In The Cut

Becoming the most sought after barber in the five boroughs put Olivia Martin on the map. Owning the hottest men’s salon in New York City kept her there. Butta Cutz is a haven where men come to get their minds right and their appearances tight. For Olivia, Butta Cutz has given her everything that she ever wanted, but never the one thing she always needed: A man to love Olivia the woman, and not Olivia the business woman.Clayton Andrews, A.K.A. Saint, is forced to live a boring and lonely life in order to avoid certain death from his former employer. When their paths cross at an exclusive fashion show, Clayton becomes Saint one last time to impress Olivia. When she falls in love with Saint, Clayton realizes that the only way to keep her is to keep being the man who has a million dollar bounty on his head.

Author Arlene Brathwaite, born and raised in Albany, N.Y., is the founder and operator of Brathwaite Publishing. She attended Sage College where she majored in Computer Science. In 2006, She propelled herself into the literary world with her debut novel, Youngin’. Her status as an author not to be taken lightly was cemented with the follow up to Youngin’. Ol’ Timer. In a span of five years, Arlene has written and published four more novels (In The Cut, Paper Trail, Soul Dancing, and Darkest Before Dawn). Arlene is also co-owner of The Book Club (an urban café, located in downtown Albany, in the Coliseum mall).