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This book contains abusive language and nature. Read at your own risk.
He cheats, he beats her, and one too many times she's just a "stupid bitch". Jeremy's a real catch isn't he? Hallee doesn't remember how her life got like this, but she's lucky. He doesn't hit their son, Santana, who has been the only joy in her otherwise personal hell...that is until he comes along and saves her from not only Jeremy, but herself.
Scrub, scrub, scrub. Hallee was standing in front of the bathroom mirror trying to erase any evidence of the kiss she received on her cheek. She had already changed into her pajamas, hanging the jeans in her closet while throwing the shirt in a bag and throwing it under the bed. She ran into the bedroom and jumped in bed when she heard the front door open.
"Hallee! Hallee," he yelled.
"I'm in bed!" she yelled back. Jeremy stumbled into their bedroom and threw himself on the bed. He smelled of cigarettes, liquor, and something else she couldn't put her finger on.
"Thomas...Thomas is... one stupid son-of-a-bitch...marrying that gold-digging whore...he should marry...marry that fine ass stripper he got...oooh weee!"
Sex. That's what he smelled like.
"Jeremy? Did you...?" Hallee felt the tears welling up in her eyes.
"Listen, Goddamnit....don't start...with....if you knew...if you did what I wanted you to I wouldn't have to get it from someone else...but I swear...if you leave....if you try to leave me....I'll....."
Jeremy passed out on top of the covers, leaving Hallee in her misery. She knew Jeremy had been cheating on her. She doubted if he had ever been faithful to her. Why was she so stupid? Naïve? "kill you."
He cheats, he beats her, and one too many times she's just a "stupid bitch". Jeremy's a real catch isn't he? Hallee doesn't remember how her life got like this, but she's lucky. He doesn't hit their son, Santana, who has been the only joy in her otherwise personal hell...that is until he comes along and saves her from not only Jeremy, but herself.
Scrub, scrub, scrub. Hallee was standing in front of the bathroom mirror trying to erase any evidence of the kiss she received on her cheek. She had already changed into her pajamas, hanging the jeans in her closet while throwing the shirt in a bag and throwing it under the bed. She ran into the bedroom and jumped in bed when she heard the front door open.
"Hallee! Hallee," he yelled.
"I'm in bed!" she yelled back. Jeremy stumbled into their bedroom and threw himself on the bed. He smelled of cigarettes, liquor, and something else she couldn't put her finger on.
"Thomas...Thomas is... one stupid son-of-a-bitch...marrying that gold-digging whore...he should marry...marry that fine ass stripper he got...oooh weee!"
Sex. That's what he smelled like.
"Jeremy? Did you...?" Hallee felt the tears welling up in her eyes.
"Listen, Goddamnit....don't start...with....if you knew...if you did what I wanted you to I wouldn't have to get it from someone else...but I swear...if you leave....if you try to leave me....I'll....."
Jeremy passed out on top of the covers, leaving Hallee in her misery. She knew Jeremy had been cheating on her. She doubted if he had ever been faithful to her. Why was she so stupid? Naïve? "kill you."
100 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 9, 2018
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May 20, 2018
Okay
First reading from this Author, the storyline was good but could have been made better. This book had a one star review,but I read the synopsis and decided to give it a try. I felt that the story wasn't developed enough and the abrupt ending was disappointing. I gave it a two star because, the storyline was good but wasn't developed enough, this is only my opinion.
First reading from this Author, the storyline was good but could have been made better. This book had a one star review,but I read the synopsis and decided to give it a try. I felt that the story wasn't developed enough and the abrupt ending was disappointing. I gave it a two star because, the storyline was good but wasn't developed enough, this is only my opinion.
April 3, 2021
This is in no way a romance. Abuse is not romance. Put it in a different category.
May 13, 2018
Can't Recommend
Too high schoolish. The characters were not developed. The heroine was not likeable. This book was poorly written. I can't recommend.
Too high schoolish. The characters were not developed. The heroine was not likeable. This book was poorly written. I can't recommend.
November 19, 2018
I was searching for something else to read over the weekend and came across this author and so I decided to give this book a try. Overall I thought the author did well in capturing the cycle of abuse perpetrated by abusers. The heroine was very realistic as well. Domestic Violence isn't pretty and souped up and the author did a very good job of bringing the real. I LOVED little Santana and the friend Samantha. Couple things that made me give it a 3.5 rating the end was a little rushed, and it didn't clarify who was the father of Hallie's baby her husband Jeremy or Lucas. But it was good investment all the same.
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May 25, 2018
The author has a voice. With time and development maybe one day her voice will grow stronger.
April 4, 2021
This is terrible and disgusting.
November 23, 2018
👍👍👍👍👍
This story angered me quite often. Happiness came when Hallee grew a backbone. Thank God for bringing Lucas into her life.
This story angered me quite often. Happiness came when Hallee grew a backbone. Thank God for bringing Lucas into her life.
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