Genre Fiction and Literature & Fiction
Life has been tough for hair stylist Tracey Seaver. Losing both parents, battling weight problems and a low self esteem hasn’t been easy. But out of nowhere a handsome prince charming appears, offering a new chance at love and happiness. The only thing standing in the way is a revengeful ex-boyfriend. Tracey’s roommate Rejinald Manning offers support, but he’s dealing with issues of his own. Since childhood Rejinald has always felt trapped in the wrong body. When he decides to live life as a woman, Rejina aka “JiJi” is born. Now the drama really begins. He’s alienated from family, friends, and banned from his own church. To ease the pain, he finds comfort in drugs, sex, and alcohol. Thanks to a prayerful Aunt, he changes his ways and turns his life around. Everything is fine until secrets from his dark past return to haunt him. All Tracey and Rejina ever wanted was happiness. With so much drama in their lives, they doubt they’ll ever find it. If they do, will they be able to enjoy it?
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Michael T. Owens is a self-proclaimed scatterbrained writer. Years ago, after being laid off from his job as an advertising executive, he decided to pursue his dream of finishing a novel. Since then, he has written several fiction and non-fiction books. In his free time, he gives writing workshops and lectures. He has received media coverage from outlets such as The Writer Magazine, Publisher's Weekly, Ad Week, Yahoo News, and Poets & Writers. He helps other writers with "The Scatterbrain's Guide to Self-publishing Your Novel".
Born and raised in Florida, Michael T. Owens double-majored in Sociology and Communications for Business at Florida State University. After graduating, he moved to Atlanta to work for an advertising agency. Only after getting laid off, he began taking writing seriously. After years of starting various projects and finishing few, he was determined to write a full-length novel. Forty-five days later, the first draft of his debut novel Pick-Up Lines was complete.
Pick-Up Lines, a comedic tale of a man's search for a dream girl was unsuccessfully shopped to literary agents. Undiscouraged, Michael approached publishers directly. Soon he attracted the attention of an independent publisher in New York, and later signed a book deal.
Since then, his writing has been published by major and independent publishers as well as various online publications.
Michael is also the founder of the Scatterbrained Writers Network, an online discussion group for writers of all genres. Its main goal is to help authors stay focused during the writing process.
When he's not writing, Owens can be found playing basketball, composing music, or drawing.
