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"The way you were smiling to yourself, I figured you were thinking 'bout your man."Still in the blush of her honeymoon, Chrissy wanted to see the whole world in love.
"My man," Maggie sighed. "Nope, I wasn't thinking about him."
Maggie's chances for landing that elusive recording contract were dwindling by the second. The country music industry wasn't exactly clamoring for a 30-something African American woman looking to launch a solo career. And there was the issue of image. Maggie was a woman of ample figure with curves to spare. Industry insiders suggested that she'd be more successful in the business if she dropped fifty pounds.
Then there was Richard. A handsome, prominent entertainment lawyer, they met at a Star Records fund raiser. With a subtle magnetism and a brilliant smile, Richard said all the right things. At first Maggie thought he was a small piece of heaven. There was nothing she wouldn't do for him. Soon enough she discovered the truth. Maggie was sweet enough to love, but for Richard, Maggie was just a stepping stone to the rich and famous. She would do until someone more suitable came along.
As for Maggie, the only reason she held on was that nagging question in the back of her mind:
If not Richard, then who on earth would want me?
About the author
With a resume that includes appearances at Carnegie Hall, The House of Blues in Chicago, the Grand Ol' Opry, five European and three Australian concert tours,
Marcia Ware's musical background is as varied as it is colorful. She has provided background vocals for artists such as Lorrie Morgan, Pam Tillis, Peter Frampton, Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Gospel greats Bill and Gloria Gaither and legendary Chaka Khan, and has been a featured vocalist with the famed Funk Brothers of Motown.
An aspiring actress, she has appeared in several episodes of the third season of the ABC drama,
Nashville playing...surprise, surprise...a background singer.
Marcia counts first among her many passions her relationship with her Savior; as well as time spent with her family and her amazing boyfriend, songwriting, travel, harmonizing with the radio, good food, endless games of Candy Crush on her smartpohone, Daniel Day-Lewis movies and Ohio State Buckeyes football.
Maggie's Song is Marcia's first novel. She resides in Franklin, TN
