Looking for a Christmas gift for an Educator?

Get a glimpse into life in the days of Indentureship in Trinidad and Tobago.
Memoirs of Dr. Andrew Moonir Khan: Journey of an Educator, is an inspiring and motivational story.
The book received four five-star reviews from Readers Favorite.
The foreword was written by a former Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, Sir Isaac Hyatali, Q.C.[now deceased]
Do you know that at one time Education was not a priority?
The young teacher Andrew overcame all obstacles and became a trailblazer in Education in his country climbing the ladder from classroom management to school principal, and superintendent of schools.
The Government of Trinidad and Tobago awarded him a scholarship to study teaching methods in the United Kingdom.
School violence was never heard of during his tenure.
He was God-fearing.
Later in life, he became the first Presiding Elder in the Presbyterian church in Trinidad and Tobago.
He preached many sermons, some of which are appended to his biography.
Teachers will love Dr. Khan's memoir.
Extract of Review by K.C. Finn from Readers Favorite:
'Mrs. Brenda C. Mohammed has done a wonderful job in bringing the life, philosophy and personality of Dr. Andrew Khan to life in this compilation of teachings.
As an educator myself, I was particularly interested in Dr. Khan's individualistic approach to students and the humanitarian way in which he achieved success.
Memoirs of Dr. Andrew Moonir Khan presents the life of an inspiring man who struggled through underprivileged circumstances to rise to the top of his field, all without losing his generosity of spirit or his creativity.
For educators, the book demonstrates how passion and planning can lead to a great many good things in the future, but for a wider audience, the book holds value as an inspiring story of faith and commitment to one's true path.
I would recommend this book for biography fans seeking a deep but feel good read.'
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Was this a plan by God?

In 2005 when I was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer there were no oncologists in Trinidad.
After the botched hysterectomy when she discovered the tumour, my doctor in Trinidad told me she was sorry.
She said she could do nothing for me and there was no doctor in Trinidad who could help me.
She said that if I had relatives abroad I should go abroad and find a doctor there because it was a matter of life and death.
My daughter was living in Miami and my husband called her.
She promised to check with her doctor for a good oncologist and she found one.
My daughter called back immediately and said that she made an appointment for me on Wednesday.
It was Friday.
My husband asked if I wanted to go on Saturday or Monday to Miami.
I needed more time for the botched surgery to heal and to sort out my thoughts.
I chose Monday.
The rest is history.
That was thirteen years ago.
I wrote I AM CANCER FREE in 2013.
Through sheer luck, and because I won contest entries four times in a row for best forum tips on Readers Favorite, I was able to enter four books for the awards
The four books, which all received five star reviews from Readers Favorite, and which I entered were:

I AM CANCER FREE

ZEEKA CHRONICLES

REVENGE OF ZEEKA: HORROR TRILOGY

HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS

When the results were out on 1st September 2018 I learned that I AM CANCER FREE won an award in the category Health and Fitness, and ZEEKA CHRONICLES won an award in the category Young Adult Thriller.


My husband and I flew to Miami for the Awards Ceremony at the Regency Hotel in Miami held on 17th November 2018.

While seated in the ballroom of the hotel I realized that I was cured in Miami and was receiving an award in Miami for the book I wrote about my cancer experience and one other.
Maybe, it was all in God's plan.

I am the Founder of the Facebook Group HOW TO WRITE FOR SUCCESS and I run a Writers Empowerment program.
The group is affiliated to the Facebook group Motivational Strips.

I also do BOOK REVIEWS for members of the group.
If you wish to join here is the link. CLICK HERE
FOLLOW ME ON AMAZON. CLICK HERE

Miami Book Fair Celebrated 35 Years in November

The Miami Book fair was hosted by Miami Dade College from November 11th through November 18th.
The Fair featured the works of hundreds of nationally and internationally recognised authors.
My husband and I strolled along the path of many booths and met many authors who gave away free copies of their books.
I promised to review a few books which I will name here.
A JOURNEY OF HOPE TO HEAVEN AND BACK by Jeanne Estad.
FURTHER COLLECTED POEMS by B.E. Stock.
THE BOX TOP LIFE'S PUZZLE by Marcus Hurst
THE GIFT OF SOBRIETY by Rose B.

