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Beautiful Ugly by Shelia Lipsey
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Author Shelia E. Lipsey is a multi-award winning author. Her novels are
available at most bookstores nationwide as well as online. Lipsey’s books have been called gripping, life-altering, memorable and realistic. Lipsey was recently awarded the 2009 Top Shelf Award for Beautiful Ugly by Black Pearls Magazine. She also won 2009 Shades of Romance Readers’ Choice Awards for My Son’s Wife in the following categories: Author of the Year, Christian fiction Book of the Year, Christian Romance of the Year, Best Book Cover of the Year, Best Fiction Book of the Year, among several other awards for her novels, Into Each Life and Sinsatiable.
Lipsey is the proud mother of two sons and the grandmother of three blessed young men. She is president of UCHisGloryBookClub.net, founder of Living Your Dreams Now a non-profit organization and MAAW (Memphis African American Writers).
Shelia, tell us about yourself.
Well, I am the proud mother of two sons and three exceptional grandsons. I am a family oriented individual, and one who proudly confesses to be a child of God. God has blessed me to become a successful Christian fiction author of four, soon to be five novels, and one nonfiction book. I am a native Memphian who now resides in the northwest.
What type of jobs or careers have you worked in the past?
I worked in the field of Human Resources for well over thirty plus years.
Who are your favorite authors?
My favorite authors are J. California Cooper, Joel Osteen, Lacricia A’ngelle, and Jacquelin Thomas
What are your favorite books?
It’s Your Time, Living Your Best Life Now, Some Love Some Pain, Girl Naw; Defining Moments
When did you begin to realize you wanted to write?
I’ve always been a writer at heart beginning when I was in middle school but it wasn’t until a tragedy in 1997 that I was told to begin journaling as a way to conquer my pain. Journaling took me to a new level and it was then that God placed it in my spirit to write. I am so glad that I listened.
Shelia, tell us about your journey to publication.
My journey to publication started out as a self published author with my own publishing company. I self published two of books, one in 2000 and the second book in 2002. In 2005, by the grace of God, I was introduced to NY Times Bestselling Author, Carl Weber who is the owner of Urban Books. Mr. Weber began a Christian line of books. I submitted my manuscript to him in 2005 and was offered a two book deal. I have been writing for Urban Books’ Christian fiction line since then.
Are you a full-time writer? If so, describe your day?
Yes, I am a full time writer, as well as a copyeditor. My writing day consists of ‘night writing’. I usually reserve my day time hours for working on other writers’ works.
About the Book
Three friends with different struggles rely on God and each other to get by. Layla Hobbs has so much to offer, including a beautiful singing voice, but obesity and low self-esteem hold her back from life and finding true love. Envy Wilson has always been Layla’s backbone. But what about her own dark secrets? She won’t share them with anyone, and it’s starting to eat away at her from the inside. And then there’s Kacie Mayweather. Stricken with cerebral palsy, she’s had her share of men—five baby daddies for six children, in fact. But she’s never had one man to call her own. They’ll need plenty of faith and support from each other to see the real beauty that lies within each one of them and fulfill their deepest desires at last.
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Win an autographed copy of Beautiful Ugly
Shelia Lipsey is the author of three other Christian Fiction novels. The trivia questions below are from one of those novels. Leave your response to the trivia question below in the comment section.
Name Aisha Carlisle’s best friend in Sinsatiable.
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God through the spiritual leadership of a pastor. This gripping story is titled DO YOU WANNA BE MADE WHOLE? Bernard is the pastor of New Mine Creek Church in southern Virginia. He is married to his wife of eighteen years, Vantoria and they are the parents of their son, Bernard Quincy. Bernard’s hobbies include reading, traveling and supporting his hometown team the Cleveland Cavaliers and Lebron James.
Deana Murphy says, “I don’t believe there’s anyway to be victorious or live victoriously apart from knowing and living by the Word of God.
Angela Brown says “Victorious Living to me is living successfully and conquering the challenges that are put before us. I think Victorious Living is following the path that God has set forth for each of us by having faith and without doubting or questioning, just following and winning! Being victorious!”
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