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Raunchy #0.5
Raunchy: The Monsters Who Raised Harmony
This is a prequel to the Raunchy series.
Raunchy: The Monsters Who Raised Harmony delves into the twisted world of the notorious monster, Harmony Phillips.
But where did the seed of her malevolence truly begin?
Follow the shocking journey of Shirley, Harmony's grandmother, as she is torn from her family and raised by her captors in a world of darkness and madness. With each passing day, Shirley’s grip on reality slips further as she falls under the influence of her unstable captor.
But when she becomes pregnant with Estelle, by the man she works for, the legacy of evil takes root.
Uncover the secrets of the past and brace yourself for the shocking truth behind the birth of a monster. It will leave you questioning the meaning of motherly love and the dark forces that shape our destiny.
Raunchy: The Monsters Who Raised Harmony delves into the twisted world of the notorious monster, Harmony Phillips.
But where did the seed of her malevolence truly begin?
Follow the shocking journey of Shirley, Harmony's grandmother, as she is torn from her family and raised by her captors in a world of darkness and madness. With each passing day, Shirley’s grip on reality slips further as she falls under the influence of her unstable captor.
But when she becomes pregnant with Estelle, by the man she works for, the legacy of evil takes root.
Uncover the secrets of the past and brace yourself for the shocking truth behind the birth of a monster. It will leave you questioning the meaning of motherly love and the dark forces that shape our destiny.
296 pages, Paperback
Published October 30, 2023
32 people want to read
About the author
T. Styles
101 books608 followersStyles is the award Winning CEO of The Cartel Publications - an international, independent publishing house. She also owns Cartel Urban Cinema, an independent film production company. To date T. Styles has written 76 original novels under various pen names. Her novels have been published under her own house as well as Kensington and St. Martins.
Her screenplay “Concrete Beach”, reached the semifinals round for the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, a screenwriting competition, hosted by The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (Oscars). In addition, her other screenplay “Blurred”, reached the top 15%, validating what her fans already know...that T. Styles knows the art of storytelling.
Styles’ publishing house, The Cartel Publications, is the face of today's urban fiction and street fiction industries. In both the digital and print world, the Cartel represents the best her generation has to offer in African American literature. She has aptly been dubbed "Urban Fiction Empress" and "Literary Master".
Styles is multifaceted and facilitates her popular seminar "How To Write A Novel In 30 Days", using her non-fiction novel of the same title. Styles consults authors and publishing houses on what it takes to achieve success and longevity in the book industry, using the Cartel as a guide.
She has been featured in The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, Essence Magazine, Don Diva Magazine, Oprah Winfrey's Network and Urban Book Source. She has been awarded Author Of The Year by AAMBC and was voted Most Underrated Author by The Urban Book Source.
Her screenplay “Concrete Beach”, reached the semifinals round for the Academy Nicholl Fellowship, a screenwriting competition, hosted by The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (Oscars). In addition, her other screenplay “Blurred”, reached the top 15%, validating what her fans already know...that T. Styles knows the art of storytelling.
Styles’ publishing house, The Cartel Publications, is the face of today's urban fiction and street fiction industries. In both the digital and print world, the Cartel represents the best her generation has to offer in African American literature. She has aptly been dubbed "Urban Fiction Empress" and "Literary Master".
Styles is multifaceted and facilitates her popular seminar "How To Write A Novel In 30 Days", using her non-fiction novel of the same title. Styles consults authors and publishing houses on what it takes to achieve success and longevity in the book industry, using the Cartel as a guide.
She has been featured in The Washington Post, The Baltimore Sun, Essence Magazine, Don Diva Magazine, Oprah Winfrey's Network and Urban Book Source. She has been awarded Author Of The Year by AAMBC and was voted Most Underrated Author by The Urban Book Source.
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August 24, 2024
WOOOWWW. this book. I finally understand why harmony turned out the way she turned out.. the monsters she was raised by. this book continously made me mad... and it seemed like it took forever for me to read.
