Vocal Expressions

This is my first time reading anything by author A.C. Fuller and I’m now a fan of his Alex Vane media thriller series. So, let’s dive into this novel which is set against the backdrop of the 9/11 event in New York.  Macintosh Hollinger, a billionaire managed to escape before the towers collapsed. He made a call to Denver Bice, a trusted friend who picked him up, murdered him and then dropped him off at the half-collapsed Marriott to make it appear he died in the 9/11 event. I loved that right upfront we are introduced to the protagonist. Fast forward a year later and readers meet Alex Vane, a reporter covering the trial of Eric Santiago, a young NYU student charged with murdering Professor John Martin in Washington Square Part on New Year’s Eve, 2001. Alex meets Camila Gray, Martin’s girlfriend who is watching the trial intently. Alex wants to learn more about her relationship with Martin to determine why Martin was murdered.   The story kicks into high gear when Alex me...

Networking is a beautiful thing. This was my second virtual author appearance and this opportunity came about while I was booked to make my first virtual author appearance with The Ladies Who Love Literature book club meeting in October 2020. It all happened when Soror Gayle Lloyd, its founder connected me with Soror Crystal Echols, IVBC Chairman of the Ivy Vine Book Club, Great Lakes Region, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Alpha Sigma Omega Chapter. Ms. Echols booked me as the guest author for their last book club meeting of the year on December 28, 2020 at 7 pm. I was thrilled to spend the evening with these wonderful ladies who savored every bit of the juicy drama, the characters, plot twists, and surprises of my first romantic suspense novel, Gotta Let It Go .  The Agenda for the evening was as follows:  Welcome  ( Soror Carrie J. Clark, Great Lakes Regional Director) Introduction of Author    ( Soror Crystal Echols, IVBC Chairman) Book Discussion  ( ...

Author’s Bio: Charlene Rhinehart is the Best Selling Author of  How to Find Happiness Again  and  Dividends Are a Queen’s Best Friend  available on Amazon.  She is a Certified Public Accountant, Former Financial Analyst, and Writer. At the age of 28, she left her dream job to live her dream life. She traveled to over 10 countries around the world, took a five-year sabbatical, and tapped into her passion: helping women unlock their career potential and create a life they love. Now, she writes for several publications all over the web, manages Wealthy Women Daily and Career Goddess Academy , and helps women build a stock portfolio that’s bigger than their shoe collection. Follow Charlene on Instagram at @charlenerhinehart.  Deliah Lawrence: What inspired you to write your book? Charlene Rhinehart: When the 2020 pandemic hit, I started receiving calls from family and friends who lost jobs, relationships, income, health, and all types of unfavorable situ...

Author’s Bio: Lori A. Manns is an award-winning marketing expert, sales coach and business strategist who works with small business owners to help them elevate their brand, get more dream clients and grow revenue. In a word, Lori is a trailblazer who has excelled in the corporate arena, small business and philanthropy.  Lori is President of Quality Media Consultant Group, a consultancy firm specializing in media, marketing and sales solutions for optimal business growth and success. Lori is the founder of the Trailblazer Business Academy where advancing entrepreneurs go to learn growth strategies and how to run a profitable business the soulful way. Prior to founding Quality Media Consultant Group, Lori worked as senior multi-media account manager for two major radio conglomerates in the United States: Cox Broadcasting and CBS Radio Group. After leaving Corporate America in 2009, Lori decided to start a non-profit organization dedicated to children's health and wellness. In 2010...

Deliah Lawrence:  Hello and welcome, Jaclyn Thom (Interior Designer, Systematic Art, Inc.). It's a pleasure to have you here with us today. I know my readers will enjoy getting to know you and learn more about professionally hanging art work. Jaclyn Thom: Thank  you. It's a pleasure to be here. I have been involved with interior designing for art galleries for the past 10 years. I currently work for  Systematic Art Inc., a US-based company which was established in 2005. Systematic Art offers innovative, museum-quality, professional art-hanging services through technologically advanced art-hanging hardware.  At its inception, Systematic Art served galleries, museums and, corporations worldwide. They quickly realized that their products could benefit discerning individual art collectors as well.  DL: How did you get started in your profession? JT: I started assisting a designer named Ayush in India back in 2016 when I went there for a small trip. Since then ...