Blurb:
Three
young girls go to a psychic after pooling their allowance money together. It’s
been thirteen years and none of the predictions have come true until today.
They face turbulent times in their lives that will make them stronger and bring
them back together. The power of true, unceasing friendship and love conquers
all. And the help of a psychic along the way doesn’t hurt.
The predictions a psychic made thirteen years ago bring three young women at the height of the most critical moments in their lives back together. Through their friendship, these young women learn about love, life, and cherishing what matters most.
The predictions a psychic made thirteen years ago bring three young women at the height of the most critical moments in their lives back together. Through their friendship, these young women learn about love, life, and cherishing what matters most.
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Excerpt:
Cassandra, now a tall
twenty-two-year-old with curly black hair and a caramel complexion, is sitting
on a couch with Brittani, a woman of the same age with short brown hair. They
are in a trendy, West Village-type apartment, wrapping up Brittani's glasses
and packing them in cardboard boxes.
“Time
has passed so quickly,” Cassandra says. She is wearing large diamond earrings,
a butterfly necklace, and trendy Cachel clothing. “I can't believe we've
already graduated from the Fashion Academy. It seems like we just moved here
yesterday.”
“Yeah,”
Brittani says. “I can't wait to move to Cali. The condo Daddy bought me is
gorgeous.”
“It
goes perfectly with your brand-new Jeep.”
“I
know,” Brittani says. “It's so beautiful. I can't wait to drive cross-country
in it.” She gets up, walks over to the window, and peers outside at her parked
Jeep Wrangler. She is wearing a short designer miniskirt and a low-cut blouse.
“God! I just can't stop looking at it.”
“To
think, next week, I'll be the president of Cachel legendary fashions,”
Cassandra says. “It's so exciting. I'm going to be one of the richest women in
the world.”
“White
is just so me. This car is perfect,” Brittani says.
Cassandra
puts the last mug away in the box. She gets up from the couch and walks into
the bathroom. The bathroom door is open. Brittani walks back over to the couch
and tapes up the box.
“So,
what are you doing this afternoon?” Brittani asks.
“Nothing
much. I'll probably stay in and work on some sketches.”
“Oh!”
Brittani says. “Well, I'm going shopping with Melissa today.”
Cassandra
comes out the bathroom and is brushing her hair. Her eyebrows started to crunch
together. “Really? Where are you guys going?”
“I'm
not sure, probably Nordstrom and Bloomingdale’s.” Brittani stops to think for a
moment. “Do you want to come?” she asks.
Cassandra
walks back into the bathroom, wondering how genuine the invitation is. “Maybe.
For an eighteen-year-old, Melissa has a lot of opinions,” she says.
Brittani
walks over to the kitchen area. Cassandra’s cell phone rings. Brittani answers
it. “Hello …yes. Hold on. It's for you.”
“Obviously!”
Cassandra laughs.
“Hello,”
Cassandra says. “Hi, how are you? Fine. Yes. Really? Well…uh, are you sure? We
have a team of designers. Some have worked for various top designers. All of
their credentials are in the business plan. You had eight months to review it
thoroughly and assess the risks involved. No. Actually, I don't understand. We
had a verbal agreement. Really! Well, I don't know what type of Cracker Jack
lawyer you have, but on several occasions you agreed to the stipulations in the
contract. I know you didn't sign the damn thing, which is why I had to change
Cachel's showroom’s opening date twice. You know what, I'll go over it with my
lawyer and I'll get back to you.”
She
hangs up the phone.
“What
happened?” Brittani asks.
The
doorbell rings. Brittani answers the door. Cassandra sits on the couch.
Melissa, an eighteen-year-old woman with long, perfectly straight black hair,
is at the doorway. She is wearing a bright, gaudy Betsey Johnson crop top and a
fitted pair of high-rise jeans. Quite risky, but she has just the right
attitude to kind of pull it off.
Brittani
and Melissa touch cheeks and make kissing sounds, a most unusual greeting for
cousins by Cassandra’s standards. Melissa walks over to the couch and sits
down. “Hey Cassandra! How are you, girly girl?” she asks.
Cassandra
holds her tears back.
“What
happened?” Brittani asks. “Who was that?”
“That
was Mr. Phillips, the main investor in Cachel. He backed out of the deal.”
“What?
He can’t do that,” Brittani says. “Didn't you have some type of contract?”
“We
had a verbal agreement. And for about six months, he's been holding on to the
investment contract. He's been having his lawyer redraw it to suit his needs.
He sent it back to me a couple of times and I had to ask for a few things to be
changed that seemed unreasonable in terms of profit distribution and decision
making. I thought we still had a deal. We are at contract!”
“So
what are you going to do?” Melissa asks.
