LaDawn Black (www.ladawnblack.com), relationship expert and author, has just signed a three book deal with Ballantine/Random House (www.randomhouse.com) for her Stripped Bare Series. The Stripped Bare Series was launched in the summer of 2003 with the self-published best-seller Stripped Bare: 10 Tested Truths for Landing the Very Best Black Man. Black was able to sell over 25,000 copies of the book on her own within one year; which caught the attention of several major publishers looking to take the book to the next level. Random House won the three- way auction for Stripped Bare and the first book in the three book deal will hit the market in January of 2006.

LaDawn Black can be heard locally on Baltimores 92Q -WERQ (92.3FM -www.92qjams.com), where she hosts the number one rated overnight radio relationship advice show, the Love Zone. When asked about the success of the Stripped Bare Series and the new partnership with Random House, Black stated that "this is only the first step toward growing the Stripped Bare brand. It is my hope that this book deal along with my television development projects and continued radio exposure will allow me to bring the message of how to have great relationships to a wider audience."

For more information on LaDawn Black, visit www.ladawnblack.com.

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