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Our resident author is Ms Etha Gray. Ms Gray has been writing and publishing since 1976, with eight titles to her credit; seven stage plays, including one musical comedy. After a brief hiatus, she is back and we are about to release her ninth title: SWEET DADDY RED, re-edited and re-issued. This book is so incredible that we, the staff of EEP, are working day and night to get it out. We hope that as you purchase these titles, you will find the same pleasure in reading them, that we found in producing them.
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Owner, Author ETHA GRAY
SWEET DADDY RED is an intimate May-December romance. She was a naïve, young divorce’ on her own with four children, starting over.
He was a feared underworld gangster, who had worked his way up from Sheriff’s Deputy to a Criminal Detective Investigator. Despite his lifestyle, Thaddeus Maurice Baxter, has a soul deep love for Grace Stuberg. She becomes the first woman he has ever placed on a pedestal. He places a ‘fence’ around her. Though that fence was formed of prostitutes, small time hoods, and other of his Sheriff Department officers; they all knew that if harm came to her, somebody would have to answer to him. So they protected her with devotion unrivaled by any.
SWEET DADDY RED introduces the reader to big time gangsters from all the major cities around the country. In his introduction, he tells them: "Gentlemen,' he spoke, smiling, "this is my Angel. In my eyes, she is perfect in every aspect." Then the tone of his voice changed, "I don't ‘llow nobody messing with her, and I would kill the devil, himself, if he tried. I cover her like a blanket on a cold winter's night."
That sent a chill through Grace, and she shivered in the presence of it. She didn't know if it was the tone of his voice or the look in his eyes, but she felt a chill surge through her.
Then he smiled and formally introduced her to them. “This is Grace Stuberg. The first Black female Crime Reporter in this city. And, I might add, a damn good one.
The book has sex, drugs, murder and corruption. There are corrupt public officials, highly paid prostitutes, street walking whores, and drug dealers. It takes you inside a murder trial which will leave you shocked and breathless.
In a conversation with his friend of many years, Baxter confided: " Baxter looked up, made another deep sigh, then, “Max, it is not easy wearing two hats. I have to balance my duties as Criminal Investigator against the ‘oath of the streets’. Yes, I could trump up charges and arrest them. Probably make them stick. But, even on the streets, we have a code of ethics. If I did that, then I’d lose my credibility as a respected mobster. There, I’ve said it out loud. I’m a mobster; a notorious ( blankety blank), low-down mobster.”
By the time the reader reaches the end of this story of Thaddeus Maurice Baxter and Grace Stubergs’ love affair, they will be surprised by the sea of emotions it has evoked. Their declarations of love for one another will bring tears of sweetness and wistfulness to the reader.
They will love SWEET DADDY RED, despite his lifestyle and respect the fact that he is a mobster with integrity. The will admire the fact that he protects his street ladies’ honor.
This book is language strong and Etha Emm Publishing posted a warning on its cover. It features real street language for authenticity. It is not for the squeamish. We know that you will enjoy and relish this release. It is the stuff that good movies are made of. We hope to be that lucky.
ETHA GRAY RESUME’
EDUCATION:
Degree - Business Administration
Certificated Paralegal - Houston, TX
1988 Consumnes River College, Sacramento
Filmmaking and Studio Directing
1985-1986 Filmmaking - QUOTE, UNQUOTE
Albuquerque, New Mexico
1990 Filmmaking - ROP CENTER Monterey, CA
BACKGROUND:
Administrative Assistant
Program Administrator
General Manager
Newspaper publisher / Reporter
Radio News and Disc Jockey
Television Talk Show host and News Anchor
LITERARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
PLAYS:
My Son, The Buffalo Soldier;
Keeper Of The Supreme Decree
I Dreamed A Dream;
If You Love Me;
Those Magnificent Ladies;
Compassionate Love;
Act of Desperation;
House Built Upon Sand;
Emotionally Yours;
The Trial of Jesus
Odyssey of Courage
MUSICAL: Club Renaissance
RADIO SOAP: Warrior In Exile
BOOKS: In Celebration of...’
;Sakmhaiel: A Soul of The Heavens;
Journey Into Freedom;
Odyssey of Courage;
Sweet Daddy Red;
Surviving The Storm; Warrior In Exile
POETRY BOOK: The Garden Of My Soul
PERSONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS, RECOGNITION and AWARDS:
2011 - Rewrote, re-edited and republished Sweet Daddy Red
2010 - Produced speacial programs for African American Museum in Bryan, TX
2009 - Produced Black History program and Juneteenth programs for African American Museum in Bryan, Texas.
2009 - Produced "If You Love Me" play at Neal Rec Center in Bryan, TX
2006 – Produced Black History Month Play at Mexia Civic Center
If You Love Me – Rewrite of Lisa Jane in Mexia, Texas
2004 – Produced Lisa Jane Play in Killeen, Texas
1998 – Wrote Radio Soap Opera
1995 - CLFP Arts Appreciation Award
1994 - SEA-RINA Women's Award
1993 - Monterey County Cultural Council's Distinguished Arts Benefactor's Award
1992 - Monterey County Cultural Council's Arts Benefactor's Award
1991 - Monterey County Cultural Council's Arts Benefactor's Award
1989 - Founded League Art Theater Company with Citizen’s League For Progress, Seaside, California
1986 - Staged Supreme Decree Musical Drama, Albuquerque, New Mexico
1985 - Wrote first 2-Hour Stage Drama - KEEPER OF THE SUPREME DECREE -Based on Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
1979-80 One of The Founding Members of Citizen’s League for Progress
1978 - Member-Governor's Albuquerque Finance Task Force
1976 - Organized New Mexico’s Black Achievement Awards Conference
First Associate Member - Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce - G. Y. Fails, Pres.
International Women's Year appointee
Federal Minority Business Committee Member
Omega Psi Phi Citizen of the Year
1970 - First Black On-Air TV News Reporter - Albuquerque, NM
First Black TV Talk Show Host - Albuquerque, NM
Additional information furnished on request.
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