Carleen Brice

Children of the Waters
"Carleen Brice has returned to the literary scene with her second novel, Children of the Waters and she's making another huge splash in literary fiction. Her clear and compassionate writing voice has given way to a novel full of love, loss and family connections. It's the story of two sisters who were separated for many years due to deception and circumstance...." - Idrissa Uqdah, AALBC.com

Orange Mint and Honey
“Carleen Brice's ORANGE MINT AND HONEY, a new novel about real mama drama, will have you hooked from page one. Taking on the fabled mother-daughter bond, the Denver author confidently strides onto terrain many lesser writers have tripped over—with winning results." – Essence Magazine

"[An] accomplished debut...Brice's straightforward prose is dead-on in describing the challenges Shay and her mother face as they reconnect." -Publisher's Weekly

"A heartwarming story that shows why life tastes better when the bitter is followed by the sweet, Orange Mint and Honey is a delicious treat." - The Black Expressions Book Club

"Carleen Brice's Orange Mint and Honey, with its heart-tugging warmth and harsh reality, has earned a place on my 'favorite books' shelf. The characters are expertly drawn, the plot fluid and the message clear." - T. Shelly B. of The RAWSISTAZ™ Reviewers

“After several praised works of nonfiction, Colorado author Brice successfully moves to fiction with this bittersweet story featuring an engagingly wry, spirited narrator. Grade: A-." - Rocky Mountain News

“A tale of unexpected forgiveness and reconciliation.” - 5280 Magazine

"Poignant." - Ebony Magazine

“Gripping.” – Upscale Magazine

"The marriage of historical confidence with creativity brings forth the first novel by Carleen Brice. Orange Mint and Honey makes use of the oldest of relationships: mothers and daughters. Looking at the plights of love, forgiveness, understanding and redemption brings to this first novel a fresh and unique feel. A wonderful jazzy exciting read." -- Nikki Giovanni

“Readers of Terry McMillan and Bebe Moore Campbell will find a new writer to watch.” - Judy Merrill Larsen, author of All the Numbers

“In this memorable story of a once-derelict mother and a profoundly wounded daughter, rage, sadness, and humor jump off the page and grip us until the end.” – Elyse Singleton, author of This Side of the Sky

“Mothers and daughters—the closest of bonds, the most loaded of relationships. Carleen Brice mixes in alcohol, abandonment and anger for a potent cocktail and a penetrating read.” - Donna Grant and Virginia DeBerry, author of What Doesn’t Kill You

Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number: Black Women Explore Midlife
"As rich and satisfying as a warm dish of peach cobbler."

"Reading this medley of wisdom, laughter, reflection and love is wonderfully satisfying."

"Age Ain't Nothing But a Number is an engaging collection of essays, poems and personal memoirs, all of which direct us to and through middle age in encouraging and positive ways. Rather than support the unhealthy and negative attitudes toward age which are so common, Carleen Brice points us toward embracing the richness of who we are, and who we are becoming. This is a much needed collection, providing affirmation of womanhood and teaching us that contrary to the negative programming of our culture of youth, there is life after thirty that is valuable, meaningful, and even fun." — Johnetta B. Cole, President emerita at Spelman College, Professor emerita at Emory University, and current President of Bennett College

Lead Me Home: An African American's Guide Through the Grief Journey
"If you or someone you love has recently lost someone special, read the new book Lead Me Home: An African American's Guide Through the Grief Journey." Essence

Walk Tall: Affirmations for People of Color
"I have been in search of a book…that lifts me in celebration of who I am as an African-American woman and my blessed connection to ... all people ... I need search no longer. Walk Tall is that book."