Angelita C. Barton

Aspen Lea Jones was no stranger to hard work and heartache. She’d been dealt her fair share of both in her 30 years and had learned a long time ago to keep people at arm’s length to avoid getting hurt. The day she showed up at her sister’s house unannounced was the day that changed everything.

Around the seedier sides of Los Angeles, she was known only as J. One job. One time, and that was all she would need to get her the hell out of California. It was simple enough. At least, that is what she thought. There was no such thing as a "simple job" because sooner or later, everything catches up.

It is true that we are emotional beings driven by a concoction of hormones and various neurotransmitters and neurons that influence many aspects of our lives, including how we respond to different experiences, whether real or imagined. But this doesn’t mean that you just let everything run the show as far as your body and life are concerned. You can take the driver’s seat in controlling your emotions and reactions and steer everything in the direction you wish to go.