Vocal Expressions

The title of this book piqued my interest because I wanted to know how fixed the characters were on each other. Laurelin Paige didn’t disappoint as she weaved a story about lust, love, and complicated emotions brought about by an indecent proposal.  So, let’s dive into the storyline. Alayna Withers is a bartender at The Sky Launch, a nightclub in New York. She just recently earned her MBA and wants to get a promotion as a manager at the club. On one of her shifts, she meets a ruggedly handsome and rich stranger who immediately sets her insides on fire. Unbeknownst to her, this stranger – Hudson Pierce was the new owner of the club.  Things get complicated when Hudson proposes an arrangement that would blur the lines between Alayna being his fake girlfriend in public and his lover behind his bedroom doors. These two characters had enough flaws and secrets that made for a very complicated relationship. Alayna – easily fixated and obsessed in the past on the wrong men that garnered he

Author’s Bio: Vailes Shepperd is a founding member of the Washington Independent Review of Books (WIRoB), which began when The Washington Post ceased publishing “Book World.” While she served as the Senior Features Editor, she interviewed authors and wrote regular articles about writing. Shepperd has been writing almost from the moment that she learned to read. In first grade, she collaborated with her oldest brother, the Spoken Word Poet, D. Dallas Vailes, to produce a prize-winning play that was performed for elementary school audiences.  Vailes attended Tulane University and the University of Paris, Sorbonne. She has edited books, including P.J. Fetner’s The African Safari , and Take Me with You , by Scott Jackson, President and CEO of Global Impact.  Her short story, “Monroe,” was published in the anthology, Women Writing About Men .  A Good Ending for Bad Memories is the first but not last of Shepperd’s novels. For more information, visit www.vailesshepperdbooks.com .   Deliah

Author’s Bio: Much of Helen Chapman (Anne Arrandale)’s fiction was written at work, and began 'Comes now the Plaintiff, by and through counsel...' When not at work, her writing may be children's stories, young adult novels, or wicked gruesome police procedurals. Some stories are true, with names changed to protect the stupid.  Several of her short stories and essays are in assorted print and online periodicals. She had a column in I Love Cats magazine, and has had work in The Muscadine Lines literary journal, An Honest Lie: volume 3 anthology, and several of her stories have appeared in Catnip Chronicles , Civil Rights Chronicle , and Horizons . Every so often, one of her stories shows up at RomanticShorts.com   She is also the Official Crazy Cat Lady [her byline in I Love Cats is proof].  You can connect with her at  https://www.facebook.com/Helen-Chapman-is-Anne-Arrandale-and-They-Write-Books-102822944839280 Deliah Lawrence: What inspired you to write your book