SHIRLEY was a sick ass human being and she was basically the whole start of it all. the way that she treated estelle broke my heart and all estelle ever wanted was to be loved by her mother but it was like an on going envious thing. and so many people came in and out of shirley life. and the way she always favored charles was sick as hell.
ESTELLE was good as long as she could be... but it was on going satanic .. all her life she just wanted to be loved and noticed that just from reading... and certain mistakes she made was lies that she told to try and ensure that certain people didnt leave her life.
CORNELL I liked him to a certain extent... the way that he treated estelle was good real good at first... and then they find someone or something else to interest them. and that is exactly how it went. i did understand both sides of the fields but when it came down to it he didnt even try to make it work with estelle
CHARLES was a sick ass human being and he was a person who forever deserved death and never got it.
IRMA the way she had the book ending i couldnt even blame her. what estelle did and put her through it was actually only right. it was just sad how it went about.
the whole book still got me want tstyles to make another part of the series. she definitely did her damn thing on this book.
SHIRLEY was a sick ass human being and she was basically the whole start of it all. the way that she treated estelle broke my heart and all estelle ever wanted was to be loved by her mother but it was like an on going envious thing. and so many people came in and out of shirley life. and the way she always favored charles was sick as hell.
ESTELLE was good as long as she could be... but it was on going satanic .. all her life she just wanted to be loved and noticed that just from reading... and certain mistakes she made was lies that she told to try and ensure that certain people didnt leave her life.
CORNELL I liked him to a certain extent... the way that he treated estelle was good real good at first... and then they find someone or something else to interest them. and that is exactly how it went. i did understand both sides of the fields but when it came down to it he didnt even try to make it work with estelle
CHARLES was a sick ass human being and he was a person who forever deserved death and never got it.
IRMA the way she had the book ending i couldnt even blame her. what estelle did and put her through it was actually only right. it was just sad how it went about.
the whole book still got me want tstyles to make another part of the series. she definitely did her damn thing on this book.
May 1, 2024
This book is for those of us, who have a sympathetic heart to the Raunchy series, about Harmony and her daughters Jayden and Madjesty. It takes us back a couple of generations, to the grandmother's humble beginnings and all that she had to do in order you survive. How did it affect her children and how did she end up raising Harmony?
These and other questions will be answered in this book.
As I was reading this book, I realized two things…(1) it's been too long since I've read anything from the Twisted Mother @authortstyles and (2) her gift of telling stories just reached another all-time peak.
This book is just that good y'all!
I normally share my favorite and least favorite characters, but in this book, I couldn't do that. I felt sorry for poor Harmony and every other character was my least favorite character. Whew!
Trigger warning: If you are familiar with this series, then you already know there is sexual abuse.
These and other questions will be answered in this book.
As I was reading this book, I realized two things…(1) it's been too long since I've read anything from the Twisted Mother @authortstyles and (2) her gift of telling stories just reached another all-time peak.
This book is just that good y'all!
I normally share my favorite and least favorite characters, but in this book, I couldn't do that. I felt sorry for poor Harmony and every other character was my least favorite character. Whew!
Trigger warning: If you are familiar with this series, then you already know there is sexual abuse.
November 13, 2023
Omgggg, I absolutely loved this book. Just like Raunchy had me going through all emotions, this book followed suit!!! But, I think if Shirley would have just seen and listened to her mother (Mabel) I think she may have made different choices.
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January 7, 2024
I she why harmony was the way she. The saying is true the apple don’t fall far from the tree this was definitely a good book from the first page down to the last and I just loved the back story of the character
November 25, 2023
T. Styles never disappoints! I enjoyed this book it helps to have a full picture of harmony’s upbringing and how the Raunchy store initially began.
December 14, 2023
DYSFUNCTIONAL FROM HELL!!!!
July 6, 2024
A terrific book, thanks T. Styles for letting your readers know how Harmony became to be the way she was. A mind blowing book!
October 8, 2024
My girl did it again with this omg I’m just so in love with her books waiting on part 7 ‼️
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