Unpublished work Copyright © 2024 by Valerie H. Smith
On public display for over a decade, lol. For reading only.
Note from the author: Welcome aboard!
Perhaps right now, you are wondering:
Why in the world can’t I just meet—the one?
If so, you may want to read:
LIPSTICK ON MY TEACUP
a few famous men & one true love
coming soon!
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* MARIO VAN PEEBLES *
* LIONEL RICHIE *
* STEVIE WONDER *
* RAY PARKER JR. *
were all wonderful!
BUT…
***** DARLING, I’VE GOT SOME NEWS! *****
They were NOT my Prince Charming!
it’s a memoir!
By the way, I have never been a two-timer; I am loyal-by-nature. So of course, my relationships were during different times… just want to make that clear, lol.
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LIPSTICK ON MY TEACUP is an engaging, upcoming book about romantic love, or lack thereof, and relationships. The memoir has laugh-out-loud moments combined with Valerie’s love-lessons on: how to embrace loves disenchantment like a natural optimist who happens to be a romantic dreamer… LIPSTICK ON MY TEACUP is an informative, entertaining, and fun read. Valerie writes conversationally, as if you’re having a cup of tea together while delighting in the juicy secrets of a romantic dreamer. This story has never been told!
That is—until now…
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Although each one of these four men: Mario, Lionel, Stevie, and Ray, expressed these three words to me, as I expressed to them: “I love you!” still, I wondered:
Oh my! Why in the world are we smooching?
You are not my Prince Charming!
You see, as a little girl, Cinderella, my favorite fairy tale, was on television in my house, too. Some people meet their true love at first sight and they live happily ever after. How beautiful! How sublime. And then there are those like me; we navigate through our romantic journey, all along, dreaming of the one real love, you know, like what Cinderella got! We meet people who perhaps could be the one, only to realize at some point, that clearly, they are not. So, what do romantic dreamers do? We keep dreaming… We might even kiss another frog.
Coming from a prominent family background didn’t prevent me from making the same old love blunders that have been made for centuries—way before me. After all, love doesn’t care about who you are, where you’re from, what you have, or when you’ve arrived…
Life is filled with lessons, especially lessons of love. As I share my romantic journey, my hope is that perhaps someone can learn from my reflective view of a few love blunders.
Many of us have lessons of love to learn; I just learned mine, from them.
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So beautiful people, let me tell you…
Mario Van Peebles had a fun sense of humor; he could even laugh at himself
Lionel Richie always called.
“Hello?” Yup, it’s Lionel, and it’s me, he was looking for…
Stevie Wonder was so lovable! He made me feel like I could be in… paradise?
Well… if you’ve got the love blues, and they’re haunting you—who’s a girl gonna call?
Why of course, my dear ol’ friend… Ray Parker Jr.
Ghostbusters!
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Oh sure, throughout my memoir, there are moments that I’ve written with a playful, lighthearted & flowery flair. Other moments—well. Anyway…
I must also tell you this, like the title of Stevie Wonder’s love song, “You’ve Got It Bad Girl”—well, I thought I had it bad for Lionel. With Stevie, wow, I had it really bad. That is—until I met…
George!
When you read the secrets of a romantic dreamer, as only told in LIPSTICK ON MY TEACUP, you too, may come to realize exactly where True Love is…
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We all have a story; this one is mine.
This ain’t no third party, baby!
It’s no fairy tale either.
I believe in Prince Charming, though…
It is my pleasure to invite you to turn the pages of my highly anticipated memoir:
LIPSTICK ON MY TEACUP
a few famous men & one true love
A Classic Love Story
well, kind of…
it’s a memoir!
the secrets of a romantic dreamer
Vsecrets
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about the author
Valerie Hughes Smith is the wife of George H. Smith, Esquire. She playfully refers to her husband as Prince Charming, Esq. The happily married couple are both Washington, D.C. natives. Valerie worked in production on the acclaimed films: New Jack City, directed by Mario Van Peebles, Jungle Fever and Malcolm X, both directed by Spike Lee. She also worked in production on the music videos: “I’ll Give All My Love To You” by Keith Sweat, “Let’s Chill” by Guy, “Hey Mr. D.J.” by Zhané, and a few others… She worked at Billboard Magazine and Amusement Business (A Billboard Publication). Valerie also worked at Black Entertainment Television (BET) in D.C. as a freelance Associate Producer, Eddie Murphy Productions, Inc. as an Executive Assistant, and she worked in Corporate America. Valerie is an author, publisher, and businesswoman who enjoys working on artsy & creative projects. FAMILY book, coming…
Perhaps right now, you know someone who is wondering:
Why in the world can’t I just meet—the one?
If so, they may want to read:
LIPSTICK ON MY TEACUP
a few famous men & one true love
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Lipstick On My Teacup by Valerie Hughes Smith
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