Yavonne Boston was once funny, friendly, and enjoyable to be around. But after five years of hard work with no recognition, she's beyond tired and stressed out-especially after she's moved from her dream position in marketing and reassigned to more menial tasks.
Now she spends time with others only when necessary, preferring instead to talk to her closest confidant-her subconscious. Through this unusual form of self-therapy, she is able to vent all of her workplace frustrations, speaking aloud to herself about all the people who make Caps Bottles & Specialties corporation such a miserable place to work.
But change is in the air at CB&S. Yavonne's childhood friend, Chioma Mickalis, is just out of business school and poised to inherit the company from her deceased mother and father.
As Chioma settles into her new role, however, the fledgling CEO is horrified to discover just how many layers of chaos and lies she must dig through. Suddenly understanding her old friend's stress-induced condition, she calls out to the heavens for help, desperately trying to keep her parents' company from spiraling further out of control.
About the Author: Cynthia Graham-Ward is a published poet and author, born and raised in Newark, New Jersey. After studying scriptwriting at Newark's Legacy Cablevision Company, she went on to earn a real estate license in New Jersey in 1986 while raising her daughter and writing on the side.
Over a thirty-year period, Graham-Ward worked in a variety of industries, including publishing, manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals. But her biggest goal was always to return to school, which she eventually accomplished-earning her bachelor's in business administration and human resource management from New York Institute Technology, and graduating cum laude.
Her work has been published in Contemporary Poets of America and Britain, and in 2001, she published her first book, Nothing is Lost in the Spirit.
Graham-Ward currently resides in New Jersey with her family.
