Life, Love & Loneliness
by Crystal Lacey Winslow

Scandal Plays a Lead Role
Life, Love & Loneliness, the debut novel from Crystal Lacey Winslow, takes its reader on a tumultuous journey through the life of Lyric Devaney, an aspiring black actress who knows exactly what she wants out of life. Lyric owns the uncanny ability to manipulate others to achieve her goals, and she has no qualms about stepping on the toes of friends, lovers, family, and acquaintances who stand between her and her desires. Lyric’s latest scheme lands her a six-figure movie deal and the film’s starring role, but still, she wants more. Involved in an affair with a prominent political figure, Lyric is infatuated with his status, ambition, and, of course, wealth. But greed, scandal, and tragedy catch up with her at the worst time possible and her carefully constructed castle comes crashing down.