Nina Foxx is the author of 7 novels (published by HarperCOllins, Romantic Comedy), been included in two anthologies, and has wrtten, produced and directed several stage plays that have toured the country. She has also written the accompanying music (available on itunes) and one of her plays is available on DVD, and is distributed by Urban HOme Entertainment. She also has produced three feature length films that will be in theaters in 2012 (513, Magic Valley & A** Backwards). She also wrote, produced and directed two shorts, Closer to CRazy and She's Got Is'Shoes that have won numerous awards, and is in pre-production on a fourth feature film based on one of her earlier books, and a is a producer on two TV Shows for the National Geographic Channel.
She holds an MFA in Creative Writing as well as a Ph.D. in I/o Psychology. Nina has authored several industrial design patents, and has been called a relentless marketer of her work. She has been featured in several magazines, including PW, Black Issues Book Review, QBR, Brilliant, Today's Black Woman and Black Enterprise.
Cynnamon Foster is the alter-ego of author Nina Foxx. She has been begging to be let out for quite awhile. She tied Nina up and put her in a closet and has been writing ever since.
Cynnamon Lives in Southern California with her main personality.
No Girl Needs a Husband Seven Days a Week
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Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: Avon A; 1ST edition (November 20, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0061335274
ISBN-13: 978-0061335273
Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
A husband can be good for a number of things:
Marie needs her "stay-at-home husband" to clean the house and babysit the
kids, so she can take care of business coast-to-coast . . . and enjoy some
harmless flirting on the side.
Mai's perfectly content to be the perfect wife to a successful corporate
superstar'throwing lavish parties and organizing gala charity fundraisers.
But it's funny how quickly everything can change with just a single phone
call . . . from prison!
And high-powered ad exec Kennedy believes the best husband is no husband at
all. Hot encounters with a succession of studs keep her going strong as she
climbs to the top of her profession.
A spouse is fine as long as he doesn't screw up the rest of your life. Now
three lovely ladies who think they have this "husband" thing all worked out
are about to learn that, when it comes to love and marriage, "perfection"
can always be improved upon. And it's going to be one wild ride!
Marrying Up
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Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Avon (July 31, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 006114391X
ISBN-13: 978-0061143915
Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.8 inches
The Ring Is Not Enough ...
... not if, like Paris Montague, you come from a long line of women who know
how to marry. In her family, the unspoken rule has always been: never wed
someone who's not as well off as you, and her mother wants her last
unattached daughter to find a wealthy "Mr. Right" right now.
But Paris is doing just fine with her no-strings-attached relationship with
her sexy secret lover, Tyson. The man may not have money, but he knows how
to push all the right buttons!
Then JaBari Nolan enters the picture -- rich, charming, and oh-so-fine, with
definite husband potential. But Paris can't shake the feeling that there's
something shady going on with the all-too-perfect Mr. Nolan.
Time's running out, and Paris is going to have to choose between sweet Tyson
and seductive JaBari.
And maybe "up" is not the way to take it ...
Just Short of Crazy
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ISBN: 0060847999
Format: Paperback, 288pp
Pub. Date: June 13, 2006
Publisher: Avon Trade
If the Choice is Frying Pan or Fire, Might as Well Jump!
Alexis Montague Pearson is back with a new attitude and a fresh outlook on love and relationships! After a difficult break-up with her fianc'e, Alexis decides to set new goals for herself and immerses herself in her work as a lawyer with a small Austin firm. The new, stronger Alexis gets a new 'do and new hobby. But when she accidentally breaks the arm of Remedy Brown a whole set of new problems bloom. Remedy has got it going on but a hospital room encounter with Remedy's ex-wife,Ayzah, has Alexis realizing that the ex is just short of crazy. But Remedy likes his women strong and he pursues Alexis. Remedy may be a hottie, but a relationship with him isn't so simple with his unpredictable ex in the picture.
The supremely talented author of "Going Buck Wild" and "Marrying Up" returns with a powerful novel of courage, change, and second chances
After a difficult breakup with her fianc', Alexis decides to become a stronger woman and make some solid adjustments in her life both mentally and physically. But when she accidentally injures an attractive man in a Tae Kwon Do class, her newfound self is shaken.
Magnetic nightclub owner Remedy Brown could think of a lot of ways to break the ice with the sexy lady in his exercise class; a busted arm, however, isn't one of them. But a broken bone is a small price to pay to get closer to the apprehensive beauty.
