MANUSCRIPT SYNOPSES   WANDERLUST: Where Seasons Meet & Magic Begins, by Nakia D. Johnson and Yokairy Y. Tavarez A children's modern-day fairy tale, complete with magical lands that inspire the imagination, wonderful worlds that arouse the senses, and a valuable life-lesson that teaches children to take pride in their differences while first realizing their similarities.    Anise and Samara live miles apart but meet by fate and discover that their shared knowledge gives them passage into a legendary land of enchantment and mystical creatures. They set out on a voyage that takes them out of our world and into one they've been dreaming of,  hoping and wishing for all their lives.       JAZZY, by Nakia D. Johnson A contemporary tale that journeys the "wonder years" of an African-American woman dealing with growing pains, loss, friendship, and family ties.      At 15, death knocks on Jazzy Lorman’s door, altering her life and family structure.  At 18,    she makes a secret decision that jeopardizes the bonds of friendship and family.  Years    later, she’s 25 with a six-figure income and a condo on Manhattan’s Westside, but the    secret is out and threatening to tear her life apart—again.         UPTEMPO, by Nakia D. Johnson A sexy look into the ups and downs of male/female dynamics and a sordid look at infidelity, lies, and the secrets that can make or break modern-day relationships.      Bryon Jordan and Kendall Sheldon share what appears to be a stable, committed    relationship.  Then temptation rears its ugly head and challenges their willpower.  Can    they overcome the unexpected stressors that test the ties that bind?  Or will their    relationship become just another failed statistic that proves the naysayers right?         A LIKELY STORY, by Yokairy Y. Tavarez A powerful drama about a young Hispanic-American woman dealing with life, love and loss in present-day New York City.   Jolie Terras is a college student grappling with the obstacles she's presented with while growing up in the Bronx. Orphaned, determined, and balancing the thin line between survival and submission, her story provides a glimpse into the average life of a young woman with the self-belief and inspiration it takes to claw her way out and become more than just another face in the city.                   THE BLUE BROTHERHOOD, by Yokairy Y. Tavarez A crime-drama about two love-torn individuals that unfolds amidst corruption in the New York City Police Department.   Evalyne Vitelli is an up-and-coming New York ADA. Benjamin Pacey is the well-decorated New York City Police Detective who has fled to Albany, NY to escape her memory. Their lives collide after three years apart in an explosive and charged tale that uncovers exactly what the NYPD is willing to do to maintain its famed "Blue Wall of Silence".       AT NIGHT SHE STOOD, by Yokairy Y. Tavarez A suspenseful thriller following the passion of one woman's fight to save the life of a little girl from the same person who murdered her own child.   Alana Ventura flees her drunken husband one night, beginning a new life on her own in Yonkers, NY. With the arrival of unexpected love and subtly masked inspiration, Alana's life takes new meaning, until her daughter is brutally abducted and murdered. Plunged into depression and saved by an angel, Alana regains the strength to go on without her only child. When the one thing keeping her alive is taken from her, and the discovery of the perpetrator's identity is made, Alana fights against the clock to save the only thing she has left, and punish the man that took everything else away.       GLORY LASTS FOREVER, by Yokairy Y. Tavarez An inspirational story about the will to overcome all obstacles, defy all naysayers and pursue the dream of glory.   In her senior year of high school, Taylor Irazarry shocks everyone by trading in her prom dress for a helmet and trying out for the varsity football team. Despite the ridicule, alienation and physical torture day in and day out, she sticks to it, making the team and breaking all the rules in the process. Going against her father's will, Taylor proves what she's made of by carrying her team to victory, on and off the field. When a clerical discrepancy removes her from the team weeks before their final championship game, the teammates that have become her brothers in arms risk it all to get her back, and give her one last chance at the glory she'd been dreaming of all her life.