The UK #1 Kindle School-Age Bestseller from Marie Jensen.'Just Like Her Father' is the first in a series of six novels, charting the life of Jean Ridgeway.Jean is an abused child who survives. A victim to start with, she worked through her issues. Her past haunted her for many years.Time is a great healer. Pain and suffering can give you inner strength, or break you.Each novel in the series is a stage in Jean's life, one girl's story. This book covers her childhood years.Once you have read Jean's story, you will understand more about courage and cowardice.'Often hilarious, sometimes heart-wrenching, always touching.You will be rooting for Jean Ridgeway, as she battles her domestic abuser, and her own fears with the help of her friends.This wonderful childhood tale spans the UK and the 1960's racial hotbed of Singapore, and is made all the more engaging by the fact that it is loosely based on a true story.The tale is the first in a series of six novels, charting Jean's colourful life.Marie Jensen has delivered plenty already, and the remaining volumes in the saga promise much more.' STEVE STONE'This is the story of a young child who suffered a horrendous upbringing of physical and psychological abuse.You will experience, through Jean Ridgeway's innocent eyes, every emotion to its extreme, from love to hatred, laughter to sadness, hope to despair.It is written in a style that holds nothing back, and compels the reader on and on. Whilst claiming to be a work of fiction, you will be left in no doubt as to the reality of many of the events it portrays.This is a truly impressive work and, with further volumes of The Story of Jean Ridgeway in the pipeline, it will surely launch Marie Jensen on to the world's stage as one of the most moving and powerful writers of our time.' RICHARD O (AMAZON)'This is a very touching and beautiful novel. The essence of the heroine Jean is captured very poignantly and your heart reaches out for her.Though she herself is in pain and troubles, she is very stoic and yet very loving and loyal to her brother, friends and her pets.The innocence of Jean is captured very realistically and you feel for her.Jean is truly a heroine and I am eagerly waiting for the next book in this series. A truly excellent debut.' MAHENDRA BANGALORE'Suspenseful tale of a child's attempt to deal with mental and physical abuse.... thoroughly deserves its title of Kindle #1 School-Age yarn.' MARTIN KING'As charming as it is often disturbing. In the central battle between Jean and her abuser, I couldn't stop turning pages, to see who eventually won.... for now.' SUE STERLING'I engaged with Jean straightaway. I laughed at her superb adventures, as much as I cried, when it came to her genuinely frightening abuser.A great story of a struggle of a girl to retain her sanity, in the face of adversity.' NATALIE COOK'Epic story of a magical, yet disturbing childhood. Can't wait for the next book covering adolescence (?), to see how it all progresses.' SEAN MURDOCH'This tale of youth has it all. Fun, hurt, joy, despair, and all set against a background of a military service family traversing the UK and Singapore, interacting with racial tensions in the 1960's.' ARNIE TADWORTH'Electrifying masterclass in YA writing, but of enormous interest to adults too, as adventure, domestic abuse and mental health overlap.' MAX GRUBER'I've never known so many ecstatic highs and crashing lows, in just one book.Jean is surrounded by well-formed characters, ranging from her mother, father and brother, to teachers, extended family and friends.The climax is as shocking as it is riveting, as her abuser faces the greatest challenge to his cruel regime.' PAUL CONNE
You know there are times in all of our lives that God will send a miracle our way. And it is through this miracle of the five loaves and two fishes in this book, that you will find the importance of what Gods favor looks like to everyone who believes.
One woman's ancestry research leads not only to skeletons in the closet...but to one buried in the back yard. Stephanie Kincaid's quest brings her to Olde Towne Portsmouth, where unseen forces drive her right into the path of ghosts and old mysteries...not to mention the arms of handsome firefighter Gage Dunbar. But is he who he seems to be? After a simple mistake reveals the truth, their romance heats up faster than a three-alarm fire.As Stephanie discovers clues about her ancestors, the ghost of a young girl appears and begs her to find her lost "teardrop"-the lost white diamond necklace. During a violent hurricane that wreaks havoc in the historic district, Stephanie also comes face-to-face with an evil spirit determined to keep other secrets hidden. In the aftermath of the hurricane she observes firsthand how a family comes together in a crisis-and how easily long-dead secrets can be uncovered.
Jessica Thomas flees heartache to spend a summer in Rome, Italy. What begins as a summer to forget the past turns into one full of memories in "Italian Summer". In Savannah, Georgia, a young heir to the city's largest candy manufacturer falls hard for the new employee. Will she lose her heart and her family's business in "Sweet Girl"? Cameron struggles with her inner demons and visits The Castle, a lesbian-only club where women can live out their fantasies with like-minded women. What she discovers leads her toward acceptance in "It's Only Love". Miranda and Chelsea move to a stylish home in Pasadena The house has been the source of some unsettling occurrences. Miranda and Chelsea vow to get to the bottom of what is happening in "Blue Lamp". In a posh hotel in New York City in 1948, two young socialites are introduced. Will their love simply become part of the history of the Imperial Hotel?