Drawn to Remedy in a way she'd never thought she could be, Alexis wants the relationship to work. Only there's one problem: Remedy's unpredictable ex-wife refuses to stay out of the picture. With her life finally in order, is Alexis really crazy enough to want to risk it all again?
Marrying Up
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ISBN: 0060750456
Format: Paperback, 268pp
Pub. Date: June 2005
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
The Ring Is Not Enough ...
... not if, like Paris Montague, you come from a long line of women who know how to marry. In her family, the unspoken rule has always been: never wed someone who's not as well off as you, and her mother wants her last unattached daughter to find a wealthy "Mr. Right" right now.
But Paris is doing just fine with her no-strings-attached relationship with her sexy secret lover, Tyson. The man may not have money, but he knows how to push all the right buttons!
Then JaBari Nolan enters the picture -- rich, charming, and oh-so-fine, with definite husband potential. But Paris can't shake the feeling that there's something shady going on with the all-too-perfect Mr. Nolan.Time's running out, and Paris is going to have to choose between sweet Tyson and seductive JaBari.
And maybe "up" is not the way to take it ...
Going Buck Wild
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ISBN: 0060564490
Format: Paperback, 304pp
Pub. Date: June 2004
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Let's go crazy!
Successful Claudia Barrett seems to be doing it all right. She's a vice president at her firm, with an engagement ring on her finger from the man who's loved her since high school. So what if she's been wearing it for five years ' and her classic, expensive, dull everyday outfits make her look like someone fatally allergic to a good time?
What exactly is wrong with the girl?
She's bored, for one thing. She's thirty years old and in a rut ' and best friend, Pam, thinks it's time Claudia got her freak on. It's time to inject a little action, adventure, and good old-fashioned lust into this sister's life. But practicing what Pam is preaching and going buck wild could have some serious consequences, especially when tall, dark, and dangerous Cody is added to the mix.
Get Some Love
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ISBN: 0060526483
Format: Paperback, 288pp
Pub. Date: July 2003
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Dark and lovely Angelica Chappee was brought up right by her loving grandparents. Still reeling from the shock of losing the two people she cared for most in this world, she's anything but ready for what's waiting for her in her dear departed "Pop-pop's" will. It turns out her grandfather was rich -- millionaire-rich! And it's all coming to Angelica -- if the innocent, almost-21-and-never-been-kissed Baton Rouge baby can prove that she's no longer a ...
Well this is just crazy -- and the last thing she would have expected from that sweet old man! And six days is so little time to go from being Ms. Don't-Touch-Me to Hot Lady Love! But a cool couple mil is a strong incentive. And Juan Delgado, that fine black Puerto Rican prince from the Bronx, NYC, who's down South on family business, would be turning her head anyway, fortune or no.
Still, Angelica's a "good" girl -- and gettin' it on with a stranger seems wrong! And now the money is attracting some shady characters with very bad motives ... so Angelica's got something else to worry about besides her virtue!
Smart, sexy, fast, and fun, Nina Foxx's Get Some Love is a pure delight.
Dippin'
My Spoon
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Publisher: Manisy Willows Books
Date Published: June 2000
Format: Trade Paper, 256 pages
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Amber once thought she would have been satisfied with job security as a psychologist, a not-so-saucy marriage, and a life far away from the hicks and sticks she grew up in. But the reality she lived in was far different from the world she dreamed about. Counseling began to feel like a mere management of "other people's problems." Her once hunk-of-a-husband is resolved to a life of beer and basking in the glow of the TV from the sofa.
When Amber meets David, all of a sudden, her life is turned topsy-turvy. With new love on the horizon, Amber jilts her inattentive husband and embarks on a physical and mental journey, with David, destined for happiness. Everything seems perfect until Amber meets Malik. He seems able to see straight through to what is truly in Amber's heart and helps her questions the intentions of those around her. With her bowl half-full again, Amber is back on top. That is, until she discovers a horrible truth under the shining armor of her knights.
What follows is a quagmire of sex and violence that will leave you guessing until the very end. FOXX's brilliant debut places her alongside Kimberla Lawson Roby, Omar Tyree, Evelyn Palfrey, and other writers in the Commercial Fiction and Romance Thriller genres.
Related Links
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