{"product_id":"9781450003261","title":"Moonlight Over Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"1994 New York City: Long before American Idol hit\u003cbr\u003ethe airwaves, the way to a recording contract was the\u003cbr\u003eOpen Mic Circuit at the nite clubs in Manhattan.\u003cbr\u003eFrom Café Wah to Chaz and Wilson’s to Nell’s, the\u003cbr\u003eCircuit is jammed with talented singers – until one\u003cbr\u003eyoung woman begins to separate herself from the\u003cbr\u003erest.\u003cbr\u003eMeet Monique ‘Paris’ Stevens. She creates buzz with\u003cbr\u003eher melodic fl ow and builds a large following where\u003cbr\u003eever she shows up to sing. Moonlight Over Paris is\u003cbr\u003eMonique’s story, a Brooklynite by way of Chicago who\u003cbr\u003easpires to become a professional singer and recording\u003cbr\u003eartist. By day she pays the bills working for a fi nancial\u003cbr\u003eservices company and is thriving there as well.\u003cbr\u003eHer boss, Bill Russell is grooming her for a big\u003cbr\u003emanagerial position with the main offi ce, she would\u003cbr\u003ebe the fi rst African American and woman to do so,\u003cbr\u003ewhich would be ground-breaking, to say the least. Bill\u003cbr\u003ewants her to get the position he never could. Monique\u003cbr\u003ewill hear none of it because she is focused on singing.\u003cbr\u003eBill demeans her efforts telling her, ‘those singers are\u003cbr\u003ea dime a dozen, you can tell by how many come out\u003cbr\u003efor the Open Mic contests.’\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile the relationship with her ‘girlfriend’\u003cbr\u003eDonna Owens is anything but cordial. Donna, a\u003cbr\u003eclothing designer with her own boutique, isn’t happy\u003cbr\u003ewith just ruining her own business but has in mind to\u003cbr\u003eruin any chance of Monique reaching her goal. When\u003cbr\u003eMonique discovers the level of hate Donna has for\u003cbr\u003eher the outcome is tragic.\u003cbr\u003eMaurice Stevens, Monique’s father, biggest supporter\u003cbr\u003eand best friend dies unexpectedly, sending her world\u003cbr\u003einto a tailspin. The multiple tragedies are more than\u003cbr\u003eshe can take. But in many tragedies come blessings,\u003cbr\u003ethusly Moonlight Over Paris is founded.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107169419504,"sku":"9781450003261","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781450003261_p0.jpg?v=1763835863","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450003261","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}