Earl Sewell was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Columbia College where he studied Creative Writing. Later, Sewell pursued his dream of becoming a published author. However, after receiving over forty rejection letters from New York publishing houses, he gave up on idea and in 1990 entered Corporate America.

Nine years passed before Sewell realized that he wasn’t living up to his full potential. His passion for writing was so overwhelming that he found it impossible to ignore his calling. He decided to take a leap of faith and start his own publishing company which he named Katie Books, after his late mother. He published his first novel in 1999 and sold several thousand copies of it locally. By 2001 he had a solid following and New York publishing houses were eager to purchase the rights to his work and distribute it nationally.

Sewell has written a total of seventeen novels over the past eleven years. His books have held steady positions on regional bestseller lists and have been featured in many publications, such as The Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, Upscale Magazine and Black Expressions Magazine.

 

A Social Affair
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by Pat Tucker and Earl Sewell

Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Strebor Books; Original edition (February 5, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1593094493
ISBN-13: 978-1593094492
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches

A cautionary tale about finding love online and the trouble that comes with cheating.

Bored with her humdrum married life, thirty-two-year-old Codi Norman is searching for excitement. After teaming up with her best friend, Katina, Codi discovers that the Internet offers both money and an escape from her earthly life. In cyberspace anything is possible, and that is what Codi loves most.

While online, she meets a charming and handsome man named Quinn Hamilton. Sparks fly and the two begin a torrid affair with unpredictable consequences. But their virtual lives collide with reality when their spouses discover their illicit relationship.

A Social Affair reading by authors Earl Sewell and Pat Tucker

 

Myself and I (Kimani Tru)
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Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Kimani; Original edition (September 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373831765
ISBN-13: 978-0373831760
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7 inches

Lately, Keysha feels like a magnet for trouble—especially boy trouble. Her last love interest turned out to be a major fraud, and her ex, Wesley, refuses to accept that they're finished. Swearing off relationships and concentrating on herself seems like her smartest move.

Then Keysha meets her new neighbor Jerry, who has every girl in town vying for a summer fling. Working as lifeguards together, Keysha realizes that Jerry has more to offer than a great car and a sexy smile, and the harder she tries to ignore him, the more interested he becomes. But is it Keysha that attracts him or the chase itself? And when the biggest party of the year gets dangerously out of line, and Wesley's jealous new girl pins the blame on Keysha, she'll learn exactly who she can trust. Only problem is, it might be too late to save herself….

 

Cougars (Zane Presents)
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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Strebor Books; Original edition (March 9, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1593092687
ISBN-13: 978-1593092689
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 0.8 inches

An intoxicating cat is stalking the city...

Jasmine Sallie is beautiful, confident and has a sweet tooth for sex and younger men. At forty-three, Jasmine is a successful chemist, and director of a pharmaceutical research team that has been given the task of creating a female sexual enhancement drug.

When Travis Adams, a brilliant and handsome chemist, joins the research team, Jasmine's penchant for younger men ignites a sizzling affair that is a hair trigger away from dangerous consequences. The two manufacture an addictive and unstable designer drug which gets shelved because of its fatal side effects.

Impatient and ambitious, Travis secretly keeps experimenting until he creates a new and improved formula that hits the black market with a lethal impact. A senator dies, a criminal investigation is launched, and when Travis disappears suddenly, Jasmine's world is tossed into a chaotic spin. With incriminating evidence pointing toward her, Jasmine finds herself caught in the crosshairs of the ultimate double-cross, unforgivable betrayal and the wicked world of sex and drugs.

 

Decision Time (Kimani Tru)
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Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Kimani; Original edition (December 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373831722
ISBN-13: 978-0373831722
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches

After a chaotic few months, Keysha's life is looking up—and so is her love life. She's scored the lead in the school play, and her tried-and-true boyfriend, Wesley, has moved back home. Perfect, right? Except that a backstabbing rival is scheming to get her role, and rehearsals leave zero time for Wesley in Keysha's already overbooked schedule.

But while Keysha is busy with the play, Lori—the girl Wesley risked his life to save from a jealous ex—is busy trying to show Wesley just how grateful she can be. And with junior prom on the horizon and Keysha's hot leading man making his interest known, the one relationship that Keysha thought she could count on is looking shakier by the day….

 

Have Mercy (Zane Presents)
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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Strebor Books; Original edition (June 23, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1593092652
ISBN-13: 978-1593092658
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1 inches

After his idyllic life is shattered, State Trooper Marshall Turner must learn how to find it in his heart to forgive the man who killed his daughter.

