Choirboy III

About the Book

Sonny’s return to Las Vegas proved to worth the impending danger that he was warned of. Alicia was not killed in the gun-fire and was being heavily guarded in a hospital. But not everything was good. DJ’s involvement in the case proved to be a mistake, but his conscience caused him to leave a large sum of money to Alicia’s next of kin this meant that Tanya, Alicia’s biological sister was that person. While the relationship between Sonny and Tanya took on another dimension, Maxine and RJ had some complications to work out between them. When Maxine told RJ that she was pregnant, he became outraged and wanted to have nothing to do with either her or the child. Things become more difficult for the family when Sonny returns home and Raleigh calls a family meeting to get some order in the house. Things begin to spiral out of control with RJ, and Martha knows that she is the only person who can fix the family’s problem. In the meantime, Raleigh has to face the idea of retiring and stepping down as pastor of Mt. Sinai Church. At first glance at the author’s name, you may not recognize him. He is the creator of Choir Boy, Choir Boy II: A Time to Reap, and the very clever Gilbert the Spider. See El has now given us Choir Boy III: House Rules.

About the Author

C. L. Austin (Clyde L. Austin Jr.) was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana. Clyde is the fifth of nine children. When he was in the sixth grade, he wrote his first short story titled “The Land of the Unborn Dogs.” His teacher was very impressed with the story; however, she did not believe that he possessed the ability to create such an imaginative and creative story. After the experience of being discredited, Clyde laid down his pencil, never to write another story. Over the years, he has told many stories while in high school and serving in the military to entertain his army buddies. After the military, he told stories to children when he was a day-camp counselor in the early eighties. In 1988, Clyde answered the call of God and entered the preaching ministry. Right away, his ability to tell stories and his sermon writing revealed the talent that was tucked away. In 1993 after being in the preaching ministry for five years, Clyde entered college and earned a BA degree in Bible and ministries from Bethel College, a liberal arts college in Mishawaka, Indiana. As the author of the hip-hop gospel Choir Boy, Clyde has discovered that the gospel message of Jesus cannot and should not be limited to the pulpits on Sunday mornings, packaged in three-point sermons.