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Sistah for Sale: A Novel

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Miasha is back with yet another gripping and controversial tale with her trademark twist of money, power, and respect.

Sienna at a very young age is traumatized when she witnesses the murder of her father and her mother is taken away and sent to the Dominican Republic. With no parents, she is raised by her father's business friend, Chatman who not only gives her the best in life but he also prepares her to manage her own well being in the sex slave trade making her a Sistah for Sale.

Sienna is not alone in the business of sex because her best and closest friend Ryan is on the come up as well, possibly, the man to inherit Chatman's herd.

Sienna and Ryan became very close...too close. Sienna and Ryan begin to fall in love and being in love with Chatman's men could mean destruction to Sienna.

When a secret is revealed that turns her admiration for Chatman into disdain, all hell breaks loose and Sienna is looking at having to start at square one.

Will she lose Ryan forever? Will she ever break free of Chatman's hold? One will never know until they read the book.

What is interesting about Sistah for Sale is that the author has stepped out of the ghetto and into a world that most people are not familiar with. The sex hade is a very big business inside the U.S. and is growing rapidly. There are many women who will do anything to become U.S. citizens including selling themselves for sex. Although Miasha did a great job on making people aware of the world of slave trade, more research on the culture of the people she wrote about would have made the story extraordinary. Nevertheless Miasha continues to be a breath of fresh air and steps up the game in the literary world.

Sienna's father died a brutal death and her mother was taken away right before her eyes at the tender age of 5 years old. A man named Chatman rescues Sienna and raises her with the help of some of his top mistress, but nothing could replace the love of her father and mother until Ryan comes along. Growing up in a house full of call girls, Sienna wants to be the next top mistress, until she learns of a crippling secret Chatman has hidden from her all the years which caused her unbearable pain. Sienna steps up her game and the object of course is revenge and freedom.

Sistah For Sale, captures so much truth in the practice of slave trade. The story line flowed smoothly. I was emotionally drawn into the story and found myself angry and sad at the same time. This was my first read by this author and Miasha has made me a fan and I will definately read her other work.

Imagine a five-year old girl witnessing her father's murder and being stripped from the clutches of her mother's fists... this was the beginning of Sienna's life story in the novella Sistah for Sale by Miasha. At such a tender age, with no parents, Sienna sought protection and comfort from the man, Chatmon, who rescued her and it appeared he fit the role perfectly. He even provided her with a few surrogate mothers, each having been the top girl of his prostitution ring at one point in time, only to strip them away from her in similar ways as her biological mother had been taken. Sienna vowed to never become attached to another person brought into their home but when Ryan, a boy two years her senior, moved in, she reneged on her promise.

Growing up together made the two inseparable and ultimately a secret, romantic relationship ensued. Chatmon did not allow his workers to fraternize with the prostitutes and anyone caught would be punished, thus Sienna and Ryan's need for secrecy. Being raised and living, with prostitutes made her choice of career a no-brainer. Armed with self-taught knowledge of the game, she was determined to secure her position as top girl in Chatmon's business. She knew she had the deal sealed when she obtained international clientele which no woman before her had ever done. Her goal then became to own the business; a vision she and Ryan shared.

When one of her international clients summoned her to escort him to a conference, she realized how grimy the business she had known all her life was as the speakers discussed ways to crack down on human trafficking. With this knowledge and Chatmon's physical abuse, would she really be the one to make a difference like one of his prostitutes told her long ago? Or would she be forever trapped, selling her body for a man who was not the person he appeared to be?

Sistah for Sale is an excellent, intimate glimpse into a business that is blossoming at an alarming rate. Having attended a few human trafficking seminars myself, I was amazed with the accuracy of Miasha's writing on the subject. She successfully blended reality with fiction, allowing readers to see the horrors of selling dreams to people from other countries only to bring them to the states for prostitution or as extremely cheap labor. The character depth was great; I connected with all of them, even Chatmon. The author executed writing SFS in first person with grace, as it is not an easy task to incorporate dialogue with this view, nor is it easy to provide good imagery without being extremely wordy. I recommend Sistah for Sale to urban fiction fans and those who enjoy contemporary fiction.