The Readers Favorite Booth was stocked with books by award winning authors and were sold to raise funds for charity.

By Saturday morning my books which received awards from Readers Favorite, "I AM CANCER FREE" in the category Health and fitness and ZEEKA CHRONICLES: REVENGE OF ZEEKA in the category Young Adult Thriller, along with books by other award winning authors, were sold out.

My books are available on AMAZON. CLICK HERE TO FIND THEM.

NEWS ABOUT AUTHOR BRENDA MOHAMMED

Trinidadian Author Brenda Mohammed received two awards from Readers Favorite International at the Regency Hotel in Miami on November 17th 2018 for two of her published books - I AM CANCER FREE and ZEEKA CHRONICLES: REVENGE OF ZEEKA.

I AM CANCER FREE won the award in the category Health and Fitness.
In 2016 it was the winner of Mc Grath House Indie Book Awards in the category Best Non-Fiction.
I am Cancer Free - A Memoir, is a touching and emotional true story of a woman's battle with Ovarian Cancer.
The killer disease threatened her life and financial well- being.
Her strong faith in God saw her through all the trials she had to undergo.
Have you ever been touched by cancer or know someone who has?
Has a doctor. ever told you she could do nothing more for you?
Do you know what it is like to undergo several months of chemotherapy sessions and cancer surgery in a foreign country?
Have you experienced that feeling of imminent death?
Read how this woman survived and beat cancer.
Cancer does not have to be a death sentence.
Extract of a five-star review from Readers Favorite:
'The author's 'never say die' attitude, the decision not to give up in life, and finally being cancer-free will encourage everyone who has been diagnosed with the disease or who has suffered from cancer.
The memoir recounts from the time of diagnosis the experiences the author went through during the treatment, her emotions, fears, finances, until the successful treatment of the disease.'

ZEEKA CHRONICLES: REVENGE OF ZEEKA which consists of five spine-chilling was an Award Winner in the category young adult thriller in Readers Favorite International Awards 2018.
It also won three awards earlier in the year.
The book was winner in Science Fiction in SIBA Awards 2017, winner of the gold award in the category science fiction in Emagazine Readers' Choice Awards 2018 and winner in the top ten finalists for science fiction in the Author Academy Global Awards 2018.
Set in the year 2036 these unique and terrific stories about a vengeful man named Zeeka, and his zombie creation would keep you on the edge of your seat.
Intertwined in the first part of this futuristic tale is a romance about Janet and Raynor which will warm your hearts.
The highlight of the story is the life of the protagonist Dr. Steven Sharpe who was kidnapped as a child.

Here is an extract from a Readers Favorite Review:

"Brenda Mohammed's writing style is evocative of the future and she handles the science in her fiction brilliantly: reading is believing!
I loved Zeeka Chronicles; it has worldwide appeal for anyone looking for an entertaining story that is different.'

FOR PARANORMAL FANTASY LOVERS

Today three authors from different parts of the world have united to share their stories with you.

I am a multi-genre author from Trinidad and I will be travelling from Trinidad to Miami to attend the Readers Favorite International Awards 2018 at the Regency Hotel, Miami on November 17th 2018 to collect an award for my science fiction novel Zeeka Chronicles:Revenge of Zeeka in the category Young Adult Thriller.
In fact, I will be collecting two awards.
One is for my book, I am Cancer free - A Memoir but I will talk about that book in another post.

Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka won four awards over the past two years.
1. Award winner in the Category Young Adult Thriller in Readers Favorite International Awards 2018.

2. Winner of the gold award in the category science fiction in Emagazine Readers' Choice Awards 2018.

3. Top ten finalist in the Author Academy Global Awards 2018.

4.Winner in Science Fiction in SIBA Awards 2017.


Set in the year 2036 these unique and terrific stories about a vengeful man named Zeeka, and his zombie creation would keep you on the edge of your seat.
Intertwined in the first part of this futuristic tale is a romance about Janet and Raynor which will warm your hearts.
The highlight of the story is the life of the protagonist Dr. Steven Sharpe who was kidnapped as a child.
Here is an extract from a Readers Favorite Review: "Brenda Mohammed's writing style is evocative of the future and she handles the science in her fiction brilliantly: reading is believing!
I loved Zeeka Chronicles; it has worldwide appeal for anyone looking for an entertaining story that is different.'
The book is available on all Amazon Stores. CLICK HERE

The next Author is Clayton Graham from the United Kingdom.
His book Saving Paludis was a Finalist in the Readers’ Favorite 2018 International Book Awards.

