Title: The Black Sheep Shadow
Author: Ashley Terrell
Series: Standalone
Genre: Women’s Fiction, Fiction, Self-Help, Religious
Publisher: Ashley Terrell LLC
Release Date: April 19 2016
Edition/Formats: eBook & Print
Blurb/Synopsis:
The city lights blind your amazement. The
sound of the traffic challenges you to be alive. Families ask bystanders to
make magic and capture the moment with photographs. Newly engaged couples seal
their union by kissing under shooting stars while loving by crossing their
hearts.
But if your heart was under arrest,
wouldn't you want to embrace something to feel like others?
Go insider the world of one courageous
sheep as she discovers that her heart was under attack by darkness. As she
travels on a spiritual journey to understanding her purpose, overcoming the
undertones of low confidence, self-acceptance, and the importance of
inspiration, she rose against the odds with forgiveness and strengthening her
faith.
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(Note
from Author)
The Power of Dark Places
The
Importance of Your Black Shadow
Greensboro, NC: As the media crowd airwaves
with the potent details of current events, correctional surgery and fashion
sales, the potential of who we "could" be is being unsympathetically
sold to millions.
Men and women are mentally wounded as
highly sought public figures are invested in staying relevant in the latest
“dramatic” scandals. "It's always harder to see what is in front of you
when you are looking everywhere else," states author of The Black Sheep
Shadow, Ashley Terrell. "Everyone has an opinion, but when it is time to
speak up very few do. Speak and move with a purpose - that's relevance. One act
of kindness can open doors to have others to walk through."
In The Black Sheep Shadow, Terrell speaks
on the undertones of what we believe holds us to the idea we cannot succeed,
grow and become better. Terrell tells her courageous journey of overcoming,
forgiveness and finding happiness. Acclaimed to be one of the best novels of
2016, Terrell uses her journey as a platform for others to speak their truths,
testimonies and to spread awareness.
Within her inspirational memoir, you
discover the motivating logical quotes:
● “Guided lights” that many overlook on
their journey to self-acceptance and self-worth
● Definition of “hidden faith”
● “Change has a role call”
● “Everyone has strength - better yet, a
TESTIMONY.”
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Miles
Away From Ordinary
I have always been told that with success
on any level comes prices, struggles and journeys that can take you off road,
and from the things that you have always known. In my mind as well as my life,
I always considered myself one that would never understand what it was to
succeed. I did not have the best support system especially with any day ending
in a Y.
Growing up, I remember the white picket
fence in some instances though they were blurry. What I do remember the most is
the feelings I bottled, the conversations that pierced more than my
self-esteem, but it factored into my confidence, my beliefs and my lifestyle.
You never know what someone is thinking or
how their life has been affected no more than you know how damaging words and
actions can be.
As one that was affected by the “what
happens in this house, stays in this house” policy, I began to not say much.
Unlike other households that had an “open door policy”, things were very
strained in the Davis household. As time I grew older, I felt like my opinion
didn’t matter and affected how I treated others. It also had a bearing on how I
treated myself.
My life isn’t ordinary. I was not a person
that use to be happy. I was not a person that enjoyed company of friends, nor
did I have the desire to be a socialite. I was determined to come from under
the stigma of being the black sheep.
In all my years of living, the thing I
found most profound is the power of God. God will have you speak to someone to
deliver His words because He knows that person who is consulting with you will
listen. That is trust.
When God began to use people to speak to
me, it was groundbreaking. It was scary. I never thought I was special enough
to have such a privilege.
As I was sitting with my mentor to write an
alternative book, we were brainstorming on paraphrasing when suddenly I blurted
out, “There is no real word to describe my brother being murdered. There is no
real word to express my darkness. People see the success of what I have done,
not the pain that I had to endure to get there.”
Within that moment, I knew my time has come
I didn’t know for what though. He slowly looked around and I noticed his leg
overreacting under the table.
“That’s your story,” he hissed. I paused.
For the first time, I felt like a big, fat old-school Jawbreaker was lunged in
my throat.
“No one wants to hear my story. They want
to know how to go from sleeping on air mattresses and eating Ramen
Noodles to how to go on tour, promote and
do the stuff celebrities do,” I replied.
Just off the tidbits I had told my mentor,
I never seen his face more flushed. “If you don’t tell your story,” he pauses
and looks away, “then the Devil wins.”
I notice the goosebumps that wildly
appeared on his arms. His body is still overreacting. The scent of the air changes.
His advice is no longer suggestive, it is pushing and piercing.
“Your story is the raw truth, this book
here we are editing is pretty. We need truth. Help someone break out from
feeling alone. Help others take a step forward to want to be better. Your story
is compelling and can do that,” he told me.
For the first time ever, I confidently
agreed with him in silence.
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Author Information:
Ashley Terrell is the founder of Stella
Bistro Foods and Black Sheep INC. Terrell is the host and co-director of
Cooking with Stella (2016) and Unaverage Ash (2016). She resides East Coast
where she enjoys blissful sunsets and sounds of ocean waves.
Founder & CEO
Head of Marketing
Of Terrell Enterprise
Terrell brings the sharp edge of
acknowledgement in various aspects of her agency as well as awareness of
client's concerns, desires and needs.
Terrell is the author of inspirational
novel, Bitterness Isn't Sexy! (April 2014) and The Black Sheep Shadow (April
2016).
Terrell Enterprises is a boutique public
relations agency that offers marketing, branding and advertising. For more
information on A Terrell Enterprises, please visit www.aterrellenterprises.com
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