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Latrivia Nelson is an up and coming new author presenting the world
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Latrivia S. Nelson is an interracial romance author.  Her first book is Ivy's Twisted Vine, in which she focuses on political, professional and personal scandals that confront three young adults with high profiles in the Memphis community.   
with her first Interracial Romance Novel, [[Ivy's Twisted Vine]].   
 
  
 
After years of being exposed to many different cultures and lifestyles,  
 
After years of being exposed to many different cultures and lifestyles,  
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of people and places that she had come in contact with while at  
 
of people and places that she had come in contact with while at  
 
LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis, TN.
 
LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis, TN.
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Nelson received her BBA from LeMoyne-Owen College (Memphis, TN), her MBA from Strayer University (Washington, DC) and is currently working towards her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice.
  
 
==Biography==
 
==Biography==
In 1998, Latrivia accepted a full scholarship to LeMoyne-Owen located
 
in Memphis, TN.  As a wide-eyed freshman from Horn Lake, MS, "Trivi"
 
took life by the horns.  Most people loved her ambitious nature and
 
her down home southern charm.  She was extremely active in Greek
 
life, honor society, the school newspaper and student government
 
association. She held several different titles including president of her
 
sorority (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.), official health reporter for
 
the school news and  Ms. LeMoyne-Owen College 2001-2002. 
 
 
During her time at LeMoyne-Owen College, Latrivia also had the
 
distinguished opportunity to work on several political campaigns
 
(including the 2000 U.S. Presidential Campaign) and intern for some of
 
the most prominent non-profit and for-profit organizations in the city
 
(including Trust Marketing, Inc., St. Jude’s Children’s Research
 
Hospital, National Civil Rights Museum, the Memphis Grizzlies
 
Basketball Team and the Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation). 
 
  
In 2003, Latrivia graduated from LeMoyne-Owen College with honors
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Latrivia S. Nelson, (1980- ), is the author of interracial romance novel, Ivy’s Twisted Vine (Feb. 2008) and soon to be released fiction novel, The Pitcher’s Curve Ball.  Nelson is most known for writing the most extensive interracial romance novel to date (616-page book).  Most of her books are set in her home town of Memphis, TN and focuses on modern relationships between “progressive” young adults involved in nontraditional conflict. Her novel and other writings are most popular on the east and west coasts of the U.S. and in Europe.
and accepted a job offer with the National Civil Rights Museum as a
 
special events coordinator for the 2003 Freedom Award honoring
 
former U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton and civil rights activist,
 
Maxine Smith.  In an effort to transition from college life into a
 
challenging career, Latrivia completed Ivy's Twisted Vine.
 
  
During this time, she also met and married her husband Adam
 
Nelson.  Soon after her marriage, she relocated to the Camp Lejeune
 
USMC base, but never gave up on her dream to publish her book.
 
  
In the spring of 2007, Latrivia received her Masters of Business
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Nelson is currently a public relations specialist for the Carter Malone Group in Memphis, TN and owns Nelson Pressed, Inc., a small marketing firm that handles marketing strategy for self-published authors.
Administration from Strayer University and published her first novel.
 
  
Latrivia has since returned back to fund raising, started her PhD and  
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Nelson is married to retired U.S. Marine, Adam Nelson and has two children.
began her second novel scheduled to be in bookstores in 2009.
 
  
 
==On the Web==
 
==On the Web==

Latest revision as of 21:33, 2 October 2008

Latrivia S. Nelson is an interracial romance author. Her first book is Ivy's Twisted Vine, in which she focuses on political, professional and personal scandals that confront three young adults with high profiles in the Memphis community.

After years of being exposed to many different cultures and lifestyles, Latrivia was inspired to write a book based in part on the many types of people and places that she had come in contact with while at LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis, TN.

Nelson received her BBA from LeMoyne-Owen College (Memphis, TN), her MBA from Strayer University (Washington, DC) and is currently working towards her Ph.D. in Criminal Justice.

Biography

Latrivia S. Nelson, (1980- ), is the author of interracial romance novel, Ivy’s Twisted Vine (Feb. 2008) and soon to be released fiction novel, The Pitcher’s Curve Ball. Nelson is most known for writing the most extensive interracial romance novel to date (616-page book). Most of her books are set in her home town of Memphis, TN and focuses on modern relationships between “progressive” young adults involved in nontraditional conflict. Her novel and other writings are most popular on the east and west coasts of the U.S. and in Europe.


Nelson is currently a public relations specialist for the Carter Malone Group in Memphis, TN and owns Nelson Pressed, Inc., a small marketing firm that handles marketing strategy for self-published authors.

Nelson is married to retired U.S. Marine, Adam Nelson and has two children.

On the Web

LatriviaNelson.com

http://www.amazon.com/Ivys-Twisted-Vine-Latrivia-Nelson/dp/1434341178

http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=i9zWDHy9tPMC&dq=Latrivia+Nelson&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=unYjZKkkZE&sig=n5OvnIbRhzmnR0iIhPVPUgxiRN0&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Ivys-Twisted-Vine/Latrivia-S-Nelson/e/9781434341174

http://www.myshelf.com/aom/08/nelson.htm

http://www.shelfari.com/authors/1899161/Latrivia-S-Nelson/summary

http://amapedia.amazon.com/view/Ivy's+Twisted+Vine/id=863534