Love Locked Down
Why would a woman choose to date a man behind bars? R. Satiafa explores this phenomena in her thrilling novel, LOVE LOCKED DOWN. With the shortage of available men, can women successfully cross the barbed wire fence and find Mr. Right?

LOVE LOCKED DOWN is a thought-provoking look at the number of women who have chosen to pursue relationships with men behind bars. It is a fact based docu-novel that contains the stories of several women from all races and walks of life - from a cafeteria worker to a Big Tobacco Executive - all who have crossed the barbed wire fence in search of Mr. Right.

This premiere novel stems from interviews conducted with 22 women who are grappling with the struggles of maintaining relationships with incarcerated men - lovers, husbands, fathers, sons. The novel is several stories wrapped up into one that will take you through the twists and turns of a woman's passion when love is locked away. The book openly discusses the perils of punitive incarceration and its effect on society as well as suggests a profile of women who seek these relationships.

FREE companion study guide available for book clubs, university and community focus groups! Email the author!

The story is told through the voice of Regina Jackson, a museum curator for a fine arts foundation in Washington, DC. She answers a random phone call from a prison inmate one night (Rayboy) that turns into a sordid sexy love affair via the telephone. Excited, embarrassed and afraid, Regina is thrust into a world of secrecy and intrigue as she meets other women who have chosen the same path of loving a man on the inside. As the relationship escalates, Regina is pulled into a world of powerful and dangerous men who live by their own rules, and the unscrupulous women willing to play the game. Through all of this, Regina maintains a relationship with a respectable art dealer - a good man. But later, the lines between 'good guys' and 'bad guys' get blurred. Millionaire art dealers and hard-core prison playas
are becoming one in the same. Fantasy becomes reality, and Regina soon discovers that worse than losing her heart to the wrong man, she may lose her life!

LOVE LOCKED DOWN is the first of a trilogy that will hopefully raise our consciousness of the cradle to prison pipeline that is destroying communities all over the country. Look for the sequel Summer 2010!
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Love Locked Down
Why would a woman choose to date a man behind bars? R. Satiafa explores this phenomena in her thrilling novel, LOVE LOCKED DOWN. With the shortage of available men, can women successfully cross the barbed wire fence and find Mr. Right?

LOVE LOCKED DOWN is a thought-provoking look at the number of women who have chosen to pursue relationships with men behind bars. It is a fact based docu-novel that contains the stories of several women from all races and walks of life - from a cafeteria worker to a Big Tobacco Executive - all who have crossed the barbed wire fence in search of Mr. Right.

This premiere novel stems from interviews conducted with 22 women who are grappling with the struggles of maintaining relationships with incarcerated men - lovers, husbands, fathers, sons. The novel is several stories wrapped up into one that will take you through the twists and turns of a woman's passion when love is locked away. The book openly discusses the perils of punitive incarceration and its effect on society as well as suggests a profile of women who seek these relationships.

FREE companion study guide available for book clubs, university and community focus groups! Email the author!

The story is told through the voice of Regina Jackson, a museum curator for a fine arts foundation in Washington, DC. She answers a random phone call from a prison inmate one night (Rayboy) that turns into a sordid sexy love affair via the telephone. Excited, embarrassed and afraid, Regina is thrust into a world of secrecy and intrigue as she meets other women who have chosen the same path of loving a man on the inside. As the relationship escalates, Regina is pulled into a world of powerful and dangerous men who live by their own rules, and the unscrupulous women willing to play the game. Through all of this, Regina maintains a relationship with a respectable art dealer - a good man. But later, the lines between 'good guys' and 'bad guys' get blurred. Millionaire art dealers and hard-core prison playas
are becoming one in the same. Fantasy becomes reality, and Regina soon discovers that worse than losing her heart to the wrong man, she may lose her life!

LOVE LOCKED DOWN is the first of a trilogy that will hopefully raise our consciousness of the cradle to prison pipeline that is destroying communities all over the country. Look for the sequel Summer 2010!
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Why would a woman choose to date a man behind bars? R. Satiafa explores this phenomena in her thrilling novel, LOVE LOCKED DOWN. With the shortage of available men, can women successfully cross the barbed wire fence and find Mr. Right?

LOVE LOCKED DOWN is a thought-provoking look at the number of women who have chosen to pursue relationships with men behind bars. It is a fact based docu-novel that contains the stories of several women from all races and walks of life - from a cafeteria worker to a Big Tobacco Executive - all who have crossed the barbed wire fence in search of Mr. Right.

This premiere novel stems from interviews conducted with 22 women who are grappling with the struggles of maintaining relationships with incarcerated men - lovers, husbands, fathers, sons. The novel is several stories wrapped up into one that will take you through the twists and turns of a woman's passion when love is locked away. The book openly discusses the perils of punitive incarceration and its effect on society as well as suggests a profile of women who seek these relationships.

FREE companion study guide available for book clubs, university and community focus groups! Email the author!

The story is told through the voice of Regina Jackson, a museum curator for a fine arts foundation in Washington, DC. She answers a random phone call from a prison inmate one night (Rayboy) that turns into a sordid sexy love affair via the telephone. Excited, embarrassed and afraid, Regina is thrust into a world of secrecy and intrigue as she meets other women who have chosen the same path of loving a man on the inside. As the relationship escalates, Regina is pulled into a world of powerful and dangerous men who live by their own rules, and the unscrupulous women willing to play the game. Through all of this, Regina maintains a relationship with a respectable art dealer - a good man. But later, the lines between 'good guys' and 'bad guys' get blurred. Millionaire art dealers and hard-core prison playas
are becoming one in the same. Fantasy becomes reality, and Regina soon discovers that worse than losing her heart to the wrong man, she may lose her life!

LOVE LOCKED DOWN is the first of a trilogy that will hopefully raise our consciousness of the cradle to prison pipeline that is destroying communities all over the country. Look for the sequel Summer 2010!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781441552815
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Publication date: 08/25/2009
Pages: 318
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.71(d)

About the Author

Danita Rountree Green/Rachel Satiafa

"Romance is adventurous to women while adventure is romantic to men. I love it all!" - Satiafa, the queen of the smart-girls' romance.

Danita Rountree Green (R. Satiafa) is a writer and philanthropist who works in the fields of African American Folklore and Women's Studies. A graduate of the University of Virginia and the Howard University Program for Small Business/Community Development, she is the author of two books, Broom Jumping: A Celebration of Love (1992) and Grandmother's Gift of Memories (Doubleday 1997,). Her book, Love Locked Down (Exlibris, 2009) is her first novel and deals with the effects of punitive incarceration on minority populations.

She has traveled extensively over the U.S. and East Africa conducting studies on legacy building and the importance of establishing traditions in American families. She is a major contributor to the emergence of the African American bridal industry and is featured in works by Harriett Cole and Ingrid Sturges as well as included in The Journal of African American Folklore and Wikipedia.

She has been a presenter for African American Women On Tour and shared the stage with noted personalities such as Haki Matabuti and Iyanla Vanzant. Her work has been featured in major periodicals such as Heart and Soul and Essence Magazines as well as USA Today and The Wall Street Journal.

A lively and informative speaker, Ms Satiafa's passions include travel, stained glass, history and a good love story.

She is currently pursuing her professional degree in cultural anthropology. A native of Richmond, Virginia, she is the mother of three dynamic sons, and isaffectionately known nationwide as The BroomLady.
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