Author Tackles HIV On Black College Campuses In Her Debut Novel Shameless



Author Vonetta C. Pierce tackles the topic of HIV on black college campuses in her debut novel "Shameless"(Q-Boro Books ISBN:0-9753066-6-9 $14.95 www.qborobooks.com) Everyday African American students are putting themselves at risk by engaging in unprotected sex. The HIV statistics on black college campuses are shocking and on the rise. Students are rarely getting tested and are not as educated as one would think. Ms. Pierce is showing readers that not all lessons are taught some have to be learned the hard way.

Shameless tells the story of Jasmyn and Kyle, students at the fictional Marshall State University who are looking for love in all the wrong places. Jasmyn is free spirited and sexually liberated in her own mind. Kyle is just looking for a good time. What the two end up with are degrees in Love, Lust & Lies. Jasmyn soon gets the shock of her life when she is told that she is HIV positive. Her journey after learning her status becomes one of soul searching, backtracking and prayer. She now has to deal with her past and her present and realizes that some of her choices and actions were downright "Shameless"

Vonetta Pierce is a native of Philadelphia Pennsylvania but currently resides in Delaware where she is a mother and high school teacher. Ms. Pierce has a strong spiritual background and believes that the youth of today needs to be educated about sexual health issues. Her ability to communicate and identify with the perils of teens have allowed her to become a mentor to her students and a sought after speaker at youth programs and schools.

Ms. Pierce is available for radio, print and television interviews and is currently on a national book signing tour. If you are interested in scheduling an interview, speaking engagement or book signing with Ms. Pierce and would like to receive a review copy of Shameless please contact The Literary Consultant group at 267-235-5545.





Author Tackles HIV On Black College Campuses In Her Debut Novel Shameless