Vocal Expressions

Eric Jerome Dickey has done it again! Although my writer crush has passed on, his words and his work will forever live on. So glad I had the chance to meet this writer icon in person three times. Anyway, let’s dive into this novel. As soon as I turned the first page, I knew I was settling in for ride that would be sensual, bumpy, full of drama, and satisfying. So, let’s meet Brick, Dwayne and André – the Duquesne brothers. Brick is struggling to return to his white-collar job as a project manager after dealing with health issues and a breakup with his girlfriend, Coretta. Dwayne has just been fired from his latest acting role and struggling to get by after paying child support while dealing with Frenchie, his son’s mother. And Andre, well…he is a rising comedian and enjoying life.   While Brick is trying to get over his breakup, he decides to act as a chauffeur-bodyguard for his neighbor, Penny who is working as an escort to pay her way through college. Penny then introduces Brick

Author’s Bio: Dr. Kimberly Morton Cuthrell is an author, attorney, mediator, doctoral-level clinical therapist, and currently a medical school student with a quest to create new inroads to suspense novels with behavioral health twists to destigmatize perceptions.  Kimberly’s writing evolved from reading books, crafting her dissertation, writing proposals for grants and contracts, composing corporate compliance and policy/procedure manuals within provisions of state and federal laws, and developing behavioral health national/international accreditation manuals whereby she secured a corporation’s Three-Year Accreditation three consecutive times.     In her fiction work, Kimberly draws from thought-provoking imaginary situations, the art of wisdom, and diverse viewpoints. When she is not writing, Kimberly can be found playing her favorite board game and spending time with her family. She is from North Carolina and spent years residing in Portugal, Greece, Turkey and Spain where she

Author’s Bio: Cultural and commercial diplomacy are the hallmarks of Lauri Fitz-Pegado’s career in the public sector, private sector, with nonprofits and in the arts. She has worked at the Voice of America, served in the Foreign Service in the Dominican Republic and Mexico, and appointed Assistant Secretary and Director General of the Foreign Commercial Service. Lauri held senior positions at Iridium and several public affairs companies. Grounded in ballet training and performance early in her life, she has returned to teaching ballet and mentoring, applying her communications and public relations skills to promoting artists, and her business and leadership experience to advising dance institutions sharing her commitment to social change, empowerment and inclusion. In Dancing in the Dash , she tells her story and the relevance to her career achievements of skills acquired through ballet training. Lauri received her M.A from the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced Interna