Showing posts with label Child Abuse. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Child Abuse. Show all posts

Tuesday, 1 October 2019

Vanished: A Dark #Adventure Novel by Mark Bierman

Born and raised on a farm near Brockville, Ontario, Mark Bierman's childhood consisted of chores, riding horses, snowmobile races across open fields, fishing trips to a local lake, and many other outdoor adventures. He was also an avid reader of both fiction and non.

Transitioning towards adulthood also meant moving from the farm and into large urban areas that introduced this "country boy" to life in the big cities.

Drawing on his many experiences as a private investigator and later a Correctional Officer, Mark combines his unique experiences and imagination to create his stories and characters.



About the Book


Tragedy... heartache... how much more can Tyler Montgomery and John Webster take? This missions trip, the “healing” one, has only added fresh layers of pain. Construction of an orphanage in Haiti’s northwest... yes. But a doomed rescue operation, human traffickers, human anomalies, extreme personal danger... risk of death? They hadn't signed up for those.

Turning their backs on the crisis, however, is unthinkable, it’s just not who they are.

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Monday, 30 September 2019

Finding Home: Healing from Abuse - Accessible Narrative #Poetry by Sandra Jeffs

Sandra Jeffs has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Oregon. She published her first book of poetry in 1986 called Beyond the Seventh Day. She is an abuse survivor and this collection of poems, Finding Home: Healing from Abuse, is her story and, her healing. It is brutally honest, brave, and transforming. Sandra believes truth sets us free and she strives to find it in all of her poetry and her fiction.



About the Book


When we can tell our stories and be free of the pain, we are healed. In the telling of the stories, we let go of them and can become a strength to heal others. We can finally step into our highest and best selves. The past is over, and we are survivors, with untold strength. Find your home.

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Wednesday, 18 April 2018

It's Just Business... the Romancing of Ahjumma: 2 Weeks in Busan - A #Romance #Novel by Wanda Voy

I write stories and stuff about very unlikely people, in very unlikely relationships, in very unlikely situations.

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About the Book


The first of the series “It’s Just Business… the Romancing of Ahjumma,” “2 Weeks in Busan” introduces Ki Soo and Lee Ho-Jun, players in the Seoul business community.

Ki Soo, a woman of 45 and expat from the United States, is Chairman of the Board of a huge advertising corporation and Lee Ho-Jun, a man of 25, is her Director of Creative Services.

“2 Weeks in Busan” is a romance novel, yet covers several controversial topics in its plot line, including cougar/cub relationships, gay relationships, child abandonment and abuse, crime against women, and corporate espionage. Meanwhile, the reader is lead through a growing romantic relationship, and descriptive elements of South Korea, her history, and culture.

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Keep reading for an excerpt:


It was well known Ki Soo adored the company of young men. At every corporate gathering or any event covered by the media, she always had an extremely pretty flower boy behind her.

Per her given protocol, they were not seen touching her, other than lending a hand to get in and out of vehicles or to step up and down stairs. Rumors were always spread, though, about their activities away from the paparazzi, perhaps for good reason.

She operated this way for 15 years, ever since she founded FloridaCorp, five years after taking residence in Seoul. During those 15 years, not once did she decorate her arm with an employee, that is, until now.

Lee Ho-Jun entered her office with his campaign proposal in hand. The proposal was for an advertising campaign intended to target women 40 and over. The product was a high-end, sophisticated hybrid car with very nostalgic styling.

He gave his report, standing rather casually, but not disrespectfully. He sported an air of relaxed confidence. She couldn’t help but note he looked exceptionally beautiful in his nicely tailored suit.

In addition to his fetching appearance, she knew he had in him a well-rounded business savvy, a useful tool in the sales and creative side of advertising. Because of this, his status in the Seoul business community was high, despite his young age of 25.

“I would suggest giving the vehicle a test run, to get a feel of this car meant for women over 40, Ki Hoe Jang-nim.” He gave a very slight smirk. “They gave you a prototype to drive and flaunt. Perhaps your upcoming networking conference would be the perfect opportunity. The car can be shipped to Busan if you wish.”

She leaned back in her chair, sizing him up. He was trying, subtly, to wiggle himself into the networking conference.

She challenged him.

“Lee Jun Moo-nim, can I assume you wish to observe how I, a woman in that age group, handles the car? I would hope you would use your findings to develop further this winning campaign.”

“Only if you wish. I would not want to intrude on your personal time,” he said, getting a little excited his plan just might be working.

With formality, he handed her a flash drive containing the report, using the right hand with the left-hand underneath, holding back a large imaginary sleeve.

“While I agree the newly appointed Director of Creative Services would benefit from observing someone in that demographic using the product,” she stated, “I have to suspect something else is going on here.”

She leaned back in her chair.

“What are you up to?”

“She read me like a book,” he thought.

“Yes, I did,” she confirmed, making him realize he just verbalized his thought, a very bad handicap of his. He realized that lying to her about his intentions would only make his now compromised situation worse.

“I wish to be your escort during your upcoming networking conference.”