An alien revolution centuries in the making will change humanity’s destiny forever …

Police agent Stefan Lattanzis never expected his planet to become a battlefield, nor Earth for that matter. But when scientists from Paludis share a technological breakthrough with Earth authorities, peace escalates to the brink of war in a hurry.
It doesn’t help that the local aliens have a dangerous and mystifying agenda of their own.
Meanwhile, a desperate human cult has its own plans to exploit the powerful new technology…

To keep his home world alive, Stefan must team with two strangers, a botanist and a mysterious seer.
As embattled factions vie for control of the universe, the trio must trust in each other to keep the new technology from ripping time and space apart.
Saving Paludis is an electrifying sci-fi thrill-ride.
If you like futuristic technology, alien political intrigue, and high-octane, paranormal action, then you’ll love Clayton Graham’s interstellar adventure!
Here is the Amazon UK LINK. CLICK HERE.

Our next Author is Anne Francis Scott from the United States.
Her book is LOST GIRL.
Lost Girl is a Readers' Favorite Award Finalist in Paranormal Fiction

If the dead spoke to you, would you listen?
Or would you close your senses, tune out the whispers, pretend you couldn’t hear.
Maybe run.
To where?
Anywhere.
Find me . . .


Renowned sculptor Allison Weathers doesn’t believe in ghosts. But when a tragic twist of fate leads her to the small mountain town of Dawson Mills, Tennessee, she soon learns that the dead don't always stay silent. Shadows begin to shift in the rambling, old Victorian farmhouse she’s purchased. Voices come from nowhere. She can feel the eyes on her.

Paul Bradford, a contractor who is bidding the renovation work on the house, believes it’s more than just Allison’s imagination conjuring up the paranormal activity. Toni Harper, a reporter for the local paper, concurs. She’s heard snippets of hand-over-the-mouth gossip from some of the town’s deputies who responded to calls in the middle of the night. Ghosts. Or so the former owner claimed in the few months before his death.

The secrets they unearth rock Allison right down to the core. Thrust into a haunted world where the paranormal and evil collide, she has one hope of survival: unravel the sinister history buried for decades within the old farmhouse, and find the link to a muddled piece of her past.


Lost Girl by Anne Francis Scott is a paranormal mystery/ghost story with chilling scenes at the fringe of horror.

Get the Book at this link. CLICK HERE.

I hope that you enjoy these books.

BRENDA BOOKS TOP SPOT- ARTICLE BY TRINIDAD NEWSDAY

TRINIDAD NEWSDAY ARTICLE 7th NOVEMBER 2018

Trinidadian author Brenda Mohammed is making her mark on the literary landscape, both here and abroad.

On October 24, Mohammed was made an honorary member of the World Higher Literary/Academic Council of the World Nations Writers' Union, Kazakhstan.
The author of 18 books, with the 19th in progress, Mohammed said she is the first Trinidadian to achieve such an honour.

She is also slated to receive two awards from the Readers' Favourite International Book Awards 2018, at a gala scheduled to be held at the Regency Hotel, Miami, on November 17. .
The Vistabella mother of two and grandmother of four said she is thrilled by the accolades for her literary works, fiction and non-fiction, written and published over the past six years.
As she is a former bank manager who delved into the insurance industry after her retirement, becoming an author was not on her itinerary. Her plans changed drastically when in 2005 she was faced with a life-changing situation.
Diagnosed with cancer and living to tell her story inspired Mohammed to help others afflicted with the disease to cope.
With no writing experience, apart from work-related documents, Mohammed began documenting her heart-breaking experience of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer and her long and painful journey to overcoming the death sentence.

In time, the essays transitioned into a book, I am Cancer Free: A Memoir, that tells the true story of a cancer survivor, and was published in 2013.

Pretty soon the book, published and available on Amazon, had been read by so many people that it won the McGrath House Indie Book Awards 2016 in the non-fiction category. It also earned a five-star review and five-star seal in February 2017 from Readers' Favorite and is up for the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards 2018 in the health and fitness category.
Encouraged by the rave reviews, the multi-genre writer went on to write six fascinating memoirs, a five-book science fiction series, two children's books, four books of short stories, and one self-help book, How to Write for Success.

