Royalty In A Cedar Box

About the Book

      Ciara Norman has been told from early childhood that she is a direct descendant of African royalty.  Since her family lives a nice, but ordinary life she finds this story hard to believe until her favorite Aunt gives her a cedar box filled with documents that are written in a strange African language that neither she nor anyone around her can decipher. Her aunt claims that these documents prove that they truly are members of a royal African family.

            Dr. Samson Randolph, a handsome archeologist and curator of the Black History Museum is planning an expedition to Africa to research a Lost Nubian Tribe. Ciara, a news reporter for the Chicago Reporter Newspaper, requests and is given the assignment to cover the archeological expedition of Dr. Randolph. While in Egypt, Ciara pursues her quest to uncover the mystery of the cedar box and her royal lineage and  Dr. Randolph, intrigued with Ciara, the beautiful reporter helps her research its authenticity.  In the end, Ciara has to choose between a dream life as an African princess or true love in America with the man of her dreams.

About the Author

Raised in Chicago where she currently resides, author Phyllis Jean Robinson portrays a sense of optimism and self determination in the characters that she develops in her stories.  She firmly believes that every person has the ability to determine their own destiny if they reach down inside of themselves and try.

            Phyllis gets this can do spirit from her Mother Ann H. Brown who is

also an author, her mentor and her biggest cheerleader.  Her daughters , Kelley Ann Baker and Belinda Laurette Jones and sons-in-law  Rev. Melvin Jones and David Baker are also a big part of her cheering section.

            Formerly a Chicago Public School Teacher, now retired, Phyllis has now made writing a full time career.  She is a graduate of Chicago State University with a Bachelors and a Masters Degree in Education.

            Never Give Up On Love/Another Chance to Love was her first book which was published in 2004 and Royalty In A Cedar Box is her newest work.