Stealing Innocence I

Innocence Series #1

by Sylvia Hubbard

Kimberly could not believe what her uncle wanted her to do. In order to keep the inheritance of her husband's; her uncle wanted her to get pregnant. Yet, when the new spouse dies unexpectedly, Uncle Charles kidnaps a man who resembles Kimberly's decease husband, ties him to a bed, and orders Kimberly to steal his seed. Uncle Charles would kill him after the deed was done so no one would ever know the truth.


Surly, mean tempered Jaelen can't believe someone had the nerve to do this to him. When his cold eyes fall on the beautiful, angelic Kimberly and he realizes her intentions, he vows to escape and get revenge if it takes the rest of his life.

Genres: Ebooks

ebook

First published November 12, 2008

About the author

With twist and turns, Sylvia will make your eyes dance and your mind shudder as you read her short stories. Find out all about this fantastic author of mystery/romance & sensual/noir.
Sylvia Hubbard, single mother of three is from Detroit, Michigan. Dreams of Reality was her first novel, and since then have published over 60 books available wherever books are sold

AUTHOR, MOTHER, SPEAKER, JOURNALIST, CONSULTANT & MORE!

Founder of Motown Writers Network & The African American Electronic Literary Network & Motown Romance Network, Editor of The Essence of Motown Literary Journal.

Owner of HubBooks Literary Service and Co-Founder of Essence of Motown Writers Alliance Literary Conference

Moderator of Detroit Writers Galore & Lulu’s Romance Writers

Board Member of National Association of Black Writers, Michigan Black

Independent Publishers

Present and Past Member of Great Lakes Booksellers Assc, National Association of Black Journalist-Detroit, Sisters In Crime, Black Writers Association, Romance Writers of America, World Romance Writers, Erotic Author’s Association, Real Sister Writers & Essentially Woman Literary Group, & Great Lakes Publishers Assc., Authors Supporting Authors (ASA), The Society of Midland Authors, The Michigan Reading Association

ABOUT HER:
Sylvia Hubbard has independently published 4 paperback books and over 10 e-books. Her foundation genre has always been romance, but she has ventured into suspense, erotic, mystery, paranormal and I/R. Always urban and contemporary styled, her writing is enjoyed all over the world by all nationalities. She’s always available for speaking opportunities at bookclubs, conferences, schools, and writing groups. In the upcoming year, she will be featured in several anthologies & will be publishing another paperback and 4 more e-books. She has a degree in Marketing/Management and minored in journalism, broadcasting (Specs Howard), drama, html programming, teaching assistant, customer service specialist, and commercial art.

Voted by Romance Book Cafe as a Favorite Author

Spirit of Detroit Winner for 2005 by Detroit City Council

2006 State of Michigan Governor’s Certificate of Tribute Emerging Minority Business Leader Award

2005 Stone’s Revenge Voted Best African-American Mystery by Mojolist.com

2006 Triumphant SPIRIT Award Winner (acknowledging Legacy of Bessie Mae Downey Rhoades Martin) by Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc – Rho Sigma Chapter

2006 EbonyAuthor.com To Look Out For

2007 National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) Greater Detroit Chapter’s Top 10 Michigan Business Giving Spirit Award Nominee

2007 Erotic Showdown Author Nominee by Publisher’s Market.

2007 Who’s Who In Black Detroit listing. (2nd Edition)

2007 National Inspiration Role Model Month (November) Literary Leader Award
2007 Powerful Visionary Award by Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc – Rho Sigma Chapter

2008 SORMAG.com Readers Choice Award The Best Multi-Cultural Self-Published Author of the Year

2008 Facilitator at Idlewild Dubois Writing Workshop

2008 Detroit Literary Empowerment Community Champion for Motown Writers Network

2008 Distinguish Service Award Recipient from Detroit City Council

2008 NaNoWriMo Winner for Eve’s Deception @ 56992 words

2008 Metro Times The Best of Detroit Recipient – Best Literary Host and Literacy Booster

2009 Black Author Network Community Literary Legend Author

2009 Who’s Who In Black Detroit listing. (3rd Edition)

Reviews

[Tia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was pretty surprised how good this was. Sylvia Hubbard isn't an author I know and when I came across her book, I was like wellllll why not? It is full of action packed drama and honestly some of it blew my fricken mind. It's worth the read but the ending sucked for me!

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read Stealing Innocence and thought it was good. The story was good and kept my interest. I would recommend this book.

[Farrah Hussain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kimberly's story was spellbinding! I would encourage all to read this book!

[Tracey Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok so I literally read this book in one day!! Of course I finished a little after midnight so it looks like two days. I started it around 11am and finished by 12:15am (the kiddies interrupted mommy a few times). Let's just start by saying this book actually tugged at my heart. Kimberly had a tough childhood and early adulthood. From a drug addict mother who abandoned her and her brother, a greedy Uncle who had no love for his own family, a father who she knew very little of...like when does it get better for Kimberly. Her love for her brother is heart-warming, she puts him before herself often in this book. But I think it was in fate's design to bring the cold-hearted Jaelen in her life. I believe the needed each other from the moment they crossed paths.

Sylvia once again ties an unlikely, sad story into a true love-story. Not without multiple twists and turns. She never disappoints with providing a page turning semi-thriller read with sprinkles of lustful passionate encounters.

What spoke to my soul out of this read is to live for yourself, fight for your freedom, confront your past, and never give up. This was true for Kimberly and Jaelen. While they were on different paths, they both learned life lessons. They no longer lived in the past but learned from the past to embrace the present and look forward to the future. This isn't something easy to accomplish and doesn't happen overnight. That's the point. You learn to better appreciate life and yourself when you have to go through something to reach that realization. I love the fact Sylvia forces each character in this book to go on a journey of self-examination. Some will come out on top and others....well read the book to find that out.

Another satisfying read from Sylvia's collection.

Tracey Robinson
Words For The Soul Book Club

[Jay · Rating 3 out of 5]

The basic storyline was good. I'm not sure why the author made the 'extra' stories so confusing. It was a two steps forward ten steps back. Had there been consistency in the story I would have awarded 4 stars. One other problem I had was the use of Elijah and Eliah in the start of the story. It made it look like an error rather than a story related explanation.

[Vee · Rating 1 out of 5]

The last time I read anything by Sylvia Hubband.

Her books are always all over the place and never any real love with the main characters. Her sex scenes always start off hot and heavy but end flat. And let's not talk about the grammar errors. Im done with her.

[Clea Hogan · Rating 5 out of 5]

You gotta love Jalen!

[Nitika · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really loved it. Kimberly is such a strong character and knows how to stand up for her rights. Jaelen is also superb as his arrogant self.

[Darander · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book

I couldn’t put it down thank you so very much, I will buy all your books to add to my collection

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good book once I got into it!!!!