The science-fiction futuristic thriller series Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka also won an award for Best Science Fiction in September 2017 from Metamorph Publishing Summer Indie Book Awards, a five-star rating and five-star seal from Readers' Favorite, the gold award in the category science fiction in Emagazine Readers’ Choice Awards 2018 and placed in the top ten for the Author Academy Awards.
It also won the young adult thriller category in the Readers' Favorite International Book Awards 2018.

Of her other books, My Life as a Banker, was awarded for Best Bio/Memoir in Metamorph Publishing Summer Indie Awards 2016 and

Your Time is Now, which contains a section of inspirational poems, received the IHIBRP 5 Star Recommended Read Award Badge.

Mohammed runs a writer empowerment programme called Brenda’s Book Reviews in the How To Write For Success Group endorsed by Motivational Strips.

All Brenda's Books are available on AMAZON. CLICK HERE.

Trinidad Author Brenda Mohammed appointed as an Honorary Member of WORLD NATIONS WRITERS' UNION

Trinidad Author Brenda Mohammed was appointed as an Honorary member of the World Higher Literary/Academic Council of the WORLD NATIONS WRITERS' UNION.
She was the first author from Trinidad and Tobago to be given this honour.
She thanks Honorable Poet Kairat Duissenov Parman Founder & President of World Nations Writers Union,Central Asia and
Shiju H. Pallithazheth of Motivational Strips for this honour.
Read the Article at this link. CLICK HERE

She was also appointed on the Jury council for Literary Award Contests hosted by WNWU.

BIOGRAPHY OF AUTHOR BRENDA MOHAMMED
Award-winning Trinidad Author, Brenda Mohammed, a former Bank Manager has published nineteen books.
a. Six fascinating memoirs.
b. A five book science fiction series.
c. Two children's books.
d. Four books of short stories.
e. One self-help book on How to Write for Success.
f.one crime fiction
Her first book published was I am Cancer Free. – A Memoir which she wrote in 2013.
She wanted to tell the world that cancer is not a death sentence, but a battle that you have to fight and win.
The book was the winner of Mc Grath House Indie Book Awards in the category Non-Fiction in September 2016 and won an award from Readers Favorite International Book Awards 2018 in the category Health and Fitness.
After writing that book, Brenda went on to publish other books, and writing became her career.
She is the author of the mind-blowing science fiction futuristic thriller series Zeeka Chronicles: Revenge of Zeeka.
The book won an award for Best Science Fiction in September 2017 from Metamorph’s Publishing Summer Indie Book Awards, received a five- star rating and five-star seal from Readers Favorite, won the gold award in the category science fiction in Emagazine Readers’ Choice Awards 2018, placed in the top ten finalists for the Author’s Academy Awards, and won an award in Reader’s Favorite International Book Awards 2018 in the category young adult thriller.
Two of her other books, My Life as a Banker, and Your time is Now, which contains a section of Inspirational poems won awards.
My Life as a Banker won an award for Best Bio/Memoir in Metamorph’s Publishing Summer Indie Awards 2016 and Your Time is Now is the recipient of the IHIBRP 5 Star Recommended Read Award Badge.
Some of her books are in libraries around the world.
Brenda is the holder of a Banking Diploma from the Institute of Bankers, London.
She later branched off into Insurance Underwriting and holds a Life Underwriters Certificate from the American College, USA.
She is the Founder of the Facebook Group How to Write for Success, an affiliate of Motivational Strips.
She conducts a writer empowerment program called Brenda’s Book Reviews in the How To Write For Success Group endorsed by Motivational Strips.
Because of her group’s affiliation with Motivational Strips, Brenda was appointed Honorary member of the World Higher Literary/Academic Council of the WORLD NATIONS WRITERS' UNION in October 2018.
These are the words of Shiju H. Pallithazheth, Founder of Motivational Strips Facebook Group, “Brenda has great acumen as an award-winning author, poet, and literary critic with expertise in book reviews and deep analysis.”
Brenda will be flying to Miami on 16th November to collect her awards for I am Cancer Free and Zeeka Chronicles at the Readers Favorite International Awards ceremony at the Regency Hotel in Miami.