Vocal Expressions

This is the first time I’m reading anything by Teralyn Mitchell. The title of this book piqued my interest because I wanted to find out what the other complications to love were in this story.   So let’s dive into the storyline. Sophia has always wanted to be noticed by Jax, her big brother’s (Zane) best friend for as long as she can remember. But Jax was off limits and Zane wouldn’t have him mess around with his little sister. Anyway, both Jax and Zane were chasing Wren (Sophia’s friend) until Wren decided to pick Zane and marry him. Now in the midst of planning the wedding, Sophia confesses her feelings about Jax to Wren. As luck would have it, Jax overhears the conversation and then decides to pursue Sophia.  Sophia is enjoying this new found attention but in the back of her mind she kept wondering whether Jax was with her to get over Wren. Yes, this was complicated. But surprisingly, Jax who has never had a serious relationship before was now all into Sophia until she ended thi

Author’s Bio: Vaughn is a writer of speculative fiction, and is the author of the kaiju thriller Up from the Deep , and the upcoming horror novel Touched by Shadows, coming out December 10, 2021. He is also a member of the Horror Writers Association, because everything he writes ends up at least a little scary. He cites his love of everything geeky as inspiration for his writing style and subject matter. He hopes that his stories unfold like movies in his readers' minds. The word cinematic gets used a lot when he talks about his writing.   Vaughn lives near Baltimore with his girlfriend, two gremlins disguised as the cutest kittens in the world, and a kaiju of a dog, named Constantine.   Deliah Lawrence: How do you handle writer’s block? Vaughn A. Jackson: Writer’s block for me often comes more in the form of lacking motivation to get around to writing. Ideas are constantly flitting around in my head, and there is no shortage of them. That in itself can be a problem when

Author’s Bio: Diane Papalia Zappa grew up in Fort Lee, NJ, a suburb of New York City. She graduated from Vassar College in 1968 with a degree in psychology. She received her MS from West Virginia University in child development and family relations in 1970 and, in 1971, earned her PhD from WVU in life-span developmental psychology.  In 1971, she joined the faculty of University of Wisconsin-Madison, attaining the rank of full Professor at the age of 30. While there, she, and co-author Sally Wendkos Olds, wrote A Child’s World (now in its 13th edition) and Human Development (in its 14th edition).   In 1986, while still a professor in Madison, she met Frank Zappa’s younger brother, Bob, who was the marketing manager for one of her books. They married in 2015. She was 68 and Bob was 72.  Sadly , Diane was widowed in 2018.  The Married Widow , describes how their relationship endured for the more than three decades since they met and continued after his passing. It is their love story.