Love, God & Tattoos Bundle
by Aleshia
Robinson
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BLURB:
Love,
God & Tattoos is a series of young adult novels written by American author
Aleshia Robinson. The story chronicles the spiritual journey of 21 year old
Alcatraz, a troubled tattoo artist, and her struggle to have a positive
relationship with God and herself.
ALCATRAZ
THE LOST PEARL
Fifteen
year old Alcatraz is being chased. Born and raised in a loving family, she
suddenly finds herself fending for her life on the streets of Los Angeles.
Consumed with anger, hurt and confusion, Alcatraz turns to the spiritual realm
to find life’s answers. While experimenting with pagan spells, Buddhist chants,
and yoga sutras, she continually encounters a spirit who claims He is God. The
Truth she learns from this spiritual quest introduces her to the unexpected
world of divine healing, acceptance and unconditional love.
ALCATRAZ
THE RIGHTEOUS PEARL
After
two years of spiritual searching, Alcatraz has finally decided who the One true
God is for her life. But trouble soon follows. Being rejected by her new found
religious organization because of her appearance and discharged from the tattoo
shop for her beliefs, Alcatraz is forced to enter the Hollywood adult
entertainment life with her best friend Kuriko. The nightmares she experiences
living on the dubious streets of Los Angeles causes her to struggle to keep her
faith.
KURIKO
THE DAMAGED PEARL
Alcatraz
has desperately wanted to learn more about the mysterious past of her
street-smart Japanese best friend, Kuriko. Now her wish has come true, but not
in the way she expected. Kuriko handed Alcatraz a black bamboo box before the
tragic accident. Inside, Alcatraz finds the diary of a nineteen-year-old girl's
struggle with sex trafficking, powerful men, abuse, betrayal, and surprisingly,
a burning desire to know God. After two years of living with the secretive,
over-protective high-dollar prostitute, Alcatraz learns the dark truth of
Kuriko's inhumane journey. Now she wishes the past could have been buried with
her best friend.
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Excerpt
Two:
ALCATRAZ THE RIGHTEOUS PEARL- BOOK 2 IN LOVE, GOD &
TATTOOS SERIES
“What!” I shouted. I
couldn’t believe it.
“I’m sorry, kid, I have to let you go,” Moon said.
“What do you mean, let me go? I have appointments booked for
the next two weeks.”
Blue Moon stood guard at the reception desk. He wouldn’t let
me go to my booth.
“Alcatraz, I believe you are a very talented and promising
tattoo artist who will no doubt go far in the field, but I can’t have outbursts
like I had yesterday in this shop, kid. Highly unprofessional. That makes
people here extremely uncomfortable, and I’’m one of them. So I went ahead and
packed up your station for you. All your supplies are here. I even threw in
some extra materials so you can freelance. Sorry it had to end this way, kid,
but I’m in a tough spot here.”
“Moon, come on, surely we can work this out. I experienced a
supernatural love yesterday. I didn’t know that was gonna happen to me or else
I would have waited until I got home. Come on, man.”” I threw up my hands. “You
can’t fire me because of that. I work too hard here and I know you see that.
I’ll keep it under control from now on. I promise.”
Moon hesitated for a moment. “Here.” He slowly reached
behind the desk and handed me my stuff. I could tell he didn’t want to do this.
He must have felt strapped because Josh was a cash cow. Moon looked back
towards the other tattoo artists then turned to me. “If you need a
recommendation just have ’em call me. I’ll refer you to any shop in town. You
won’t have a problem getting another gig. I’m sure of it.” He turned around and
walked towards his office in the back.
I walked slowly back to my condo with several thoughts
running through my mind: What am I supposed to do for work? How am I gonna pay
rent? Where am I gonna get a job at fifteen years old? Moon did Kuriko a favor
by offering me an apprenticeship but there’s no guarantee another shop owner
will extend the same favor. I wouldn’t even turn sixteen for another three and
a half months! I didn’t have any legal identification, social security card or
birth certificate to even apply for a real job. I didn’t even know what state
to begin digging for those documents. California, where I was allegedly born?
Illinois, where I was state property or Utah where the Robinsons adopted me
last July?
Losing my job at the tattoo parlor turned my world
completely upside down. Other fifteen year old girls loitered around in the
tenth grade in their cute plaid skirts, studied for SATs, borrowed their
daddy’s car for driver’s ed and worked at Forever 21. I was an eighth grade
dropout, runaway, semi-tattoo artist rooming with a battered Japanese stripper.
I didn’t have a mommy or daddy to get me out of difficult situations in life.
The only person I had was three years, three months and twelve days older than
me, and I decided to wake up.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Aleshia
Robinson was born in Chicago, Illinois and enjoys writing edgy inspirational
fiction, traveling, decoupaging, empowering women in the sex trade and
providing clean water for mankind.
WEBSITE:
www.lovegodandtattoos.com
FACEBOOK:
https://www.facebook.com/authenticityink
TWITTER:
@lovegodtattoos
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Aleshia will be awarding a print copy of the Love, God & Tattoos Bundle (US and Canada only) to a randomly drawn commenter during the tour.
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