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
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.
Excerpt:
Unfulfillment,
boredom and anxiety overcame me every time I wasn’t tattooing someone. While I
was in creative mode I was fine but as soon as I stopped it was like life
wasn’t worth living anymore. My mood could change instantly. I masked my pain
very well with alcohol. If it wasn’t pomegranate margaritas from The Geisha Room
then I drank hard liquor at the Roxy or wherever we were that night. On the
outside girls envied me for my mad abilities, but on the inside I cried myself
to sleep at night like a little, insecure baby. No matter how hard I tried to
party and tattoo my way out of my problems, I couldn’t let go of the pain of my
parent’s death, my rape and being plucked from Valeo Academy into this
Hollywood life on my own. All of those seeds were ever present in the soil of
my heart waiting to be tended to. I didn’’t know how to process the pain except
to pretend like it wasn’t there. Alcohol allowed me to flee from my problems
gracefully and to fit in with people who made me feel loved, accepted and
worthwhile.
Where to Buy: Amazon
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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