{"product_id":"control-9781496748041","title":"Control","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSix talented but dangerously toxic personalities in the entertainment hotbed of Atlanta push their psychologist to her own vulnerable limits - and maybe beyond - in this enthralling, knife-edged thriller from NAACP Image Award-winning author Omar Tyree.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Victoria Benning knows it's unethical to discuss the therapy sessions of her clients, but the drama of their unpredictable lives tests her professional role like never before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst, she counsels Mrs. Melody, a brutally honest, gorgeous rap artist who relies on sexual leverage with men to elevate her music career. Then there's Charles Clay, a hot young film director and master manipulator with a fetish for opportunistic women. Tyrell Hodge is a frustrated screenwriter, part-time driver, and full-time complainer who desperately needs a break. Dark \u0026amp; Moody is a music producer who prays for a blood sacrifice in order to succeed. Joseph Drake, a venture capitalist from a powerful, slave-ownership family, now suffers from a spell of White guilt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd Destiny Flowers is a hopeless dreamer who struggles to keep her mouth and mind at peace--while harassing the tolerant doctor she hopes will ultimately help her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking around the clock, Dr. Benning observes a troubling, treacherous common denominator that plagues all six clients: a desperate impulse to grasp control of everything and everyone in their lives--no matter the cost. It's a struggle with which she's all too familiar. Determined to head-off tragedy, she comes up with a brilliant game plan to make their collective talents work in everyone's favor. . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut just as she moves into action, inexplicable events quickly turn fatal, as the doctor finds her plan, her career, and her personal life all spiraling into madness--and hopelessly out of control.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOmar Tyree \u003c\/b\u003eis a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, NAACP Image Award-winner, recipient of the Phillis Wheatley Literary Award, journalist, speaker, entrepreneur, and filmmaker. A graduate of Howard University's School of Communications, he has written more than twenty books with over two million copies in print. He is a popular national speaker who has been honored by the City Council of Philadelphia for his work in urban literacy. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dafina Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578572312850,"sku":"9781496748041","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_af565333-a26f-4f22-ae23-59a6a3fc7c3c.jpg?v=1745860847","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/control-9781496748041","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}