Platinum Persuasion

Platinum PersuasionA woman with tragic beginnings finds love and her voice on her way to stardom will the spotlight dim her hard earned shine? From the day Layani Cherise Bell was born, the world was betting against her. Born four months premature, the doctors didn't expect her to make it, but she did. At the age of six, Layani was diagnosed with leukemia. Again, the doctors gave her a death sentence, but she survived. As if that weren't enough, at the ripe age of 13,

ISBN-10 : 0061772402

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