Friday, November 14, 2008

Girls Night In :The Passion Party By Raquel Elridge


Biography:

Raquel lives in Houston, Texas where she is the owner and CEO of her own publishing company, Prose Pros Publishing Company (http://www.prose-pros.com/) under which she’s released her own novel, Mixed Emotions, as well as two titles Where Friendship Lies and A Lover's Deceit, that are part of a three-part collaborative series with Shawnte' Henderson of Toledo, OH. Upcoming releases include a collection of erotic short stories titled Girls Night In: The Passion Party and the follow-up to her first solo release, Tainted Relations.
Raquel has been interviewed in several Houston-area publications such as The Houston Forward Times, Rolling Out magazine, and Houston Style magazine and has held numerous book-signings in both Houston and Austin at spots that include African Imports, The Breakfast Klub, Music Depot, Mitchie’s Gallery and Classy Styles and Cuts. She was featured in an interview on the Ladies Night Out segment with Stevie “Good Time” T. on KCOH, 1430 AM. Raquel was selected as one of the 2005 Members of the Week spotlight recipients with the National Association of Women Writers. Both of Raquel’s books have been chosen by book clubs as monthly selections with both the Urban Divas Book Club, the Sistah’s Sharing Books Book Club in Houston and the SistaGirl Book Club in Virginia.
Raquel has been a contributing writer and Associate Editor for the Christian-based publication, Gospel Xpress Magazine (http://www.gospelxmag.com/) She is affiliated with The ReMain Company, which publishes the comedy magazine, U B Trippin’, (http://www.ubtrippin.com/), and also produces television programs and advertising spots. She has written for and acted with the comedy stage/skit troupe, Comedy Salad. She's currently in talks to begin working with The Remain Company on their newest endeavor, Dateless in Houston, a singles networking and matchmaking service that will pair people of purpose with other people of purpose.
Additionally, she has written a weekly romance column for a popular Houston-based networking website, UrbanThang.com, (http://www.urbanthang.com/), under the name Quelly titled Love Thang.
She is a member of the National Association of Women Writers (NAWW), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Young Adult Committee (NAACP/NAACP YAC) and the Progressive Women’s Network of Houston (PWNH). She is also a partner and board member of women's empowerment and networking company called HELPSister Connect (http://www.helpsister.com/). Later, she hopes to add to their roster a sub-sector of the organization to help young, female entrepreneurs, called "HELP Little Sister Connect".
For more information, you can visit her website at http://www.prose-pros.com/. She can be reached via email at prosepros.com@gmail.com. You can also send correspondence by mail to Prose Pros Publishing Company, P.O. Box 572444, Houston, Texas 77257-2444.


Synopsis:

A group of women come together for a Passion Party being thrown by Deirdre Gray, a stay-at-home
mother of two, who earns part-time income by throwing parties in her basement-slash-sex toy
boutique.

Deirdre’s Passion Parties consist of more than just food, spirits, and erotic paraphernalia…there
are also party games, plenty of gossip, and secret sexual confessions. Deirdre’s parties get so
scintillating and scandalous, guests have to sign confidentiality waivers in order to attend! It’s just
that important that the things shared in confidence at these Passion Parties stay at the Passion
Party!

Delve into the erotic decadence that can be found when you mix the sexually experimental with the
tantalizing toys for sale at one of Deirdre’s famously infamous Passion Parties