Celeste Jones

The bestselling, devastating account of three sisters torn apart, abused and exploited at the hands of a community that robbed them of their childhood. It reveals three lives, separate but entwined, that have experienced unspeakable horror, unrelenting loyalty and unforgettable courage.

The bestselling, devastating account of three sisters torn apart, abused and exploited at the hands of a community that robbed them of their childhood. It reveals three lives, separate but entwined, that have experienced unspeakable horror, unrelenting loyalty and unforgettable courage.

He wants a biddable, obedient bride.He gets Miss Mischief-Maker Extraordinaire. The oh-so-serious Lord Kensington needs a wife. Through a twist of fate, he weds the most unlikely of young women--Daisy, sweet but energetic and talkative, she has irrevocably captured his heart. He delights in teaching his new bride the pleasures of the marital bed, but when she's naughty, he doesn't hesitate to impose strict discipline. Despite her tendency to get in trouble, Daisy thinks her new life with Lord Kensington is perfect--until an enemy from her past resurfaces and threatens all she holds dear. Opposites attract and passion flares HOT in this deliciously naughty historical romance.

Stolen from another on her wedding day. Now she belongs to him. Hyacinth is promised to another, but Lord Grayson cannot vanquish the young woman from his thoughts. Determined to have her for his own, he stops her wedding by force and claims her as his bride. She's grateful he saved her from marrying the wrong man, but Hyacinth and Lord Grayson come from different worlds. Can a former pickpocket truly find happiness with the strict handsome earl who's determined to keep her forever?

An arranged marriage and a dark secret. Cammie dreams of the day she will belong to a papa of her very own. A husband to love and protect her for the rest of her days. Dashing Lord Alexander Cavendish is everything she's ever wanted, even if he is a strict man who doesn't hesitate to impose proper punishment when she's been naughty. But can a young woman from the streets find her happily-ever-after with the powerful earl who demands her obedience?

DE OSKULDSFULLA är en otrolig historia om tre systrar som växer upp i en religiös sekt, och om deras respektive flykt ifrån detta liv. Juliette, Kristina och Celeste föds in i och växer upp i sekten Guds barn. Sekten grundades i Amerika under sent sextiotal och är nu känd under namnet Family International. En av de mest upprörande aspekterna av sektens religiösa utövande är användandet av sex för att åskådliggöra Guds kärlek, något som i grund och botten betydde sex mellan sektens medlemmar, oavsett deras respektive ålder. Systrarna formades från födseln till att bli Guds soldater. I tidig ålder skilde man dem åt och de växte upp med helt skilda erfarenheter från sin tid i sekten. Celeste var involverad i de högre skikten av armén, Kristina var fotsoldat och Julianna var rebellen som testade den strikta regimens gränser så fort hon fick tillfälle. Gemensamt har de ändå känslan av att det är något som är i grunden fel med den värld de lever i, trots att de inte känner till något annat liv. Vi får följa med på deras livsresa i sekten tragedin, absurditeterna och det slutgiltiga hoppet och deras liv efteråt. De har också tre yngre systrar i Uganda, och de fokuserar nu på att förhindra att deras egna erfarenheter upprepas.

The bestselling, devastating account of three sisters torn apart, abused and exploited at the hands of a community that robbed them of their childhood. It reveals three lives, separate but entwined, that have experienced unspeakable horror, unrelenting loyalty and unforgettable courage. From as early as three years old, Juliana, Celeste and Kristina were separated from their parents and physically and sexually abused by their ‘guardians’ in the infamous religious cult known as the Children of God. They were made to watch and mimic orgies, received love letters and sexual advances from men old enough to be their grandfather, and were forced into abusive relationships. They were denied access to formal schooling and medical care, had to busk on the streets, beg for money, and were mercilessly beaten for 'crimes' as unpredictable as reading an encyclopaedia. Finally, unable to live with the guilt of what had happened to her children, their mother escaped with Kristina and her younger siblings, cutting herself off from Celeste in a bid to save her remaining children. Desperate to save her sister, Kristina eventually began a search to find Celeste,but it would be many years until Celeste found the courage to escape, wanting freedom and a different future for the child she was carrying. The suicide of one of their sisters drove Juliana to exit the group a couple of years later. Now the three sisters have finally come together to reveal in full and horrific detail their existence within the Children of God cult. Their stories reveal a community spread throughout the world and its legacy of anorexia, depression, drug abuse, suicide and even murder. Lives are ripped apart and painstakingly mended with a shared strength that finally enabled the sisters to free themselves from the shadows of their past.