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Bad Before Good And Those In Between
Zelda Harjo’s life has been in a constant tailspin due to the family she loved and lost, as well as hidden family secrets. She has injected herself into other folk’s families, which has left her with consequences that torture her soul. How do we accept doing wrong sometimes to make things right in life? Zelda has street fighter skills, the expertise of a hustler, and a strong work ethic. Everything good and bad about her can and has crossed over into her sensual fires, sometimes resulting in bad decisions. She is not above compromising in mixing the good with the bad to go with her deep sense of morality that drives her in the right direction. Her family ties are rooted in cryptic secret relations, leaving her feeling incomplete and struggling with moving forward in life.
A Black and Native American woman, Zelda is beautiful. Still, she doesn’t feel feminine or attractive even though others lust after her. However, Zelda uses strength from her heritage to assist her in seeing inside of people to help her survive. With a surprise opportunity, Zelda’s future seems to be changing. Still, lust, thievery, and mayhem seem to be always a hop, skip, and a leap away as she faces the legacy of her bloodline and the reality of its dysfunctionality. Family lies, deception, and secrets all come to light in Bad Before Good & Those In-Between.
A Black and Native American woman, Zelda is beautiful. Still, she doesn’t feel feminine or attractive even though others lust after her. However, Zelda uses strength from her heritage to assist her in seeing inside of people to help her survive. With a surprise opportunity, Zelda’s future seems to be changing. Still, lust, thievery, and mayhem seem to be always a hop, skip, and a leap away as she faces the legacy of her bloodline and the reality of its dysfunctionality. Family lies, deception, and secrets all come to light in Bad Before Good & Those In-Between.
266 pages, Paperback
Published December 9, 2017
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About the author
Alvin L.A. Horn
11 books35 followersAlvin Lloyd Alexander Horn has lived and breathed the Northwest air and floated in all the nearby rivers streams leading the Pacific Ocean. As in the writings of Hemmingway and poetry of Langton Hughes and novels of Walter Mosley, their books are all the byproduct of their youthful environments and travels. Alvin's African American experiences in his Emerald City background shines through in his poetry, short stories, and novels.
Growing up in the "liberal on the surface" Seattle lifestyle, Alvin experienced seeing Black people with jobs, who could go most places and had no stereotypical ghettos. Inspired by many summer days spent in his local library when his mother placed Alvin "on restriction, often for daydreaming in school." He also credits the "little gray-haired white lady, the librarian," for introducing him to the likes of Richard Wright and Zora Neale Hurston. Upon reading the work of Nikki Giovanni, Alvin knew he wanted to be a writer of love stories and poetry.
"Some of my erotic writing imagination came from my dad leaving Playboy magazines in a not so secret place. My friends fixated the pictures, but I just read the stories, most of the time." With a storied background,Alvin excelled in an athletic career and as coach. Alvin played sports at the University of New Mexico in the mid70's and had short pro sports career after college. Along with being a musician, actor, and spoken word artist, the knowledge and talent from several experiences show in his writings.
Alvin launched his writing career as he worked in the field of education, teaching life-skills, poetry, and creative writing while working with at-risk kids. Alvin is a highly acclaimed spoken word artist which has allowed him to travel and promote his art of words. Alvin is the 2012 Billboard Awards Winner of Best Male Expressionist of the year of Erotic spoken word. He has balanced his writing career alongside doing voice-overs for radio and TV, music, video, and movie productions, and acting. His writings have appeared in anthologies and many periodicals, ranging from fiction to erotica to social commentary.
Alvin is all over Northwest reciting poetry and playing stand-up bass at different venues. However, he does love Houston, Atlanta, Vegas, Vancouver B.C., and most parts of California and New York. Most of all, he loves being on the back deck of his houseboat, writing love poetry and stories.
Alvin has self-published and published by Simon and Schuster and other publishers.
Works by Alvin L.A. Horn
The World That Fell Into My Dresser Drawer; a book of poetry, 2001
BRUSH STROKES; a novel, 2005
PERFECT CIRCLE; a novel published by Zane and Simon and Schuster, 2012
ONE SAFE PLACE; a novel published by Zane and Simon and Schuster, 2014
BRUSH STROKES; the re-release, with an added short story, 2016
BAD BEFORE GOOD& THOSE IN BETWEEN; a novel 2017
HEART & HOME, a novel 2019
All are available in paperback and E-book
Contributing author in the anthologies: Pillow Talk in The Heat of the Night, and The Soul of a Man 2, a writer for the Inner City News, and Real Life Real Faith Magazine, and national newspapers and magazines. Awarded by Flava News, the Unsung Peoples Poet Laureate
(http://alvinhorn.com)
Social networking sites:
www.facebook.com/alvinhorn
https://twitter.com/alvinlahorn
https://www.instagram.com/alah57
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
and to hear Alvin L.A. Horn's spoken word
https://soundcloud.com/alvinhorn
Growing up in the "liberal on the surface" Seattle lifestyle, Alvin experienced seeing Black people with jobs, who could go most places and had no stereotypical ghettos. Inspired by many summer days spent in his local library when his mother placed Alvin "on restriction, often for daydreaming in school." He also credits the "little gray-haired white lady, the librarian," for introducing him to the likes of Richard Wright and Zora Neale Hurston. Upon reading the work of Nikki Giovanni, Alvin knew he wanted to be a writer of love stories and poetry.
