Books By Richard Hugh Blackford

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04/25/2026

Sheila 2.0 is the riveting sequel to Sheila – The Girl from the Lane, picking up where Sheila Salmon’s courageous journey left off.
Wrongfully dismissed and scarred by the sting of bigotry, Sheila is no longer just a survivor, she’s a woman reborn.
Set against the vibrant, turbulent backdrop of Jamaica in the late 1980s and 1990s, this powerful novel chart Sheila’s rise as an ambitious entrepreneur navigating the country’s shifting social and political tides. From Kingston’s energetic streets to the glittering coasts of Montego Bay and Negril, Sheila uses her grit and intelligence to build an empire, even as Jamaica itself undergoes seismic transformation.

But her vision stretches beyond the island's shores. In New York City, a place bursting with opportunity and challenge—Sheila must confront new cultural realities while chasing her boldest dreams yet.
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04/25/2026

Scotchbonnet Dreams is a gripping Caribbean diaspora novel that traces the perilous journey of Winston, a young Jamaican man from Clarendon who risks everything for a chance at reinvention in New York City.

Desperate to escape economic stagnation and limited opportunity at home, Winston makes a dangerous choice in Four Paths, Clarendon: he secures a dead man’s passport bearing a valid U.S. visa. That single decision launches him into the immigrant underground of early 1990s Flatbush, Brooklyn—a world buzzing with Caribbean ambition, street politics, and survival economics.
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04/11/2026

Scotchbonnet Dreams- Winston acquires a dead man's passport and uses it to emigrate to New York City, USA.

04/05/2026

Sometimes life doesn’t follow the map we drew for it.
The goals remain unfinished. The security we imagined never fully arrived. And along the way - death, divorce, illness, distance, and regret scatter themselves like debris on the road behind us.
So what happens when you reach your 60s… and find yourself alone? Have you failed- or are you being called to something else?
"The Men We Become" follows four men standing at that exact crossroads.
Andrew, twice divorced and financially drained, trying to rebuild a relationship with children who no longer know him.
Stewart, a lifelong bachelor and father of four, haunted by the fear that he was never the man his children deserved.
Keith, a widower trapped in the long shadow of grief after losing the love of his life.
Ralston, a gifted chef estranged from his family, hiding behind his work to avoid old wounds.
Strangers at the start of a Caribbean cruise, their lives begin to intersect through laughter, uncomfortable truths, long silences, sunsets, and conversations that can no longer be avoided.
As the ship moves from Nassau to Aruba to St Lucia to Montego Bay, each man is forced to confront the pain he has carried for years—and discovers unexpected strength in brotherhood.
This is a story about aging, masculinity, loss, and second reckonings. Not about the men we planned to be… but the men we become.
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One of my new novels launched over the weekend- "Scotchbonnet Dreams."Get an autographed copy at www.yaawdmedia.com/book...
04/05/2026

One of my new novels launched over the weekend- "Scotchbonnet Dreams."
Get an autographed copy at www.yaawdmedia.com/books

04/05/2026

One of my new novels launched over the weekend- "The Men We Become."
Get an autographed copy at www.yaawdmedia.com/books

03/02/2026

The reality check when the music stops! 🚨 Hear the candid perspective on how late-night reggae sound system dances get shut down by 11 PM by the police, despite celebrating the very same culture. There's a serious conversation here about the permits, the alleged corruption, and how local talent is being stifled—the feeling that we are killing the music is palpable. It’s a stark contrast to the major recognition artists are still achieving abroad, like the big award recently collected from the State of Florida. This insight cuts deep into the heart of the culture clash and what it means for the scene.

