LM Ross

"Reading LM Ross recalls two music forms: the atmosphere and narration of the story are definitely from the Blues mold, while the technique Ross embraces in telling his tale is pure Jazz - themes, riffs, solo runs, scat, and the magic of having the ensemble come together in a climactic end." ~ Grady Harp, Amazon top Ten Reviewer

There is a rhythm, a rhythm to the energy in New York City. It clicks, it churns, it hisses and it beeps. It is the rhythm of Life. But like a thief in the night, the City can rob you of your best, most self-assured rhythm.

At night, New York wears a black and blue dress, and she becomes this rough, tough and calculating bitch. For some, she is the color of a bruise that will not heal. And even if you are an experienced dancer, she‘ll snatch your balance and steal away your equilibrium. She’ll blind you with her eyes, and make you believe there are ghosts dancing inside the glare of them. If you’re hungry, she’ll crook her slender finger and corrupt this emptiness in your belly. If you’re lonely, she’ll trick your mind into believing in love. If you’re needy, she’ll open her wide, skyscraping legs, and commence to piss on you.And all she’ll leave behind is a cry... or a moan that wails in the distance, like a singular saxophone.
This is the story of David Richmond.

David was once the best of dancers, until the music in his limbs all but dried up and died. It’s impossible to dance, and even harder to swim when a part inside of you is drowning. Now, he must try to find some meaning in the rhythm, and some new sanctuary in what remains behind.
This is the story of Faison “Browny” Brown.
He used to be a singer, until the downbeat of life rendered him just another crooner of The Blues. But Browny has a plan, a brand new scheme to cash in on his dream ticket, and it’s his last chance to finally get his song’s melody right.
Will The MIGHTY LOVE of Juanita Ruby Mae Brown Be Enough To Stop Him From Stumbling... Or To Catch Him When He Falls? **********************************************This is the story of Bliss Santana.Bliss remembers a golden time in her life and career, when men would fall like beggars at her beauteous feet.

But then one man, from her past, a man named Face Depina would wither her beauty, and leave her with a scar on her soul that no smile or cosmetic could ever disguise.

Will Claudio Conte be the one who reminds her that, despite everything, she aches and breaks and still possesses the needs of a woman?
This is the story of Kindred.

He wears this strange yet well-loved face of an old and cherished friend. His presence comes as a wonderful gift to David Richmond… only, David isn’t so sure if Kindred is real flesh and blood, or the ghostly signal of some impending insanity.
This is the story of The Moanin’ After…
It is the time after those wild nights and the endless parties, after the sex and the petty fights, the clever chemistry and the Bacardi-drenched dreams, and after life has betrayed them by swiping away those precious souls they thought would be with them forever.

This is the story of ghosts, and of hope; the story of maturation and of finding one’s center amid a city full of chaos.
This is The Moanin’After, and by the time you turn the final page, secrets will be revealed, long ago mysteries will be solved, the dark questions will be answered, and you will never take the sound of a moan for granted again.
The Moanin’After, The New Novel By L.M. Ross, The Author of the Hauntingly Poetic “Manhood The Longest Moan”
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MANHOOD THE LONGEST MOANIt is a tale of youthful ambition with a musical backdrop.

This is a story of pleasure, pain, and providence; and of four young cats on a mission to be nothing less than Superstars.

Tyrone Hunter is a talented writer, who, as a teen, pens the perfect love song, yet he pines not for riches, but for a Love Supreme.
David Richmond is a wild dancer with a promiscuous fire in his limbs, and he burns from the sparks of his own electricity.

Faison Brown is a singer with the right pipes and the wrong destiny, and yet he still yearns for the kiss of celebrity.
Pascal “Face” Depina is a hustler who uses his outer beauty to hide his inner scars...
He then becomes an actor who emotes the biggest of lies.

Together, in the quick, mean and rhythmic streets of New York City, they seek their fame, fortune and prize.
Some want to know of love's ultimate sigh, and some find the rainbow.
All find unexpected surprises in a story about dreams, lust, the meaning friendship, the test of disease, and the definition of trust.
In a twenty year span, who among them is destined for True Greatness?
In the late 70s, Ty, David, Browny and Face meet as teens at The High School For Performing Arts in New York City.
As a part of a student assignment they form an uneasy musical alliance. They hit it big, but soon disband, and for the next twenty years of their lives come success, drama, struggle and decadence.
This is a story where jealousy reigns, violence erupts, where disease spreads like wildfire, and where only the Deepest Love survives.
Told in the cool, hip, multi-culti rhythms of New York City...

MANHOOD asks the probing question: Do we really change? Or are we the same people we were as children, only with tougher, more resilient skin?

'Manhood... Longest Moan' is a stylish, epic tale about the lives of four intensely talented Black and Brown boys who fight, who are tested and who struggle to become Men.

"Ross delivers a story that is sharp, juicy, wicked, and unapologetically brazen. " - JAMES EARL HARDY, author of the bestselling B-Boy Blues series******************** "Manhood: The Longest Moan pulses with extraordinary rhythm and seethes with unrelenting passion and pain. Mr. Ross has poetically penned the perfect novel!" -LEE HAYES, Bestselling author of Passion Marks & A Deeper Blue
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