{"id":6355,"date":"2015-05-06T11:02:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T15:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=6355"},"modified":"2020-05-07T19:49:51","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T23:49:51","slug":"in-memory-of-nikki-rashan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sistahsontheshelf.com\/?p=6355","title":{"rendered":"In Memory of Nikki Rashan"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Memory of Nikki Rashan<\/span><\/h2>\n

August 18, 1972-May 4, 2015<\/h3>\n

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I was saddened to hear of author Nikki Rashan’s passing earlier this week. As a long-time reader of her four full-length novels and two anthologies, I was enamored with her talent for passionate storytelling, the kind of stories that engage and hook you within the first couple chapters. She was also a fighter, battling cancer, to which she lost her fight. Yet Nikki will always be remembered by Sistahs on the Shelf as a writer, a mother of twins, and a beautiful soul.<\/p>\n

A year or so ago, I discovered Nikki’s blog, NB]tween Thoughts<\/a>, where she discussed her life’s journey. After her passing, I began to read again, and in her last post on March 16, 2015 titled Pray or Worry, Don’t Do Both~N&B update~:-)<\/i>, I found this passage especially moving:<\/p>\n

This blog isn\u2019t written to sadden anyone, but instead I pray it\u2019s encouraging in some way. I find refuge in blogs and books written by women who have gone through this journey. If sharing my experience can benefit someone else, I\u2019m happy to share. My mindset right now is to absorb each day with whatever it brings. If it\u2019s a quiet day at home, that\u2019s fine, I have books to read, music to dance to and loved ones around me. If I\u2019m out and about soaking up California sunshine, even better. If it\u2019s day for treatment, all right, the treatment is only helping to rid [my] body of these busybody cells. Life goes on\u2026I look forward to a trip home in May. I look forward to celebrating Brandy\u2019s birthday in Hawaii this summer. I look forward to whatever is next because I trust and believe that it\u2019s all for my good.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nikki Rashan’s Bibliography<\/b>
\nDouble Pleasure, Double Pain<\/a><\/i> (2003)
\nYou Make Me Wanna<\/a><\/i> (2005)
\nCyber Case<\/a><\/i> (2010)
\nThe EXchange<\/a><\/i> (2013)
\nFull Figured 7<\/i><\/a> (2013)
\nLes Tales: Tempted to Touch<\/i><\/a> (2014)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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