About

Award-winning author Monique Gilmore (Scott) is one of the first authors hired by Kensington Publishing's Arabesque romance line, now BET Books, to write romance novels with African-American characters. She wrote the following novels for the Arabesque romance line:

*No Ordinary Love  - The Audiobook is now available on Spotify and other platforms.
Hearts Afire
Mama Dear (trilogy)
Soul Deep
*The Grass Ain't Greener
She self-published Ties That Bind Way Down Deep. 
* = Award-winner

Currently, Monique is focused on helping new "fiction" writers with character development. Monique states, "Creating characters that readers
love-to-love or love-to-hate is key in initiating a connection with the readers."

What works best for me is having a protagonist and an antagonist to keep the readers engaged. Additionally, the fictional storyline should have a strong beginning, middle, and climactic ending.