Joylynn M. Jossel

Joylynn M. Jossel

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Joylynn M. Jossel

A Graduate from Columbus State Community College's Associates Degree program and Capital University's Bachelor Degree Program, Joy is a resident and native of Columbus, Ohio. Joy is a multi genre writer who, in addition to her debut title, has written five children's stories, three diary's of poetry (one which debuts March 2002 titled World On My Shoulders) and is collaborating on an erotica piece of which her contribution will be titled Daydreaming at Night. Joy will put all of her writings she has waiting in the wings into print over the next five years. Joy has a collection of songs she has written and has been doing research and gathering data for her urban sex in the city column titled "He Said-She Said", which will attract a major magazine or newspaper to print. In her spare time, if you believe she has any, Joy instructs a workshop titled "Self-publishing: The basics you need to get started". In this informative workshop Joy touches on everything from copyrighting and bar coding to ISBNs and economical print on demand. She is an animated, beautiful best-selling author who is manifesting a permanent home in the literary world.

Wet
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ISBN: 1599830140
Pub. Date: April 2007
Format: Mass Market Paperback, 300pp
Publisher: Urban Books

Just as quickly as the sun rises on Rhain's dull life, it sets when she becomes the number one suspect in a murder case, involving an unusual love triangle.

Tye and Wade are identical twin brothers who were always inseparable. No one thought anything or anyone could ever come between them... but they had never met the wrath of the woman who one day would. Each character in this engrossing tale becomes a threat to one another. With everyone playing each other against the other, you'll never expect the twisted ending.

Joylynn M. Jossel brings a spicy thriller to readers. Brace yourself because when it rains, it pours. So try to stay dry, but the forecast shows that chances are...you'll get WET!

When Souls Mate
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ISBN: 0312328621
Format: Paperback, 336pp
Pub. Date: February 2006
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

While serving time in prison for the murder of her ex-husband Reo Laroque's child, Klarke Taylor has lost everything, including Reo himself. As the truth surrounding the death of their child unfolds, Klarke realizes that she stands to lose something even more precious than her freedom. With her infamous friends, Jeva and Breezy, by her side, will they each learn from their previous mistakes, or will they resort to the shady methods of their past?

Reo, on the other hand, has gone on with his life. He has a new bride and a new baby. He couldn't find himself in a better position . . . or could he? When Klarke forces herself back into Reo's life to claim what is hers, the situation turns ugly.

Filled with love, desire, deceit, revenge, and betrayal, When Souls Mate will leave you spellbound.

If I Ruled the World
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ISBN: 0312328796
Format: Paperback, 289pp
Pub. Date: July 2005
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

In every ghetto there is that one who stands out above the rest. In this unforgettable novel, her name is Harlem.

Harlem Jones is a twenty-six-year-old bad-ass female who owns her own home, her own car, and her own business. And no, some drug dealer didn't front her the money for any of it. Nor did she have to sell herself to get what she's got. Harlem came up the hard way. She had the perfect family until her mother fell prey to an addiction and Harlem's whole world fell apart. After several life-changing encounters, Harlem seems to have lost everything. But then, under circumstance she wishes never existed, she inherits a modest fortune and opens up her own business.

Then into her life comes an unexpected and unlikely love, a street-bred charmer named York. Not your typical hood, York is out for Harlem's heart. But when tragedy strikes, Harlem knows that, as a survivor, she must be the one to decide her own destiny.

An All Night Man
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ISBN: 031232877X
Format: Paperback, 336pp
Pub. Date: February 2005
Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Brenda Jackson: "The Hunter"
Mallory Standish and Hunter Sloan share a steamy one night stand. But, the next morning, Mallory learns that the P. in P.I. doesn't stand for "private." In Hunter's case, it stands for "playa."

Joylynn Jossel: "Just Wanna Love Ya"
Jai is out for a night on the town. She certainly isn't looking for love. But, after a night of passion with Sloane, she realizes that she's found more than an all night man. She's found an all night, all day, every day man.

Kayla Perrin: "Never Satisfied"
Rachel is sick of set-ups, bad dates, and boring one night stands. Then, a mysterious man from her past shows up and reminds Rachel that relationships should be anything but boring.

Tamara Sneed: "Fantasy Man"
Olivia, a high powered PR executive, is supposed to entertain Clark, one of Hollywood's cutest bad boys. Olivia, who is usually no-nonsense, thinks that they will have dinner, talk business, and call it a night. Clark, however, has very different ideas. . .

Dollar Bill
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ISBN: 097024729X
Format: Hardcover: 242 pages
Pub Date: July 2003
Publisher: Triple Crown Publications

Dollar is one of those bad guys readers end up hating to love. From the killing grounds of Gary, Indiana, Dollar goes from a small pup just living and learning to a big dawg learning to live.

Dollar decides against joining the typical Ballers out on the streets hustling drugs to make a come up. After carefully critiquing the game, Dollar chooses a more concrete type of hustle, straight out robbin' folks. Dollar catches a case at the ripe age of 18 on the first of many planned hustles that he thought would lead him to the good life. The case resulted in Dollar being sentenced to live out the rest of his natural life behind bars. When Dollar encounters Romeo, the hardest cat in prison, he realizes that prison life exists six feet under hell. Romeo takes Dollar's mind on a manipulating roller coaster ride, which almost pushes him to the brink of insanity.

