'Status is everything, even at school'

New writing talent Vanessa Morris, the nom de plume for Texas author Anna J. Walner who has made such a fine impression with her YA novels in THE ENROVIA SERIES and THE ULURU LEGACY SERIES, steps onto the literary platform with a different voice - scintillating and very contemporary fiction rooted in bisexuality and the world of solicitation/pornography on Social Media. Vanessa/Anna draw further excited attention to their Silver Dawn Publishing Company.

Preparing the reader Vanessa shares some personal history - 'I grew up in an affluent neighborhood, much like the one Natalia and Lisette did. I know these girls, the ones who drove Lamborghinis and Porches to school, parking next to my old Nissan Maxima my grandfather had passed down to me. Although, this was before the age of Social Media. MySpace was just getting started and Facebook was only for kids in college at the time. I see them everywhere now, on Social Media, vying for the affection and attention of strangers and it makes me wonder if their parents even know, or worse yet, even care.' That clever moment of insight preps the reader for the erotic and challenging novel to come.

Few authors have been able to relate the spectrum of bisexuality and manipulative seduction - videos of sexploitation - with the candor that Vanessa achieves. To comment on the quality requires the plot condensation first: 'Lisette and Natalia are perfect. What all the other girls want to be. Beautiful and famous as their alter egos online, they revel in the joy of sexual exploration, and exhibitionism online. The view, the likes, the followers. It's addictive. Almost as addictive as the forbidden fruit of their new teacher, John May. With a dark past of his own, he see's Lisette for exactly what she is. Both tempting, and troubled. Will he surprise her, or will it be the other way around? Dealing with divorce and death at a young age, Lisette only has Natalia. And with her mother slowly drinking her way to the grave, Natalia only has Lisette. But when John shows Lisette how toxic their relationship truly is, will she believe him? Will he change her life if she chooses John over Natalia, or will he destroy it? Once the dust settles only one of the two girls will make it out alive. The other will have their life irrevocably changed forever.'

With poignant skill, Vanessa describes the erotic intimacy between Lisette and Natalia with imagery that leaves little to be desired: her verbiage is graphic and sensual, allowing the reader to understand bisexuality. The challenging topic of using sexual encounters captured on video for purposes of seduction and manipulation is described realistically. Yet these devices are not the main drive of this novel: the development of self-realization and pliable role changing makes this controversial matter additive rather than primary. The result - a sensually steamy novel about life choices and changes that are happening now, creating a strong social comment that deserves attention, while delivering naughty exhilaration. The title both defines and seduces!
- Grady Harp, November 2021