Will fulfilling a promise to a dying soldier on the battlefield help heal the pains in one woman's heart?Modern day Army Reservist May Jo Cooper can't catch a break. Upon returning from a year-long deployment, she finds her civilian life in chaos. She's been slapped with a lawsuit. A hurricane ravages her business, uprooting a tree and revealing a buried skeleton. To top it all off, an 18th century ghost haunts her in search of a mystical ruby heart necklace.When an ancestry researcher discovers Mary Jo's connections to old family secrets, she must come to terms with her estranged mother. And she can no longer ignore the fact that her old flame Chase Hallmark has come back into her life. It's time to bury the hatchet-but will it be between his shoulder blades, or in her heart?Mary Jo must have the courage to dig deep and find her heart-in more ways than one.
Karen Marie Dion was used to thinking the worst about herself. Almost everyone else in her life would tell her how worthless she was. She eventually began to believe them. As a child, Dion's life alternated between joy and sorrow. When she got to spend time with her grandparents and young uncles, she felt like part of a loving family. When she was sent home to her parents, she was subjected to a myriad of abuses stemming from their resentment and strange spiritual beliefs. Even after she had come of age, the love Dion sought in marriage eluded her. Her husband was just like her father and was struggling with his own set of demons. Learn just how Dion found a way to walk away from this agony and step into the light. Dion's story details many different types of abuse, including physical, emotional, financial, and spiritual. She hopes her work can serve as an inspiration for others in similar situations. Because of these experiences, she became an unwitting activist against abuse, as chronicled in the second part of Out of the Orchard: The True Story of Me.
Not Without My Pink Lip-Gloss: A Jenna Belle StoryBy: Mara Witsken Not Without My Pink Lip-Gloss: A Jenna Belle Story by Mara Witsken is a realistic and relatable young adult novel about Jenna Belle, a girl who never goes anywhere without her pink lip-gloss. She doesn't feel complete without it. She is a freshman at Sunset High School, loves Spanish class, and dreams of one day attending Harvard University.In middle school, she was one of the popular girls with her best friend, Katie, by her side. When Jenna starts high school, however, everything is different. Katie is now a cheerleader and acts like Jenna doesn't exist. Jenna is completely cut off from all of her social connections.When she meets Annie, a nerdy but kind soul, Jenna is grateful to have found a friend. Soon, they are best friends.However, Jenna still misses Katie and feels as though a part of her is missing. Halfway through the school year, Annie is still her only friend. Jenna is lonely and has a hopeless crush on Jason Hall, the star basketball player in the school. But is he really the Prince Charming Jenna thinks he is? About the AuthorMara Witsken is a graduate student at Mount Saint Joseph University working towards a Master's Degree in Early Childhood Education. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Music and plays multiple instruments such as the violin, viola, French horn, saxophone, and clarinet. Writing a novel for teenage girls has been her dream since she was a teenage girl. It is her sincere hope that young girls all over the world will read her book and see that they are beautiful just the way they are, and they don't need makeup to be pretty.Although, it never hurts to have a little extra sparkle.;)
**THIS IS A RE-RELEASE**Domaneese 'Dom' Portland has arrived back in Chicago after being gone for nine years. Only returning to help her sickly mother Dom adjust to the city life fast. The only issue she's having is the lack of money. A childhood crush by the name of Killa catches her attention. Soon she is in a full fledge relationship with the most dangerous man in Englewood. Linking up with Killa was supposed to help Dom with her money problem. She soon learn that money waits for no woman & has to find another way to make some bread. Linking up with her childhood best friend Teagan, she is introduced to a new hustle and a new man.Maurice 'Mafia' Tyson runs the low-end of Chicago with his right hand man. A man of few words, laid back, & dangerous is how one would describe Mafia. Living by the motto money over everything he's never gave love a thought until he sets his eyes on a blue haired beauty. Stumbling upon a rare jewel is how Mafia feels about Dom. Other's may have over looked her beauty because she was different but he wasn't about to miss a chance of a life time.What's a Hood Queen & a Trap King without their best friends by their sides?Teagan, a get money chick has no limitations when it comes to her hustle. She will do whatever needs to be done to survive the cruel streets of Chicago. With a few sponsors and a side hustle she's what the hood would call an all around trapper. With money on her mind Teagan swore she had no time for love until her one of sponsors changed her mind.Toney 'Tone' Bartlett is Mafia's right hand mans, best friend and partner in crime. He's the single father of a six year old daughter and besides her grinding is his other priority. Him and Teagan have a mutual understanding for the bases of their relationship. Sex with no strings attached and for the both of them that was cool. But what's a man to do when he's tried of being alone & wanting a warm body in his bed every night. Tone threw caution to the wind and takes a chance on Teagan. She doesn't end up just taking his money, she ends up stealing his heart.Surviving in the hood with enemies lurking and wondering if today is your last isn't easy. For these four individuals their faith, love, & loyalty will be tested. Every trap has a king & every hood has their queen proving that there ain't no love like a hood love.
