling young mother of two who becomes a Corrections Officer for the state of New York for one reason and one reason only. It wasn't to get away from the abusive husand who knocked her around from time to time. It wasn't for the two daughters who she claimed she wanted to give a better life to. And it wasn't for the job she pledges to do to the best of her ability. Deja becomes a Corrections Officer to fulfill one of her greatest fantasies. Becoming a New York's most dedicated madams. Recruiting six young women who are fresh out of the P-Nile was the hard part, with the help of two she/hes,she is able to open up a place of pleasure named Butterflies which she uses as a front. It is an art to sell your goodies for funds a task Deja puts her all into. But is she ready for the challenges this position will bring her way. Find out how Deja places her ladies in the hands of many officals who will eventually become not only their johns but their worst nightmares. Join Deja on a roller coaster ride of pleasure and betrayal. Every woman dreams of a life of mystery. Now is your chance to see it through her eyes.
Two fold
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Paperback: 363 pages
Publisher: Deja Vu Publications; Frist edition (June 8, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1604025980
ISBN-13: 978-1604025989
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
Twenty years ago Jaz, Trouble and their crew, the Geechies, turned the drug game upside down. They took over the very popular block 110th street and Lexington Avenue, and Spanish Harlem has never been the same.
Through trial and error they learned that the streets would give them more then they had bargained for. They gave up a life of crime when Jaz’s twin boys, Devon and Damion, were born. They bailed out — only to pass the desire to live the life style through the bloodline. All was good until the evening of Trouble’s wedding. When Devon and Damion found that their resemblance to one another would cause their lives to suddenly come to a complete halt.
How can two brothers be so different, yet look so much alike — that was the question Supreme asked himself when he placed a $20,000 hit on Devon, which failed. The world of Devon and Damion unravels in “Twofold,” as they venture out on their own. Will they make the transition without the help of their mother, Jaz? Or will Jaz and crew come back from the past?
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