In the beginning Romeo instills the fear of death in Dollar, but in the end he gives him life. When the state sentenced Dollar they never expected the effect it would have on the new life he would eventually lead. They never imagined that he would some day walk the streets again and perfect his game. Back on the street, Dollar manages to drag everyone in his life who means anything to him into his deadly game. His bid in prison taught him one important thing that he would now apply to his hustle, how not to get caught! These shocking twists are only the beginning of the many that fill the pages of this profound urban novel. Bury your mind in this story as it reveals the true rules of a hustle as the true rules of love, deception and betrayal unravel. It's not a love story. It's not a just a street story. Dollar Bill is what it is...the best told urban tale. Expect the unexpected!

The Root of All Evil: The Almighty $ Some Pray for It.......Others Pray to It!
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ISBN: 0970672691
Format: Paperback, 271pp
Pub. Date: April 2003
Publisher: End Of The Rainbow Projects

The Root of all Evil is a written tale about the mortal passion for cash, dough, mullah, big money and the commodities that plenty of it can buy. This novel clutches your mind while taking it on an exhilarating expedition of the love, lust, craving, demand, need and want for the almighty dollar. This brain-entrapping thriller will have you asking yourself only two questions: What wouldn't you do for money? What would you do?

Thirty-four-year-old, twice divorced, Klarke Taylor finds herself with two children and mediocre means of support. According to Klarke, it's a man's world, those men being Ben, Andrew, Abe and all the others who make it go round. Klarke is weary of not having the means to provide and live a cozy lifestyle. She's fed up with not being able to achieve simple self-deserving harmony. Klarke eases her burdens with Saturday morning window-shopping outings of which she is accompanied by her two coequal lady friends. They each find that this ritual is nothing more than part-time bliss and will no longer suffice their covetous appetites. Klarke and her confidants resort to devising shady methods to appease their ambitions.

Reo Laroque, on the other hand, couldn't find himself in a better position. This best-selling author, after signing a generous book contract and receiving a multiple book deal, is right where he always dreamed of being in life. He has it all…everything except for a virtuous woman to claim as his own. Women come in groves for this high-ticketed bachelor, but love don't come at all.

Is it circumstance that brings Klarke into contact with Reo or is it due karma? Will they find what they are lacking in their own lives in one another? In order to procure their desires underlies an immense toll. Eventually the breaking point is separating wants from needs and bona fide hunger from unadulterated greed.

Become entangled in this suspenseful and twisted journey of the morally forbidden. The Root of all Evil is a sequence of hard-core unpredictable mind trips. Come take a ride!

World on My Shoulders
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ISBN: 0970672616
Format: Hardcover, 53pp
Pub. Date: March 2002
Publisher: End Of The Rainbow Projects

Through the gift of written word you are invited into a sundry universe. World On My Shoulders is the beginning pages to a clandestine diary. Shared with you are many pieces of this best selling author's zealous soul.

This vast selection of poetry is diverse in every sense of the word. You can indulge in everything from spiritual (The Day Will Come) to the common broken heart (Overnight). Feed your mind a sassy sultry sidedish (Feast For Two) and a spoonful of righteousness (The Advantage).

World On My Shoulders is a passionate journed where as each poem becomes a reflection of your own thoughts. Allow yourself to be awakened by true consciousness. You too will be able to stake claim on the world.

Please Tell Me If The Grass Is Greener
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Format: Mass Market Paperback, 2nd ed., 96pp.
ISBN: 0970672608
Publisher: End Of The Rainbow Projects
Pub. Date: February 2002

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Please Tell Me If The Grass Is Greener is the dominant work of writing of the millennium. This compilation of seven fiction short stories is peerless of its kind. Each story is told in such a unique nature that it prohibits the reader from finding a stopping point and putting the book down. Each of the storytellers will take your hand and lead you through the unpredictable, and sometimes disgruntled, fields of life.

Be chilled by the essence of a young woman and her struggle to grasp the perfection society is fixated on in "Even Snowflakes Have Flaws". Indulge in the appetizing sultry words of "Sweet Potato Pie" in which the narrator must choose between love or lust in her desire to be the faithful wife. James Sr. forces you to become an accomplice of his brutal thoughts as he fights to cope with failed dreams and lack of will in the most raved about short story, "You Ever Seen A Grown Man Cry" {I wake every day to the shine of the sun and the tunes birds sing, but I can't seem to get excited about a day that I know ain't got nothing in store for me.}.

Other short stories include "Eyes Like Mine", in which Braylee tells of his determination from boyhood to avoid stagnant roads that could end him astray. In "Nothin' Worse Than An Unmade Bed", Promise regrets not knowing how to love her man right. The thought of his leaving devastates her. The narrator kicks knowledge to the wanna be players in "What Goes Around". His experiences as a bachelor will floor you. In "Daddy's Little Girl" the narrator conquers the anger she had towards her father. She realizes that it is time for her to not necessarily forgive and forget, but to move on. Jossel's style of writing is undisputedly catchy. You will read this book again and again.

"Jossel is the virginity of writing…untouchable!" -THE COLUMBUS POST

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