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Raleigh author SaVette Brown held a book signing Sunday to promote her debut novel, "BossLady: The Legend of Sydney Donovan Begins." Brown graduated from Shaw University with a B.A in Sociology in 2009. She plans to move to Atlanta to pursue more opportunities. The native of Laurinburg, North Carolina started writing over 15 years ago.
She initially wanted to go to college to study English or Journalism, but family obligations prevented her from doing so. Brown has been compared to major writers such as E. Lynn Harris and Terry McMillan, two of her favorite writers.
"BossLady" follows the life of Sydney Donovan, a beautiful and ambitious woman who grew up in foster care. At the age of 18, she meets a woman named Karen, who introduces her to the drug game.
Sydney and her female crew quickly rise to the top of the drug world. Karen's jealous husband, David Bell, views Sydney as a threat because she now stands in the way of him becoming the kingpin of the streets.
Bell is determined to put an end to Sydney's reign as "BossLady." The idea for "BossLady" resulted from Brown looking for a way to entertain herself.
"I was watching TV one day and then I just got bored and started writing," Brown said. "BossLady" took almost a year to complete and publish. Brown did not encounter any problems during the process.
"It was smooth sailing and there were no issues at all. That‘s how you know something is meant to be. I know this is my time," she said. Brown self-published her book, she hopes this will give her the upper-hand in negotiations with publishing companies.
"I wanted to have more to bring to the table. They can look at the book I already published and see that I am serious about this," Brown said. "BossLady" is the first novel of a trilogy. Brown is currently working on the sequel, "California Sydney."
"BossLady" is available online and at any bookstore.
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