Burn: A Black Artemis Novel

by Sofia Quintero

Street hustler turned Bronx bond agent Jasmine Reyes is all about second chances, and she s given one to imprisoned Macho Booker. A talented graffiti artist, Macho reminds Jasmine of her twin brother, Jason, known and respected as REY² until his unexpected suicide on Rikers Island. But when bail is posted and Macho vanishes, Jasmine feels burned and goes on a mission to capture her man. The deeper Jasmine delves into Macho s world, however, the more secrets she uncovers. Deadly secrets that Macho s employer, Dr. Adriano Suárez a Robin Hood with a dark streak wants kept. When Suárez conjures up demons from Jasmine s own tragic past, she is confronted with the biggest risk of her life.

1 pages, MP3 CD

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Sofia Quintero is the author of several novels and short stories that cross genres. Born into a working-class Puerto Rican-Dominican family in the Bronx., the self-proclaimed Ivy League homegirl earned a BA in history-sociology from Columbia University in 1990 and her MPA from the university's School of International and Public Affairs in 1992. After years of working on a range of policy issues from multicultural education to HIV/AIDS, she decided to pursue career that married arts and activism. Under the pen name Black Artemis, she wrote the hip hop novels Explicit Content, Picture Me Rollin and Burn. Sofia is also the author of the novel Divas Dont Yield and contributed novellas to the chica lit anthologies Friday Night Chicas and Names I Call My Sister. As an activist, she co-founded Chica Luna Productions (chicaluna.com), a nonprofit organization that seeks to identify, develop and support women of color who wish to create socially conscious entertainment. She is also a founding creative partner of Sister Outsider Entertainment, a multimedia production company that produces quality entertainment for multicultural audiences. Sofia is presently working on her first young adult novel Efrains Secret which will be published by Knopf in 2009. To learn more about Sofia and her work, visit blackartemis.com, sisteroutsider.biz or myspace.com/sofiaquintero."

Reviews

[wordLife · Rating 4 out of 5]

i had gotten about half way through this book when i lost it. it was a library book too :(

Update (9/2009): I finally bought this book after having lost it at the library, and just like every other Black Artemis book, it doesn't fail to impress. Only Artemis can make the world of graffiti seem interesting and intriguing while hipping you to the history of the art form as well. And just like with Picture Me Rollin and Explicit Content, she hones in on themes and topics that affect urban America - health care and health disparities, the criminal justice system, and HIV/AIDS.

[LaShorty140]

THIS BOOK IS SO HOT AND SO TRUE....THERE IS ALOT OF SECERTS IN THE STREET THAT THE STREET WILL ALWAYS KEEP...