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After suffering through years of abuse, Tori just wants answers and to find a way to reclaim her life and keep her son, Webster, safe. In the midst of Toris confusion, in comes Pierce to save the day. Against her better judgement, Tori gives her love and trust to Pierce, but did she make the right decision? Trust, A Novel is the story of a woman struggling to gain control and make sense of her life, something many people can relate to. You begin to genuinely care about Tori and hope that, through her struggles, she finally finds happiness and peace. Jackie Adams is skilled at creating characters that we can see in ourselves that leave you wanting to know more. With bits of humor, romance, and unexpected twists and turns, Trust, A Novel is a great read (Nicole Love, mother of five boys)

The Valet is a riveting portrayal of how a single point in time can forever alter one's trajectory. From the moment Tammy Sue witnesses a horrific crime, every aspect of her life is tested. As the lone witness, she must grapple with the intense scrutiny she suddenly finds herself facing. She's thrust into a new uncharted reality. She clings to the memories of who she used to be, while struggling to embrace the person she's now become. Without exception, every relationship she has will be profoundly affected. None will be left untouched. When Tammy begins experiencing strange and mysterious phenomenon, she is irrevocably pushed to the brink. Feeling as though she's unwittingly placed her family in grave danger, she's compelled to take matters into her own hands. Unbeknownst to Tammy, she's about to embark on a journey that may mean she will never be able to find her way back to the one thing she cherishes above all else-the life she previously knew.

After tragically losing her parents at a young age, Allie Rhodes always had a deep yearning to fill the vacancy with a family of her very own. When she met Trent, all her dreams began to fall perfectly into place. Allie was living the very best version of her life. Trent was more than just her husband, he was her best friend. He was family...the very thing she had longed for as far back as she could possibly remember. Allie thought they had the kind of unbreakable love that most believe only exists in the movies. Unfortunately, time was not on their side. Trent passed away suddenly, and unexpectedly, of a massive heart attack. Although Allie had been no stranger to tragedy, this was more than her fragile heart could cope with. In the immediate years following Trent's passing, Allie became withdrawn. The only sense of happiness she could find was immersing herself in the memories she shared with Trent. She turned those memories into a lucrative career, authoring best-selling books based on some of her favorite recollections. Although she had found financial success, every other aspect of her life was fighting just to stay afloat. After seven years of being a recluse, with the help of her friend, she comes to the hard realization that it's time for her to start living in the present. After years of living a solitary life, it's not an easy feat for Allie to get reacquainted with the bustle of things. She is forced to push herself outside of her comfort zone in order to reclaim some semblance of a normal life. As she navigates her way through old friendships, and through new ones, she must fight to knock down the walls she's built over the years. Slowly but surely, piece by piece, Allie begins to see the light on the other side. When she begins settling into the new life she's created, once again, tragedy comes rearing its ugly head. This time, even her own safety could be in jeopardy. As she becomes embroiled with the situation, it will test every fiber of her being. Unbeknownst to Allie, everything...and everyone...she thinks she knows is about to come into question.

I know what you're thinking. How could I stay in a dysfunctional, abusive relationship for twelve years with a man who despises me? We now have an eleven-year-old son together, Lewis. For the first time my son has shoved me like all the times he seen his father, Ray, do.It only takes one time for my own son to abuse me when we end up leaving Ray to go to my parent's house. They happily take us in, and soon I have a seasonal job at Farmer's Market. Lewis and I have made new friends. We're happier than we've ever been.When I get the divorce papers, and we go to court about visitation with Lewis I'm neither surprised nor saddened. Lewis, my son, said he doesn't mind going to see his dad for visitation. The only problem is I have to worry about Ray's new act of playing a good father figure role will wear off. Will he start abusing Lewis, since I'm not home to take his abuse personally?In time, Lewis and I situate to a healthier, functional routine. Lewis and I both have settled. We're still happy, and Ray has been on good terms with Lewis. I feel so great that I dip my toes in the dating scene. So, when this handsome man named Luke asks me to go out to eat with him, I agree to it. I soon regret it, though. It has nothing to do with him and everything to do with me. I'm not ready. Luke takes this to heart and becomes the rejected madman.Soon fires are starting all around us. Businesses and places my friends and I go to catch flames. I can't believe it when Luke has the audacity to show up at my work and threaten me about the fires. Could he be the missing culprit behind them?Will this dramatic chaos ever end, so that my son and I can move on with our lives and find ourselves better situated to a healthier dynamic? Did I make the biggest mistake thinking I could date without havoc?

I know what you're thinking. How could I stay in a dysfunctional, abusive relationship for twelve years with a man who despises me? We now have an eleven-year-old son together, Lewis. For the first time my son has shoved me like all the times he seen his father, Ray, do.It only takes one time for my own son to abuse me when we end up leaving Ray to go to my parent's house. They happily take us in, and soon I have a seasonal job at Farmer's Market. Lewis and I have made new friends. We're happier than we've ever been.When I get the divorce papers, and we go to court about visitation with Lewis I'm neither surprised nor saddened. Lewis, my son, said he doesn't mind going to see his dad for visitation. The only problem is I have to worry about Ray's new act of playing a good father figure role will wear off. Will he start abusing Lewis, since I'm not home to take his abuse personally?In time, Lewis and I situate to a healthier, functional routine. Lewis and I both have settled. We're still happy, and Ray has been on good terms with Lewis. I feel so great that I dip my toes in the dating scene. So, when this handsome man named Luke asks me to go out to eat with him, I agree to it. I soon regret it, though. It has nothing to do with him and everything to do with me. I'm not ready. Luke takes this to heart and becomes the rejected madman.Soon fires are starting all around us. Businesses and places my friends and I go to catch flames. I can't believe it when Luke has the audacity to show up at my work and threaten me about the fires. Could he be the missing culprit behind them?Will this dramatic chaos ever end, so that my son and I can move on with our lives and find ourselves better situated to a healthier dynamic? Did I make the biggest mistake thinking I could date without havoc?

