Books

Two-time Hue-Man bestselling fiction, practical guides for writers, and new books on the way.

Fiction

Book cover: From a Hard Rock to a Gem: A Memoir of a Lost Soul

From a Hard Rock to a Gem: A Memoir of a Lost Soul

Hue-Man Bestseller · The Debut · Suggested reading at NYU and UW–Oshkosh

Diamond Faith Sterling grew up in East Oakland, where crime, poverty and injustice turn childhood dreams into dreams deferred. Denied her shot at college and a career, she decides that if she can’t enter Heaven, she’ll rule Hell, and rises from street-corner hustler to the ruthless queenpin of a multimillion-dollar empire. But to finally become somebody, she has to cut her ties to the streets, and giving up the empire she fought so hard to build proves to be the toughest fight of all.

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Book cover: I’ll Cry Tomorrow

I’ll Cry Tomorrow

Hue-Man Bestseller

Chyna Azzino-Milano rose from the streets of East Oakland to become a world-famous supermodel and fashion mogul. For ten years she has kept one secret: she is HIV-positive. When her trusted housekeeper leaks the news to a tabloid, Chyna is forced to go public, and the world’s judgment tests her career, her relationships and her faith in God.

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Book cover: The Problem Is I Fell In Love

The Problem Is I Fell In Love

Novel

Haley Jones and DeMarco Speed are young, ambitious entrepreneurs who team up to rise to the top of the entertainment industry. What starts as a business partnership becomes a close friendship, and then love. But DeMarco isn’t who he seems, and his secrets could cost Haley everything.

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For Writers

Book cover: Can’t Get a Book Deal… Now What?

Can’t Get a Book Deal… Now What?

10 Easy Steps to Successful Self-Publishing

A step-by-step guide to publishing, marketing and distributing your book. Pamela shares how she turned down a two-book deal from a major publisher to start Macavelli Press, put her books on the shelves at Barnes & Noble and Borders, and landed national distribution with Ingram and Baker & Taylor.

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The Companion Workbook

Workbook · Organizer · Planner

The side-by-side companion to Can’t Get a Book Deal… Now What?, with worksheets, a self-publishing timeline, templates and exercises to plan and manage your publishing journey from start to finish.

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Coming Soon · The If You Can Write a Sentence Series

One method. Two books.

Every grand literary masterpiece, every sprawling epic, and every page-turning thriller shares the exact same modest beginning: a single sentence. So does every life story.

In this two-book series, bestselling author and writing mentor Pamela M. Johnson strips away the overwhelming mystique of book writing and shows you how a book is built — sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph — whether you are writing a novel or a true story.

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Book 1 · Fiction

If You Can Write a Sentence, You Can Write a Novel

A novel is just a series of sentences. Start with one.

Whether you have been staring at a blank page for years or are ready to breathe life into a brand-new idea, this book is your practical, encouraging roadmap to finally typing The End — from characters and world-building to plot, publishing and getting your book noticed.

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Book 2 · True Stories

If You Can Write a Sentence, You Can Write a Life Story

Memoir · Autobiography · Biography

Every legacy begins with a single sentence.

Whether you are preserving a family’s history, recording a season of your own life, or honoring someone who changed your world, this book shows you how to turn memories into scenes, and scenes into a book people want to read.

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When the Tsunami Hits, Grab Your Surfboard

How to Ride Out a PR Crisis and Come Out Stronger

A crisis never waits for a good time. A bad headline, a post that spreads overnight, a lawsuit, a mistake made in public — any of them can put a reputation underwater fast.

In this book, Pamela M. Johnson, founder and CEO of The Johnson Agency PR, shares the strategies she uses to help clients stay calm, take control of the story, and come out the other side stronger.

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Protégé

A contemporary love story.

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A Step-by-Step Guide for Authors: Being Your Own Book Publicist

How to promote your book, build your author brand and get media attention on your own.

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Eat the Weight Off and Keep It Off

The book that launched a global wellness movement, offering a holistic approach to lasting weight loss and self-love.

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The Eat the Weight Off Cookbook

Creole and soul food favorites, made lighter.