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I'm a writer-marketer veteran who specializes in developing new writers into bestseller-kind-of-writers, professional publishing, and explosive marketing.

I'm a mother of four young professionals who loves old movies and giving pretty dinner parties--ending with blueberry cobbler and one tablespoon of Haggendaz ice cream. Then I gladly jogs for an hour to dump the calories.

I hail from Gary, Indiana, attended Fisk University, graduated California State Los Angeles and Famous Writers School. My novel, THE MAYOR'S WIFE WORE SAPPHIRES, available on Amazon.com, is an award-winning urban political thriller set in Compton, CA. I serve on several boards and is a dedicated Christian, living in Los Angeles, CA. ...more

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	The Mayor's Wife Wore Sapphires 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	FROM COMPTON TO CONGRESS: His Grace For My Race (Volume Book 1) by Walter R. Tucker III, Martha Tucker (Goodreads Author) 3.40 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Compton to Congress by Walter R. Tucker,III, Martha Tucker (Goodreads Author) (co-author) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2017	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Legend of the Suna Korn by Judy Wood, Martha Tucker (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	URBAN GEMS NEVER DIE: NEITHER DO OUR DREAMS 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	SELF PUBLISH: YOUR WAY TO WEALTH 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grow rich from your pre-school and educate children too 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legend of the Suna Korn by Judy Wood, Martha Tucker (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1989	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Compton To Congress (The Walter Tucker Story Book 1) by Walter Tucker, Martha Tucker (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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HOW THE INTERNET CHANGED YOUR LIFE...

The Internet made it possible for YOU AND ME to compete with John Grisham, John Locke, and Steven King!!!

The advantages they had before the Internet became OUR ADVANTAGE TOO.

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“A young, beautiful mayor’s with high-powered plans for the city of Compton must put them aside to become a sleuth to solve the assassination of her husband, the mayor.”
― Martha Tucker, The Mayor's Wife Wore Sapphires

tags: california, compton, government, inner-city, mayor, mayor-s-wife, urban-city, urban-planning, urban-political-thriller

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