soon to be released…

a story for another time

a musical, by yokairy tavarez

girl meets boy.

girl falls in love with boy.

girl follows her dreams towards success and fame while boy pines for her until they meet again.

emme mendez is an aspiring writer with big dreams. faced with the opportunity of a lifetime, she makes a choice that sets her on a different path than anticipated; one that takes her far from her home and the people she loves.

as she learns about the inevitable up-and-down roller-coaster ride called life, she holds on to the friends that ground her and the dreams that propel her forward. 

her tale unfolds unexpectedly, teaching her about disappointment and romance and uncertainty and success; all while she unknowingly becomes the heroine of her own story.

pásame

a novel, by yokairy tavarez

against all odds, paz delón escapes a poverty and tragedy stricken home to become one of the most successful crossover artists of all time. despite her unlikely circumstances, she climbs the latin charts using her versatile talent and inspirational songwriting, emerging onto the music scene like a cultural explosion; but it’s her best-selling hit, “pásame,” that propels her into international superstardom. now haunted by unforgiving demons, paz struggles to match the success of her biggest hit and top her larger-than-life persona. as her tumultuous past finally catches up to her, she recklessly spirals towards self-destruction; falling deeper and deeper into the very lifestyle from which she’d spent her whole life running. helplessly, paz watches the music she once loved move on without her, forcing her to accept the inevitable.

with one final shot at redeeming her legendary career before she fades into obscurity, paz puts it all on the table and carves out her place in musical history.

lyrical and moving, pásame is an indelible portrait of an artist that reaches stardom by unapologetically seizing her dreams and rising to unimaginable heights to become a legend.

other things i’m working on…

those women

an honest, raw and hilarious take on a group of women tackling real-life issues in modern-day new york city.

being a career woman, wife and mother in new york has never been explained so truthfully as it is through the eyes of genevieve, marcielle, joanie, myla and sienna. navigating relationships, motherhood and their careers while aging gracefully and managing to lean on each other, these five women epitomize the present-day desire of women everywhere- figuring out how to have it all without cutting corners. throughout, their individual stories and moments together bring levity to tragedy, comedy to sadness and originality to love and life. 

the black house

when the only survivor is left alive for a reason.

she watches as the whole of the world is destroyed, her loved ones vanishing before her eyes. and all that is left is her and the black house. timelessly existing in doubt and fear, she meets the one entity who can answer her questions and in him, finds the will to fight so that she, too, can move on.

wanderlust: where seasons meet & magic begins

co-authored with nakia d. johnson

a children's modern-day fairytale, complete with magical lands that inspire the imagination, wonderful worlds that arouse the senses and a valuable life-lesson that teaches children to take pride in their differences while first embracing their similarities.

annise and samara live miles apart but meet by fate, and discover that their shared knowledge gives them passage into a legendary land full of enchantment and mystical creatures. they set out on a voyage that takes them out of our world and into one they've been dreaming of all of their lives.

*for more information about my friend and co-author, nakia d. johnson, visit her at www.nakiadjohnson.com