Anita Bunkley is the author of eleven book-length works of fiction, three novellas, and one work of non-fiction. An NAACP IMAGE AWARD nominee and a member of the TEXAS INSTITUTE OF LETTERS, author, Anita Bunkley was voted one of the 50 favorite African American authors of the twentieth century by the on-line African American Literature Book Club. She is a full time author and has been under contract with major houses such as Penguin USA, Harper Collins, Kensington and Harlequin for over sixteen years. Anita speaks regularly at national conferences, workshops, and book fairs giving her workshop for aspiring novelists entitled: Dream it! Write it! Sell it! Learn more.

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Title: Between Goodbyes

Genre: Mainstream Fiction

449 Pages

ISBN-13: 978-0-7582-1247-4

Publisher: Dafina/Kensington

Release Date: January 2008
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A story of survival, triumph, and the search for true love in sultry Miami, sophisticated New York, and the rugged mountains of Colorado. Three men desire her. Three men have claimed her. Which one will Niya Londres choose? As Niya carefully weighs her decision, she discovers that all she's ever dreamed of might not be what she really wants...

Long, lean, and exotically beautiful, Afro-Cuban Niya Londres has achieved a great deal since coming to America ten years ago. Through talent and hard work, she climbed her way to the top of her glittering career as an exotic salsa dancer, and then as the star of a hit Broadway musical. Now she's planning her lavish Acapulco wedding. There's just one hitch -- she hasn't said "Yes" to any of the three men who are madly in love with her!

Tremont Henderson, a gifted jazz musician with a checkered past, was the first to capture Niya's heart. He pulled her out of a Florida swamp and into his exciting world of hot music and sultry dance. Broadway producer and her long-time manager, Granger Cooper, fell in love with Niya at first sight and now holds a claim on her affections. She owes him everything, as the man who made her a star. And then there's Astin Spencer, a tanned and devilishly sexy entrepreneur who calls the Nevada desert his home, and who unexpectedly comes into Niya's life and turns everything upside down.....

BETWEEN GOODBYES touches on the topic of the plight of Afro-Cuban immigrants and their struggle to assimilate into American society. It also provides a glimpse into the current socio-economic conditions that exist in Cuba.

From the author: I have self-published and been published by major houses such as Penguin USA, Harper Collins and Kensington. I am a member of the American Book Cooperative and serve on the advisory board of the Houston Writers Festival 2006. I have spoken to audiences across the nation at corporate settings, national conferences, workshops, and award presentations. Working with experienced and aspiring authors, I have presented workshops at numerous writers conferences. I toured with African American Women on Tour for four years giving workshops on finding fulfillment in the workplace, the community and in one's personal life. My book, STEPPIN' OUT WITH ATTITUDE, Sister Sell Your Dream (HarperCollins) was well received by many women who were anxious to reach their potential.

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BOOK REVIEW

4 STARS****

BETWEEN GOODBYES by Anita Bunkley is the stunning story of Afro-Cuban Niya Loundres, who escapes Cuba aboard a tiny vessel carrying Haitians to Florida. Vigilantes attack them right off the coast of Florida and she has to swim to shore with a gunshot wound to her chest. Her brother, Lorenzo, is missing. Niya is frightened, but pushes on anyway, in spite of her wound and the thick, thorny swamp she is in. She runs across Sandi Lee, a cook and waiter in her father's diner, who takes her in, and with the help of a Jamaican `healer', nurses Niya back to health.

Being an accomplished dancer and performer, Niya moves up quickly in the US, however, she is still distressed about the loss of her brother and she constantly worries about her mother back in Cuba. In her travels, she meets three wonderful men who immediately fall in love with her and want to marry her. Which one will she choose and how will she decide?

Anita Bunkley has spun a wonderful novel that includes life in Cuba as well as life in the US. The characters are so well- developed, I felt as if I knew them. It was well-written and the suspense continued until the last page. It is really a page turner and anyone, no matter your favorite genre, will find this a hard book to put down.

Reviewed by Alice Holman
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

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