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Reformed
Ryan Shay wants to forget his past. Memories of an abusive childhood, betrayal from his family, and a failure to trust anyone have held him captive his whole life. Afraid to confront his demons, it's a miracle he hasn't wound up a statistic in the war on drugs.
Having no real purpose or reason to get better, he has failed several rehab stints and has always gone back to the one thing he finds comfort in; drugs and alcohol.
After being accused of stealing from a local dealer, suffering from an overdose, and learning he might have a son, Ryan finds a strong reason to break the chains of his addictive past and end the cycle of his shameful ways. He is determined to become clean, despite the constant negativity sent his way from his friends and society. His success is not only for himself, but for someone who desperately needs him.
What could be viewed as a careless mistake to many is possibly the one thing that might save Ryan Shay's life.
Having no real purpose or reason to get better, he has failed several rehab stints and has always gone back to the one thing he finds comfort in; drugs and alcohol.
After being accused of stealing from a local dealer, suffering from an overdose, and learning he might have a son, Ryan finds a strong reason to break the chains of his addictive past and end the cycle of his shameful ways. He is determined to become clean, despite the constant negativity sent his way from his friends and society. His success is not only for himself, but for someone who desperately needs him.
What could be viewed as a careless mistake to many is possibly the one thing that might save Ryan Shay's life.
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First published October 1, 2012
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J.R. Tate
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August 19, 2017
Enjoyable
A good story. Abuse and drug addiction are very difficult things to recover from. This book showed that it is possible. There is life after addiction.
A good story. Abuse and drug addiction are very difficult things to recover from. This book showed that it is possible. There is life after addiction.
January 4, 2013
This is not a perfect book: sometimes the dialog seems stilted and there's a few typos in the text, but the characters and storytelling is so compelling, I barely noticed. Ryan has a lot of faults and makes some bad decisions throughout his story, but the background of how he became and addict is heartbreaking and his struggle to really make it this time were very believable to me.
May 3, 2016
This book changed me and my thinking.
I loved this book. I confess, I was one of those people who thought of drug addicts as scrimmage. After reading this novel by J.R. Tate, I have been given a clearer insight into the demons in their souls. This book changed me and my thinking. You can't say that about every book that you read.
I loved this book. I confess, I was one of those people who thought of drug addicts as scrimmage. After reading this novel by J.R. Tate, I have been given a clearer insight into the demons in their souls. This book changed me and my thinking. You can't say that about every book that you read.
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