Book Title: WHAT YOU DO TO ME Character Name: Cecilia James How would you describe your family or your childhood? My childhood was magical. Two parents who adored each other, music thread through our lives like another child. Joplin. Stone Poneys. Mom was beautiful and daring; Dad was patient and ever-present. Our home was loud and colorful, filled with friends and parties and laughter. Until Dad found Tori. And everything fell apart. What was your greatest talent? For starters, hating my father, Don James. When he left my mother, Gloria, he stripped the music and joy from our lives. When I signed on at Rolling Stone magazine, I channeled all that anger into my work, because music was at my very core. I ached for music, believed music was the only way for me to express myself. And it was. This passion fueled my grit and determination to succeed. Ultimately, hating Don James served a purpose and made me unstoppable. Significant other? My sexy, photojournalist boyfriend Pete. He interprets the world through pictures; I interpret the world through song. Together, we should have been two halves of a whole, but those differences pulled us apart. I know….