"Some of my erotic writing imagination came from my dad leaving Playboy magazines in a not so secret place. My friends fixated the pictures, but I just read the stories, most of the time." With a storied background,Alvin excelled in an athletic career and as coach. Alvin played sports at the University of New Mexico in the mid70's and had short pro sports career after college. Along with being a musician, actor, and spoken word artist, the knowledge and talent from several experiences show in his writings.
Alvin launched his writing career as he worked in the field of education, teaching life-skills, poetry, and creative writing while working with at-risk kids. Alvin is a highly acclaimed spoken word artist which has allowed him to travel and promote his art of words. Alvin is the 2012 Billboard Awards Winner of Best Male Expressionist of the year of Erotic spoken word. He has balanced his writing career alongside doing voice-overs for radio and TV, music, video, and movie productions, and acting. His writings have appeared in anthologies and many periodicals, ranging from fiction to erotica to social commentary.
Alvin is all over Northwest reciting poetry and playing stand-up bass at different venues. However, he does love Houston, Atlanta, Vegas, Vancouver B.C., and most parts of California and New York. Most of all, he loves being on the back deck of his houseboat, writing love poetry and stories.
Alvin has self-published and published by Simon and Schuster and other publishers.
Works by Alvin L.A. Horn
The World That Fell Into My Dresser Drawer; a book of poetry, 2001
BRUSH STROKES; a novel, 2005
PERFECT CIRCLE; a novel published by Zane and Simon and Schuster, 2012
ONE SAFE PLACE; a novel published by Zane and Simon and Schuster, 2014
BRUSH STROKES; the re-release, with an added short story, 2016
BAD BEFORE GOOD& THOSE IN BETWEEN; a novel 2017
HEART & HOME, a novel 2019
All are available in paperback and E-book
Contributing author in the anthologies: Pillow Talk in The Heat of the Night, and The Soul of a Man 2, a writer for the Inner City News, and Real Life Real Faith Magazine, and national newspapers and magazines. Awarded by Flava News, the Unsung Peoples Poet Laureate
(http://alvinhorn.com)
Social networking sites:
www.facebook.com/alvinhorn
https://twitter.com/alvinlahorn
https://www.instagram.com/alah57
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...
and to hear Alvin L.A. Horn's spoken word
https://soundcloud.com/alvinhorn
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December 23, 2017
Once again Alvin L.A. Horn has done a wonderful job of not only entertaining but educating. His love for his hometown of Seattle shines through & allows the reader to feel as though they are there experiencing the city. Just like his novels Brush Strokes, Perfect Circle & One Safe Place Mr. Horn makes you really care about the characters. This story definitely tugs at your heartstrings; I hope this isn't the last we hear from Zelda & Aloy.
February 27, 2018
I just finished reading this work and I am totally satiated! What I really love about Alvin’s novels is that they are ‘meaty’... to say that you know you’ve read a good book! He never leaves you with that feeling of “Huh? Where’s the rest?!?!”
The characters are real people with real issues and feelings. I love Zelda! I love Aloy! Their lives are complex and their connection is real! If you love steamy drama and surprises, please don’t sleep on this gem! Thanks Alvin!
The characters are real people with real issues and feelings. I love Zelda! I love Aloy! Their lives are complex and their connection is real! If you love steamy drama and surprises, please don’t sleep on this gem! Thanks Alvin!
January 30, 2018
Good read
I enjoyed the pace of this tale. Very entertaining and thoughtful, sometimes very erotic and then serious. I will look for other books of his to read.
I enjoyed the pace of this tale. Very entertaining and thoughtful, sometimes very erotic and then serious. I will look for other books of his to read.
March 6, 2018
Never a dull moment.
As always Alvin leaves you satisfied but wanting more. The turns in this book are wild hang on. Waiting on his next work.
As always Alvin leaves you satisfied but wanting more. The turns in this book are wild hang on. Waiting on his next work.
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