Good morning my people!  Check out this spotlight and excerpt from my fellow Brooklynite, Xyla Turner. Blurb: Across the Tracks is an interracial romance novel that stars a Philadelphia school teacher/journalist and a prejudice politician. Lisa and Rich battled each other as kids, but as adults, they cannot ignore their attraction towards one another. Despite what family, society or their internal upbringing suggest. See how they must overcome their own internal issues, so that they can overcome others. Excerpt: Rich had Lisa against the bricks on the wall and their noses were an inch apart. “This is why you are a coward, darling. Because you are more concerned about my thoughts and attitudes about you, but you refuse to address your own about me. At this point in my life, your color means nothing to me. What means the world to me is what you do to my heart whenever I see you or think of you. How you make me feel. How you have changed my life. How in the past, you’ve challenged me to be a better man.” Rich shook his head. “I did it. Not for you but more for me. Then I find out you were the fraud. You were the coward. You are the one that is afraid.” Lisa gasped at his words. Rich took advantage of her open mouth and kissed her hard. Punishing her lips because he was so mad. She held on to his hips and gave back as hard as Rich was giving her. Then he pulled away and left.  He thought he heard her sob but he was too angry to find out. Rich’s long and angry stride parted people like the Red Sea. He didn’t turn back because he knew he’d give into her. He almost did. Biography: Xyla Turner was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. As a teenager, she wrote short stories and essays that won numerous awards in local and national competitions. She is an avid reader, but a sucker for sassy females and dominant males. Xyla is a dedicated educator and a life coach. Outside of reading, Xyla likes to spend time with her family and travel. She writes different genres, but her favorite is romance. Contact Xyla at: Facebook/Twitter/GoodReads/Amazon Author/Website