Reviewed by Darnetta Frazier
APOOO BookClub

At the age of 5, Sienna was introduced to personal tragedies. After wintnessing her father killed in front of her as well as her mother being taken out of her arms. Sienna was left on her own and in the care of Chatman, the boss of one of Miami's biggest prostitution ring. Soon another child named Ryan was brought in the house and instantly the two bonded.

Growing up into a young woman, Sienna begins to rebel against Chatman's rules and decides if she is going to be one of Chatman's prostitutes, she will be the top one. Sienna eventually gets to her breaking point plotting to leave when she learns her mother has been murdered. Dealing with the death of her mother, Sienna turns to Ryan for comfort but the two spark a sexual relationship that could get the both killed. Wanting to break free from Chatman, Sienna learns all she cans about her clients and the business, hoping to take over Chatman's business. Will she succeed or will her plots be unfolded to Chatman?

Sistah for Sale was definitely a story that not many authors could have or would have tackled. Miasha was able to grab the attention of the reader with the tragedies Sienna dealt with in the beginning and held the attention of the reader to the end. I was able to relate to all the emotions Sienna displayed as well as follow along with her as she grew from a little girl to adolescence. I enjoyed reading this novel but I wish there were more stories from some of the other prostitutes because this was a very interesting topic of human trafficking.
Reviewed by Mskiki of Real Divas of Literature

Another quick & entertaining read that Miasha delivers again.

The story based on an orphan mentally forced & coerced into the treacherous prostitution ring. After awakening to the abrupt loud noise of a fired gun, little Sienna witnesses that her father was murdered. Her mother desparately tries to come to grips with the tragedy but only to have her child ripped (possibly forever) away from her.

Under the supervision of her custodian Chatman (the boss) time passes and little Sienna is brought up and treated as a little princess amongst a brood of high paid prostitutes.

Now somewhat content with her status in life, little Sienna develops into a young woman and gives her virginity eagerly to a young lad (Ryan) who has also been taken into the custody by Chatman. Their relationship is quite unusual and bizarre.

Convinced that this is the only way of life for herself, Sienna eventually submits to the world of prostitution and becomes a sex slave.

As a sex slave, Sienna stumbles upon discreet secrets about her past and is infuriated with rage. Despite her status, she still has a dangerous mind of her own and a strong will to carry out her revenge.

The author Miasha keeps putting it out there on the shelves and is doing a nice job at it too. My favorite read of hers is still "DIARY OF A MISTRESS", followed by "MOMMY'S ANGEL".

Sienna seemed to have much potential. She just got caught up in some mess and i felt bad for her. She did make the best of it but noone should have to do what she was forced to do to survive!

GREAT BOOK!! GREAT GREAT BOOK!! it held my attention and once I was really into it, I couldnt put it down until I finished it..I loved this book I am hoping that there is a sequel!!

Ok, now that I've read sistah for sale, I now know where Si Si came into play. Now when is the next part coming out? This book was really good and it's sad that folks can do some shiesty stuff to a child. Thank God this was only a book, but I know somewhere in real life, this kind of stuff do go on. So this book brought a lot of issues to life. Keep up the work Miasha, Im really feeling your work.

Book was a ok book. Sienna watched as her father was killed in front of her and her mother beated. She was then sold to a bad man which she finds out later was the one that order her dad to be killed. She was rised by the bad man that took her end tought her the ends and outs to his buissness that was mainly buying and selling girls. The more Sienna finds out the more she wants out. She finally able to get out and also get the bad man behind bars. Trying to keep her lover/husband/brother from sinking with the bad man. Overall book was good.

I WAS TO BE TOTALLY HONEST PLEASANTLY SURPRISED, I WASN'T EXPECTING THAT I WOULD LIKE THIS BOOK. I READ MOMMY'S ANGEL I WASN'T FEELING THAT BOOK AT ALL!!! THAT'S WHY I WAS SURPRISED THAT AS I BEGAN READING THIS BOOK I FOUND IT INTRIGUING, EROTIC,AND EXCITING I BARELY WANTED TO PUT IT DOWN UNTIL I WAS DONE!!! THE AUTHOR BLEW ME AWAY WITH THIS ONE,SO MUCH SO THAT I GOING TO CHECK OUT HER OTHER 2 BOOKS!!!! KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT WORK, I'M PROUD THAT U ARE A NATIVE PHILADELPHIAN!!!U REP'D US WELL, GO A'HEAD AND POP YOUR COLLAR GIRL !!!!