“I
don’t know.” A silence falls over the room. “Without his investment, I can't
open Cachel,” Cassandra says.
“You
should just ask your parents for money,” Melissa says.
“Yeah.
Whenever I need something, I just ask my Dad,” Brittani chimes in.
“I
can’t. It's not that simple. My parents are retiring soon. I don't want to
burden them. They’d probably have to mortgage their house for this”
“Listen,”
Melissa says. “I know a supermodel, Milan, who goes to my school. She’s on the
cover of Rogue this month. Super sweet. I’m sure if you two met she would help
you out. The question is, What would you do with that? I mean, Milan could
totally put you on the map. And if she does, what would you do for me?”
Cassandra
stands there, thinking. How forward is this?, she wonders.
“I
don’t know. I mean, celebrity endorsement and getting a supermodel to even do a
social media campaign could be amazing. What would you want for that?”
“I
don’t know. Maybe be in charge of your social media and press campaign.”
“That
is insane. This is my life, not a movie. What do you know about social media
and the press?”
“Umm.
Just think about it, Cassandra. My aunt is a PR exec,” Brittani says.
“Listen, I have over 200,000 followers on the Gram. Plus I have my own T-shirt line out of a showroom downtown my mom hooked me up with. We are going to be in Urban and Bloomies next quarter. I know a little something about the fashion biz. Don’t sleep on this, girly girl, Cassandra. Ambition has no age! B, it’s 12:45. We have to go,” Melissa says.
“I
have a 1:30 hair appointment with Franz,” she tells Cassandra. “I want to go to
Bloomingdale’s. Oh! And I think Neiman Marcus has a new line I want to scope
out.”
Brittani
and Melissa walk to the door.
“Like,
last week, my mother told me that I was invited to her obnoxious friend's
birthday party,” Brittani says. “So now I need a new dress.”
Melissa
opens the door and walks out. “Eww! I hate when my parents make me go to their
lame friends’ parties like I have no life. So waiting for college…”
“I
am out of college and I still have this problem. Wait!” Brittani says. She
turns to Cassandra. “Sure you don't want to come?”
“I’ll
pass,” Cassandra says. She curls up on the couch, feeling slightly depressed.
“Bye-bye!”
Melissa and Brittani leave.
April
25: Christine Young
April 26: The Reading Addict
April 27: Liz Gavin's Blog - review
April 28: Deal Sharing Aunt
April 29: Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews
May 2: Louise Lyndon Romance Author Hear Me Roar
May 3: Wendi Zwaduk ~ Romance to Make Your Heart Race
May 4: FictionZeal
May 5: BooksChatter
May 6: Stormy Vixen Book Reviews
May 9: Booklover Sue
May 10: This and That Book Blog
May 11: A Writer's Life
May 12: EskieMama Reads
May 13: Sharing Links and Wisdom
May 16: The Avid Reader
May 17: Welcome to My World of Dreams
May 18: T's Stuff
May 19: Long and Short Reviews
May 20: Southern Yankee Book Reviews
April 26: The Reading Addict
April 27: Liz Gavin's Blog - review
April 28: Deal Sharing Aunt
April 29: Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews
May 2: Louise Lyndon Romance Author Hear Me Roar
May 3: Wendi Zwaduk ~ Romance to Make Your Heart Race
May 4: FictionZeal
May 5: BooksChatter
May 6: Stormy Vixen Book Reviews
May 9: Booklover Sue
May 10: This and That Book Blog
May 11: A Writer's Life
May 12: EskieMama Reads
May 13: Sharing Links and Wisdom
May 16: The Avid Reader
May 17: Welcome to My World of Dreams
May 18: T's Stuff
May 19: Long and Short Reviews
May 20: Southern Yankee Book Reviews
Author
Bio and Links:
Tanille
is the co-author and creator of the children's green book series "Jordan
& Justine's Weekend Adventures." She is also the author of the new
media young adult novels with music "Cameo by Tanille," and
"Broken by Tanille."
The
Undercover Starlet Journal is a title Tanille created to inspire young women
and has extended Undercover Starlet into brand extensions that appear
throughout her novels.
Tanille has been writing
music and books since age 16. She earned an MBA at 21 and graduated magna cum
laude.
Readers
of her latest young adult romance novel "Broken by Tanille" get free
music downloads of her new Pop R&B hits "All of Me," "Feel
It," "Baby Comeback to Me," "It's Not Okay," and
"What's a Girl to Do" all written, performed and co-produced by
Tanille.
The
Undercover Starlet Reading Project is a new project we've launched, tasked with
inspiring young teens in urban communities to reads and express themselves. We
are committed to going above and beyond to reach youth with inspiring messages.
Thanks for hosting!
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