Control -- Omar Tyree

<b><i>Six 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.</i></b> <p/>Dr. 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. <p/>First, 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 & 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. <p/>And 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. <p/>Working 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