Marshall Turner's life is a dream come true. He is married to a woman he passionately loves and who passionately loves him back. He has a beautiful daughter who makes his heart swell with pride. But all that gets taken away in the blink of an eye when Luther Parker, a poorly educated and reckless man, kills Marshall's beloved daughter in a horrible car accident. Unwilling to face the authorities for his crime, Luther flees into hiding. But living as a fugitive is never easy, especially since the police have launched a massive manhunt to track him down.

Meanwhile, Marshall's marriage becomes increasingly strained by grief -- and his wife leaves him. His life spirals further out of control as he becomes more and more depressed. But over time, Marshall begins a hot new romance with Carmen, a worldly woman who has survived her fair share of heartache. But just when life is getting sweet, Marshall finally gets a chance to confront Luther - and enforce his own brand of justice.

In Have Mercy, the national bestselling and award-winning author delivers it all with this riveting tale full of eroticism, romance, drama, and suspense.

 

If I Were Your Boyfriend (Kimani Tru)
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Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Kimani; Original edition (May 1, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0373830920
ISBN-13: 978-0373830923
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 4.8 x 0.7 inches

Social zero meets unlikely hero

How had Keysha gone from popular to social outcast? One word: frenemy. A girl Keysha thought was her friend planted drugs on her—and Keysha got caught. The media blitz on their wealthy suburb turned everyone against her. First day back at school, and Keysha is stared down in the halls. Whispered about. No one will talk to her. And the girl who ruined Keysha's reputation laughs in her face. So when a guy with his own bad rep offers to help, Keysha's first reaction is yeah, right. Talk about an unlikely hero.

But soon she realizes that Wesley Morris is more than just hot, more than just talk. He's been there, done that and turned his life around. But no one wants this so-called bad-news boyfriend anywhere near Keysha. Including her family. Still, Wesley isn't willing to walk away and let Keysha Also Available pay for someone else's crime. He'll even risk everything to save her…and their relationship.

 

Taken For Granted
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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Arabesque (May 3, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1583145540
ISBN-13: 978-1583145548
Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches

Dr. Richard Vincent had a five year plan that was picture perfect. Then, in the blink of an eye everything was altered. Treacherous relatives invaded his comfortable existence armed with greed, deceit and a plot designed to destroy him.

Nina Epps is a successful accountant who has survived under the umbrella of domination and dictatorship all of her life. Now, after years of submissiveness, she’s arrived at a defining moment and must battle to escape a life that’s threatening to steal what little bit of sanity she has left.

Through an unusual twist of events, Nina and Richard find themselves trapped in the eye of a hurricane with nowhere to hide. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

 

Sistergirls.com
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Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Strebor Books; Original edition (August 26, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1593090048
ISBN-13: 978-1593090043
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches

In the spirit of Blackgentelmen.com come five sensual novellas about the excitement -- and danger -- of meeting someone online.

Welcome to Sistergirls.com, where men can meet the women of their dreams. Making a selection is just a beginning -- these ladies are more than mere images, and getting to know them is the really fun part. But just like most things, looks can be deceiving. And while the guys who take this plunge think they're in for the adventure of a lifetime, some of them are headed for the worst nightmare. Gathering five dramatically different voices between two covers, these stories travel the tantalizing crossroads between romance and cyberspace.

As today's world of dating expands beyond the traditional dinner-and-movie to the vast realm of Internet, this collection offers a timely and exciting glimpses into the adventures of cyber-relationships.

NOVELLAS INCLUDE:

• "You Are Making Me Wet" by Earl Sewell
• "Life Happens" by Rique Johnson
• "The Wanting" by Michael Presley
• "Somewhere Between Love and Sarcasm" by V. Anthony Rivers
• "Legal Days, Lonely Nights" by William Fredrick Cooper

 

 

The Good Got to Suffer With The Bad
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Paperback: 184 pages
Publisher: iUniverse (November 20, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0595012035
ISBN-13: 978-0595012039
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches

Theron Brooks' entire life was changed by one single act. His fifth grade teacher informed the entire class that she was going to place everyone back a few grade levels.

Later, Theron's family leaves his Chicago neighborhood for a better life in the suburbs. There, Theron is confronted with hatred, humiliation, peer pressure, the reality of a poor education and ultimately defeat. However, Theron has great courage and instead of bowing his head with shame, sorrow and regret he shows everyone how to over come, succeed and stand tall.

 

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