New Jersey/PA Resident Pens Fiction Novel

Natalie L. Darden's fiction novel "All About Me" was released in July 2002 and is currently available for purchase nationwide. A page-turning novel of relationships and second chances, "All About Me" makes its highly anticipated debut in the world of contemporary fiction.

The novel, set in the urban town of East Orange, New Jersey, chronicles the escapades of Tamara Hightower, a young woman who must learn the hard way to prioritize her family life over her personal one.

"All About Me" has been endorsed by Essex County Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura as a "terrific, modern-day Cinderella story laced with healthy doses of humor, pathos, sincerity, and realism....[the novel] is an intimate slice of today's life, filled with vibrant and memorable characters, lively and gritty dialogue...with a plot that makes you want to laugh one minute and cry the next..."

"All About Me" can be purchased directly from Naldar Publishing Group. Visit www.nataliedarden.com for an excerpt, sample chapter, and secure online ordering. The title is also available through the Xlibris Web site at: http://www.xlibris.com/bookstore and online booksellers including www.amazon.com, www.BN.com, and www.borders.com.

Darden is a graduate of Rutgers University, where she obtained a degree in English and Communications. "All About Me" is her first novel. She divides her time between East Orange, New Jersey and northeastern Pennsylvania. Darden is actively working on her second novel, which is scheduled for release winter 2003.