{"product_id":"fire-brimstone-sex-lies-and-drama-9781593090159","title":"Fire \u0026 Brimstone: Sex, Lies and Drama","description":"\u003cb\u003eChris Desmereaux--college graduate, churchgoer, and single mother--is struggling with poverty, coming to terms with her sexuality, and finding love--though she is unaware that her life will change, for better or worse, the day Gayle Evans finds her personal ad in the paper\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eand answers it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGayle Evans, toe-tapping, knee-slapping, make-you-wanna-holla Minister of Music with a divine gift from God. \"Praise the Lord\" is her mantra. Macking women is her game. Destroying every life she touches, Gayle brings more misery than harmony. She has a lesson or two to learn after she uses her \"relationship with God\" to break up a seemingly happy home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlternately set in Washington, D.C. and Memphis, Tennessee, \u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Brimstone\u003c\/i\u003e is an \"in your face\" tale that explores lesbianism and black motherhood as both separate and integrated issues impacting the main character's role as a single parent, while opening dialogue on same-sex domestic violence, religious beliefs, bisexuality, negligent fathers, economics, and intra-racial caste systems among African Americans. Depending on one's beliefs and opinions, \u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Brimstone\u003c\/i\u003e leaves no room for \"in-between\" emotions, leading the reader to ultimately draw his or her own conclusion as to what the ending actually means: Is homosexuality a sin, or does God love us as we are? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author reminds us that gay women are everywhere, even in the African American church--a place where no one expects to find them. \u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Brimstone\u003c\/i\u003e does an excellent job of testing the boundaries of 21st century morality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaurinda D. Brown uses her writing to tell universal stories that apply to all cross-sections of society. A graduate of Howard University, she writes about life, not lifestyles. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFire \u0026amp; Brimstone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Highest Price for Passion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eUndercover\u003c\/i\u003e. She currently resides in the Atlanta metro area with her two daughters.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Strebor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50873624494354,"sku":"9781593090159","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c5a86a5f-d2b0-409b-87f3-7888a5c1bb90.jpg?v=1737944878","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/fire-brimstone-sex-lies-and-drama-9781593090159","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}