6 Books Published by Voices International Publications on AALBC — Book Cover Collage

A PURSUIT TO A GREATER SELF- BACK COVER Many take it for granted that everyone knows the difference between what’s right and what’s wrong. The truth is, people often become a product of their environment. Success is often miscalculated, or determined by status and material possessions. Consequently, if people aren’t taught to live by a higher standard, they can easily stray off course and possibly land in prison. Today they no longer have to remain stuck! Transformation is possible on the journey of a Pursuit to a Greater “Self”. Pursuit to a Greater "Self” is the third book in the Voices of Consequences Enrichment Series, created to empower incarcerated women to heal, recognize their potential and recapture their dreams. It is a nondenominational, faith-based instruction manual created to help readers develop good character traits and cultivate healthy relationships. Filled with powerful real-life examples that illustrate how good character traits have helped many people live a prosperous life, and how deficient character has caused others to fails, this book is a well-needed magnifying glass for incarcerated women. These striking examples, along with self-help strategies and inspirational passages, are sure to inspire readers to dethrone negative character traits and pursue becoming a greater "self." Step-by-step, this book empowers readers to overcome adversity and develop healthy character that will sustain them, including love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Readers are also instructed how to utilize these positive character traits to cultivate healthy relationships. Utilizing these powerful tools, female offenders are equipped to position themselves for long-term success and empowered to sustain it! By the end of this spiritual journey, readers will be inspired to let their light shine for the world to see that true reformation is attainable, even after imprisonment!

SUNNY 101: THE 10 COMMANDMENTS OF A BOSS CHICK By: Sunshine Smith-Williams Some foolishly believe life is a matter of chance, based on the cards they are dealt. Yet, a Boss Chick knows she can reign as captain of her own ship, regardless of how steep the tides may come! Because life, in fact, is a matter of choice, a Boss Chick chooses to strategically call the shots and she plays to win! Although she may face challenges at sea, a Boss Chick never travels without her navigation. As a result, when others around her falter, she always seem to have the answers to get ahead, turn around her situations and come out on top! The key to a Boss Chick’s success resonates by the standards she sets and the rules she lives by, which keep her rooted and grounded. These rules give her wisdom to turn adversity into triumph. Everything she needs to know to become a virtuous woman, discover her purpose, find a mate, keep him, gain notoriety and wealth are now outlined in Sunny 101: The 10 Commandments Of A Boss Chick. This is a must-have empowerment guide for today’s striving women! This self-help companion is a road-map designed to empower women to avoid the common pitfalls that often derail many from achieving their dreams. Author Sunshine Smith-Williams enlightens readers as to how to overcome life obstacles and utilize challenges as fuel for success. Not only does she instruct readers on what to do, through captivating, real-life examples, she teaches her readers how to strengthen their endurance, sharpen their insight and reign as an ultimate Boss Chick! Step-by-step, through each poignant Commandment, Smith-Williams equips her readers to overcome fear, increase their self-esteem, build powerful relationships and rise as a shining star amongst the pack. By implementing a lifestyle, based on morals, values and principles, and setting practical goals, readers are challenged to step up their game! Raising the bar on their expectations, Boss Chicks can expect to finally live the life of their dreams! Some believe no woman can have it all, but Smith-Williams enlightens her readers as to how to beat the odds! No matter what obstacles they may face in life, regardless of background, color or creed, girded with Sunny 101: The 10 Commandments Of A Boss Chick, any woman can position herself to come out on top! Through her candid voice of reason, she breaks down the Commandments of a Boss Chick into easy-to-read revelations, with practical analysis and jewel drops. This powerful formula is sure to stir the soul and stimulate the mind! Let Sunshine Smith-Williams teach you the ropes, and you too can become a Boss Chick!

Permission to Dream is the second book in the Voices of Consequences Enrichment Series created to empower incarcerated women to heal, recognize their potential and recapture their dreams.

Unlocking the Prison Doors is a nondenominational, faith-bases, instruction manuel created to help incarcerated women gain inner healing and restoration in a voice that they can recognize and understand and see past the thick, dreary prison walls.

The High Price I Had To Pay is a captivating real-life story that reveals another aspect of the inside fraud perpetrated by Lehman executives that has yet to be told!
Years before the 2008 Financial Crisis, a major epidemic of mortgage fraud surged throughout the country. The FBI geared up to combat the problem, imprisoning thousands who alleged to have victimized Wall Street giants, such as Lehman Brothers. Hidden safely behind the auspices of being a "victim," savvy Ivy League bank executives created additional fraudulent schemes to further their profit. Utilizing their "victimizers" as scapegoats, the bankers’ clever plan went undetected. Consequently, the real architects of the massive fraudulent lending schemes escaped unpunished. And the "small fries," who the bankers blamed, were left to do big time!
This illuminating synopsis by author Jamila T. Davis, who is currently serving a 12 ½ Year sentence in federal prison for bank fraud, is shared from a unique standpoint. Davis was labeled by Lehman attorneys as the 25 year old mastermind who devised an elaborate mortgage scheme that defrauded their bank of 22 million dollars. Her shocking story captures the inside tricks of Wall Street elite and takes you up-close and personal into a world driven by greed and power.
Davis’ story will leave you amazed and make you think. Have savvy Wall Street executives, such as Richard Fuld, been able to out smart the world? And while these executives escape unpunished, is it fair that "small Fries, "like Davis, are left to do big time?

She’s All Caught Up!
She’s All Caught Up is a cautionary tale for young people enamored by the fast life and the older folks that love them. This memoir tells of the negative influences that swayed the early life of author Jamila T. Davis (creator of the Voices of Consequences Enrichment Series). She is currently serving a 151 month sentence for her role in a multi-million dollar bank fraud scheme.

Young Jamila grew up in a loving, middle class home. Her hardworking parents, the Davises, overcame the barriers of poverty and racism faced by African Americans in the segregated South. From the back wood shacks of the rural south, the Davises migrated north, making Jamaica Queens, New York their new home. They drove themselves relentlessly. By education and endless hard work, they attained their portion of the American dream.

Determined to afford their own children the opportunities they themselves never had, the Davises provided their children with a good life, hoping to guarantee their children’s success.

At first, it seemed as though the formula worked. Jamila became her parents’ ideal "star child." At a young age she performed in dance recitals at Lincoln Center and toured the country in a leading role in an off- Broadway play. Throughout elementary and middle school she maintained straight A’s and was accepted to the acclaimed "Fame" High School of Performing Arts in New York City.

All was copacetic until high school years, when Jamila meets Craig. He was a 16 year old drug dealer from the Southside projects of Jamaica Queens. His street edge fascinated naive Jamila, and he quickly usurped Mrs. Davis’ position as role model and protector.

Jamila became mesmerized by the hustlers and life in the inner city ghetto. Her values quickly changed. She wanted independence, power and notoriety, and she chose life in the fast lane to claim them. With her brains and beauty, she rises to the top!

As this high school teen rebels, breaking loose from her parents’ tight reins, the Davises wage an "all-out" battle to save their only daughter who they love so desperately. But Jamila is in too deep! Poisoned by materialism and the drama of street life, she resists, and the Davis family is turned upside down!

This real-life story exemplifies the powerful societal influences that affect today’s youth, and the almost insurmountable challenges of the older generation who fight hard to protect them. This heartfelt story empowers both youth and adults to understand the tragic consequences of poor choices while instilling the ability to resist them.

When this good girl goes bad, it seems as if there is no turning back.

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SHE’S ALL CAUGHT UP!