Richard Hugh Blackford to Launch The Men We Become and Scotchbonnet Dreams in South Florida-----------------------------...
03/02/2026

Richard Hugh Blackford to Launch The Men We Become and Scotchbonnet Dreams in South Florida
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Plantation, Florida – Caribbean diaspora author Richard Hugh Blackford will officially launch his two newest works of fiction, The Men We Become and Scotchbonnet Dreams, on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at 6:00 PM at the Holiday Inn Express - 1701 N University Drive, 1701 N University Drive, Plantation, FL 33322.
The event will feature live readings, moderated discussion, audience engagement, and book signings, offering South Florida’s vibrant Caribbean community an opportunity to experience powerful storytelling rooted in migration, resilience, and reinvention.

Blackford’s fiction captures the lived reality of the Caribbean diaspora—raw, ambitious, humorous, painful, and deeply human. Across three continents, his stories explore the migrations we inherit and the transformations we are forced to make. His work examines the island roots that shape identity, the cities that test ambition, and the evolving sense of self forged between cultures.
From Jamaica’s hard-earned resilience to the immigrant corridors of New York and beyond, Blackford tackles themes of belonging, class, race, family obligation, and the quiet cost of pursuing “a better life.” His characters carry language, food, faith, music, and memory as both armor and burden—navigating systems where paperwork can determine destiny, where survival economics shape dreams, and where love competes with ambition.
Described as diaspora literature with pulse, Blackford’s writing blends intimate character portraits with sweeping historical and social forces, offering readers a nuanced look at identity and survival in a globalized world.
Books will be available for purchase at the event and online at:
www.yaawdmedia.com/books

The April 4 launch is open to the public. Readers, literary enthusiasts, members of the Caribbean diaspora, and supporters of independent fiction are encouraged to attend. See less

Scotchbonnet Dreams –Richard Hugh BlackfordScotchbonnet Dreams is a gripping Caribbean diaspora novel that traces the pe...
02/22/2026

Scotchbonnet Dreams –Richard Hugh Blackford
Scotchbonnet Dreams is a gripping Caribbean diaspora novel that traces the perilous journey of Winston, a young Jamaican man from Clarendon who risks everything for a chance at reinvention in New York City.
Desperate to escape economic stagnation and limited opportunity at home, Winston makes a dangerous choice in Four Paths, Clarendon: he secures a dead man’s passport bearing a valid U.S. visa. That single decision launches him into the immigrant underground of early 1990s Flatbush, Brooklyn—a world buzzing with Caribbean ambition, street politics, and survival economics.
New York is not the promised land Winston imagined. He lands a grueling construction job through Loxley, a calculating and predatory fixer who profits from undocumented labor. When a near-fatal accident on the job site forces Winston to confront his vulnerability and invisibility in America, he pivots to something rooted in memory and culture: food.
Drawing on a traditional Jamaican hustle, Winston launches a mobile soup kitchen during the brutal winter months. What begins as a survival tactic becomes a community fixture. His soups—thick, spicy, restorative—attract taxi drivers, nurses, construction workers, immigrants and locals alike. The small venture grows into a legitimate restaurant: Scotchbonnet, named after the fiery pepper that defines Jamaican flavor.
But success invites new dangers.
Loxley resurfaces, determined to assert control. Immigration raids loom. Code enforcers circle. Street-level hustlers and city bureaucracy threaten to dismantle everything Winston builds. As he sends money home to support family in Clarendon, he must balance ambition with caution, pride with survival, and loyalty with self-preservation.
At its core, Scotchbonnet Dreams is a story about identity under pressure. It explores what it means to build something real in a place where your presence itself is fragile. It examines the immigrant paradox: invisibility in labor, visibility in risk. Through Winston’s rise from undocumented laborer to respected restaurateur, the novel celebrates cultural inheritance as both shield and sword.
Set against the vibrant backdrop of Brooklyn’s Caribbean diaspora, Scotchbonnet Dreams captures the rhythms of migration—the language, the food, the hustle, the fear, and the relentless belief that tomorrow can be better.
It is a testament to resilience, to entrepreneurship born of necessity, and to the enduring power of staying true to one’s roots—even when the ground beneath you is uncertain.

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