Patricia M Goins

"I can't believe I'm actually going through with this," Leslie Johnson whispered as she waited in the truck for her husband to lock the front door. "Aswingers club? I must be losing my mind," she mumbled. Leslie had dealt with Ed's infidelities for years. Right when the flame of one affair finally died, it seemed like another one was in the fire. When the last girl he had an affair with tried to run Leslie over with her car, Ed finally agreed to go to marriage counseling. A lot came out in those counseling sessions. One major secret her husband had kept hidden all these years was his sexual addiction. Desperate to save her 8 year marriage to her childhood sweetheart, Leslie agreed to go with Ed to Tiger's, a popular swingers club in Atlanta, Georgia. Nothing in Leslie's wildest imagination could have prepared her for the journey of lies, betrayal, unexpected twist and turns, and murder that lie ahead...

We are all born with special gifts and talents. We all have something unique to offer humanity. We were created to discover and share our gifts and talents with others. Unfortunately, fear, doubt, and the many trials and tribulations of life, have deterred us from discovering the special seeds God placed in our spirits at birth. Take a walk with Patricia M. Goins as she takes you on a personal journey, and guides you toward opening your own special gifts from God.

Karen White survives a childhood of molestation and abuse, only to grow up and marry Clyde King, a controlling and abusive police officer. Karen receives a sneak preview of what marriage will be like when Clyde beats and rapes her on their honeymoon night. Karen feels like all hope is lost and that she is forever doomed to a life of unhappiness and abuse until the day she discovers that she's pregnant. With faith in God, and the loving support of her cousin Linda, Karen becomes determined to provide a better life for her unborn child. She escapes Clyde's torture, relocates to Atlanta, Georgia and enters 'The Love House', a domestic violence shelter for battered women.While in Atlanta, Karen starts a new life, and forms bonding friendships with Jessica, Rita, and Monica, three women she meets while living at the Love House. Karen even finds true love with David Smith, the handsome doctor she works with at Grady Hospital.All is well until the day Clyde tracks her, and Karen is forced to make a decision that could change her life forever. This Can't Be Love is the story of one woman's journey to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and learn how to use her spiritual weapons of prayer, faith, strength, love, courage, and forgiveness in order to discover the Superwoman hidden within.