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Unconventional Love Story Creates Buzz in Memphis
Jacksonville, NC – October 25, 2007 – In the same city that Dr. Martin
Luther King was assassinated and Elvis Presley claimed as his home, a
new star is emerging. First-time author Latrivia S. Nelson is promoting
her book, Ivy’s Twisted Vine. While there have been hundreds of books
to emerge from Memphis, this book promises a more clever look at a few
of the city’s most taboo subjects: interracial dating, unplanned
pregnancy and dirty politics.
“I wanted to write a book that focused less on skin color and more on
the character of a person, much like the great Dr. King would have
wanted,” states Nelson. On the contrary, this author does not give a
conventional platform for interracial dating to be discussed. Ivy's
Twisted Vine is a steamy romance that embodies extremely
unconventional relationships between young adults. However, Nelson is
convinced that these issues will be welcomed by the public and
understood by the readers.
This book comes in the wake of an extremely convenient time. As
Memphis embraces its African-American mayor, Willie Herenton for his
eighth term in office, former Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. announces
his engagement to his Caucasian girlfriend and the Memphis Police
Department gears up to fight the city's title as the nation’s leader in
violent crime, spectators wonder if the book has any possible non-fiction
roots.
“This book is truly a work of fiction and is based on the general
whirlwind surrounding the city. While Ivy’s Twisted Vine is meant to
create intrigue, there is absolutely no connection to this book and any
one specific person," states Nelson.
However, there is room to wonder. Nelson and her main character, Ivy,
both graduated from the only HBCU in Memphis, pledged to a sorority
and were both college queens, but Nelson assures us that it's purely
coincidental and helps create more realistic characters.
Ivy's Twisted Vine is about a college queen (Ivy Winters) who is dumped
by her fiancé (Grey Henderson) while planning their wedding and
finishing her final year of college. In an effort to get over the breakup,
she falls for an Italian cop heading a specialized unit formed by the
mayor designed to take down the city's biggest drug dealer. However,
the mayor's son, Grey Henderson wants her back to help his image as he
runs for his uncle's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in the next
term. When Ivy and Grey reconcile, they discover that Ivy is pregnant,
but the question is by whom? All three people have to suffer through a
crazy nine-month pregnancy before they discover the results of the
paternity test. And Ivy has to decide if she wants the love of her life or
the man of her dreams.
Ivy’s Twisted Vine will be available to order from Latrivia Nelson’s web
site at www.latrivianelson.com and will be in select bookstores February
2008. Free media review copies will be available upon request.
Latrivia S. Nelson is a professional fund raiser and native Memphian
with many years experience working with numerous nonprofits
nationwide. She says she was inspired to write her novel after realizing
that the platform for discussion on interracial dating in Memphis was
still so tense after many years of continual efforts to create meaningful
dialogue.
For more information about Ivy’s Twisted Vine or Latrivia Nelson, please
contact her at latrivia@latrivianelson.com. All media can order a free
review copy via Nelson's publisher, AuthorHouse at 888.519.5121.
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