DR. MEL'S MESSAGE - From my novels to my other projects, no telling what you will read. This is the only place you will get to read about how I developed a screenplay into a novel and what is the driving force. I will talk about many things from films to books to acting to producing. It really will depend on where my mind takes me. I hope you will join me on this journey.
MA'SITTER BY LATOYA LAWSON - A PULSE-POUNDING DRAMA
Friday night NFL football came, I went, and the Sants lost to the Vikings. Although the game is preseason and the outcome doesn't mean anything, I still prefer a win. No matter, what I did see encouraged me about the future of the Saints team. Several rookies stepped up to the plate, and for the first time in a long time, we have two potential kick off returners and our special teams looked great. Also, our backup quarterback played flawlessly. Geaux Saints!
As I post this blog, I am in Bay St. Louis, MS, at our family's antique store called FAMILY TREE ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES located at 10750 HWY 603, Suite A. I'll be there all day, so if you're in the neighborhood drop by and I have copies of my books here and I can autograph them for you. For all of you NEVER STOP RUNNING fans, this is the antique store that Jackie and her mother visit. Come see for yourself, and just like in the book, we have a free item available. First come first serve. Also, if you come, someone please bring me a snowball.
When I run the antique store, I also write or read between the times that I don't have customer's in the store. Here is a little gem I'm reading now written by LaToya Lawson called MA'SITTER.
This pulse-pounding drama is a gritty cross between The Help and True Detectives. Sometimes a woman owns little more than the deep, hidden wishes of her heart, and those don’t count for much in a place like Mississippi. At least for folk like Victoria. Just when it seems like her world is falling apart after the violent death of her role model, Victoria is offered a job as a carer for an elderly, rich white couple. Inside the walls of the Lane’s sumptuous home, her dreams hover tantalizingly close: a peaceful life, a full pantry, and a safe neighborhood. But it is merely a façade that she drifts through in a haze, concealing an unfolding drama; the manipulative and racist Mr. Lane has plans for his wife’s wealth that don’t involve her. As tawdry scandals are whispered behind manicured nails, unsavory truths are kept safely tucked behind beaming smiles. And amongst it, Victoria is suddenly thrown into a world that she is unprepared for, where subterfuge and deceit are all-consuming. Now being paid to spy on her employer, by people who are as flawed as she is, she is torn between what she knows is right and wrong. As she navigates this complex world, teetering on the edge of right and wrong, Victoria is offered more money than she could ever have dreamed of and enough that would secure the future for her and her daughter. MA’SITTER is a gripping crime thriller, this read will appeal to a mature audience drawn to tales of unsavory scandal, emotional drama, and clandestine conspiracy. All she has to do is keep quiet, but can she live with the consequences of what is asked of her, even if she does get away with it?