As the story begins, Nessie finds something in her camera that might help the police solve an investigation. Unfortunately, she finds its too late. It does not help, because that person has already been tried. When Nessie gets home and finds her best friend, April, lying face down in a pool of blood, she quickly calls the police. Sadly, the police discover that her best friend is dead.Nessie and her sister Lisa are very close, so Nessie decides to stay with Lisa until she can move out of the apartment she shared with April. A new apartment comes up suddenly, thanks to her sister's friend, and Nessie falls in love with it.Soon, Nessie's photography studio, Eyelusion, is broken into. Nessie feels that the culprit is connected to April's murder. She wonders if he or she is looking for her. She also wonders if he or she is looking for something in her studio.Nessie is glad to be moved into her new apartment and she and her sister fix it up, buying new furniture and d cor. Unfortunately, the apartment is broken into as well. Nessie walks in on it, but she doesn't see who is doing it. She is hit on the back of the head and suffers a concussion that leaves a wound with five stitches.Now she's in the hospital recovering.Fortunately for Nessie, she had just started dating Detective Swarm, the detective on April's case. He hires a company to come in and straighten and clean Nessie's apartment while she's in the hospital.Nessie concentrates on her photography appointments when she gets out of the hospital, as Detective Swarm is called to investigate more cases of dead bodies. He knows they are all linked, because each body is laid out just like April's body. Is there a serial killer on the loose?When Detective Swarm finds a dead body with the same shirt Nessie had on when they met, he is horrified. He puts a policeman outside Nessie's apartment door. Nessie isn't happy with it, but agrees to stay inside for one night.Who is the killer? What is it he wants from her?

Zircon is pushed out from where he lived in Galactic Space, Zygon, because he joined a protest. He is sent to Earth, and he's told it is Hell He joins his friend Rizkey, who also was an alien before he was expelled from outer space and is living like an Earthling. Both aliens have transformed into humans. Rizkey helps Zircon adjust to life on Earth, which at first is strange and new to Zircon. He gets a job where Rizkey works, where he meets new friends and learns how to play poker in their card games. Zircon leads a pleasant life until he is asked to join the ModSquad with Rizkey, which does contract murders and gives them assignments. They carry out the contracts, but don't understand that murder is a crime. Though, Zircon wonders about it. Will Zircon leave the ModSquad When Zircon ends up meeting an Earthling woman he falls deeply in love with her.She tells him she wants to have a baby. Is this something Zircon is willing to take a chance on? Will it be alien or human These are questions he has that he can't ask her, which leads her to separate from him. Will they get married? Will they have a baby? His friend Rizkey gets married and has a baby but develops cancer. Will he survive Soon there is a threat of an attack by another Galactic Space called Silas. A newcomer arrives. Zircon and Rizkey find out that he really is an alien from Silas. They get to know him and he tells them who the attackers are. Zircon and Rizkey work out a plan to defeat the attackers when they arrive. Who will win Will Earth be strong enough to defeat them

Zircon is pushed out from where he lived in Galactic Space, Zygon, because he joined a protest. He is sent to Earth, and he's told it is Hell He joins his friend Rizkey, who also was an alien before he was expelled from outer space and is living like an Earthling. Both aliens have transformed into humans. Rizkey helps Zircon adjust to life on Earth, which at first is strange and new to Zircon. He gets a job where Rizkey works, where he meets new friends and learns how to play poker in their card games. Zircon leads a pleasant life until he is asked to join the ModSquad with Rizkey, which does contract murders and gives them assignments. They carry out the contracts, but don't understand that murder is a crime. Though, Zircon wonders about it. Will Zircon leave the ModSquad When Zircon ends up meeting an Earthling woman he falls deeply in love with her. She tells him she wants to have a baby. Is this something Zircon is willing to take a chance on? Will it be alien or human These are questions he has that he can't ask her, which leads her to separate from him. Will they get married? Will they have a baby? His friend Rizkey gets married and has a baby but develops cancer. Will he survive Soon there is a threat of an attack by another Galactic Space called Silas. A newcomer arrives. Zircon and Rizkey find out that he really is an alien from Silas. They get to know him and he tells them who the attackers are. Zircon and Rizkey work out a plan to defeat the attackers when they arrive. Who will win Will Earth be strong enough to defeat them

Suzanne, a young lady in her 20s, is a vicious serial killer out to doom and gloom any man who crosses her path. She justifies her actions by telling herself she will no longer tolerate the pain in which these men cause her. She buys them certificates that are stars named after them, then after she kills them, she keeps the certificates in her scrapbook as a trophy. She sees it as less bad men for good women to deal with.Malone and Clark are detectives who are partners assigned to the case. They've discovered she's female, but they have no idea who she is. As they chase after her they get a little closer each day. Every time they start to lose hope in catching her a new lead comes in.Whom do the three of them meet along their journeys? Some leading to new places Malone even dips his toes in the dating scene after he was cheated out of his first relationship twelve years before, he thought would be a forever one.As the story unfolds there's an attachable reality to reading Suzanne and her story. It makes this tale of twists of a different type. Dare to journey your eyes across the pages to see if Malone and Clark catch Suzanne? Where they try? How they'll do it?