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Toxic Thoughts #6
Discarded: The Throw Away Bride, a True Story Memoir
Discarded is an eye-opening true story memoir about conditional love, personal sacrifices, and the struggle to save a ADHD son from brutal bullies.
I had no idea Victoria was swarming with nocturnal humans and brutal bullies when I moved here, but I do now.
Had I done my homework, I would have read that Victoria is the witch capitol of Canada--its most haunted city--swarming with ghosts. I should know because two or more live in my basement.
According to my best friend Gwen, the ghosts think I'm ungrateful, because they fixed my lawn mower, and lent my son some comics. But she doesn't have to live here, I do. That's why I called a priest.
But it isn't the ghosts or my drug-addicted boss, that are driving me crazy. It's a gut-wrenching love triangle, with a police officer recovering from a brain injury, and a non-practicing, thrill-seeking Jehovah Witness, who refuses to celebrate Christmas. How can I choose between the two, when my best friend Gwen is trying to sabotage my choice?
Blowin' Smoke Chapter 10 Partial Excerpt
Rrrrrp-rrrrrp. Woop-woop.
He pulls up beside me.
“Hello ma’am. May I see your handicap placard?”
“I’m not handicapped. I’m lost. I only used the spot to back out so I could exit the parking lot. I wasn’t stopped there.”
“Are you sure? If you backed out it means you were parked there. How long would you estimate you stopped in that space?” His eyes, hidden behind his Ray-Ban sunglasses, are undoubtedly scrutinizing mine.
“I swear I pulled straight in and straight out.”
He smirks. “It didn’t look very straight to me.”
“Are you going to ticket me or can I go?”
“How do I know you’re not blowin’ smoke?”
“No-o-o-o-o. You? Seriously, is this some sort of joke?”
“No. But up until now, I thought you were. Tell me, what kind of woman puts an ad in the paper and ignores the respondents?”
“Maybe I didn’t ignore the rest,” I grin, uncertain what to make of this.
He seems unlike anyone I’ve ever known. He actually appears to think before he speaks. And there’s this tiny delay, as though his thoughts take a detour to a different processing chute, where they get analyzed before they get spoken. And that’s when I notice the slight slur in his voice.
His face wrinkles. His smile looks halfway between amused and confused. He tilts his head and slowly says, “I bet you did ignore the rest.” He pauses and smiles. “How about we get rid of the middle man? How about you give me your number?”
“I don’t give my number to strangers.”
“Never? Maybe we can remedy that.”
“Never . . . unless you count the ones I met at a bar.”
He lifts his sunglasses and reveals his twinkling dark brown eyes. He raises his eyebrows and smirks. “Is that your way of asking me out for a drink?”
Devastated Chapter 26 Partial Excerpt
“WHAT! NO. DON’T YOU DARE SAY THAT,” I say ignoring the doorbell, as my chest pulsates like an old engine that can’t crank. “How?” I ask, knowing it doesn’t matter.
I scrape the sides of my fingers against my eyes. “Logan is going to die. This is going to fucking kill him,” I sob. “How did it happen?”
The doorbell chimes for the second time. I yell, “It’s open.”
“Well remember how we used to open the truck door and let Max chase beside us, while we were driving?”
“No!” My chest is heaving up and down. “No-ooo-oo. Don’t say it Carson, you’re breaking my fucking heart.”
But he says it anyway. “He ran over Max. Max is dead.”
I hang up the phone and crumble . . . sob . . . my shoulders heaving up and down. And when the door creaks, I lift my head and watch Ben turn and walk away.
Summary: "After Juanita moves to haunted Victoria, the witch capitol of Canada, she finds herself in a twisted love triangle. In a town where her son is brutally bullied, where children murder other children, now the only thing that matters most is doing everything it takes to protect her son." - - Provided by publisher.
I had no idea Victoria was swarming with nocturnal humans and brutal bullies when I moved here, but I do now.
Had I done my homework, I would have read that Victoria is the witch capitol of Canada--its most haunted city--swarming with ghosts. I should know because two or more live in my basement.
According to my best friend Gwen, the ghosts think I'm ungrateful, because they fixed my lawn mower, and lent my son some comics. But she doesn't have to live here, I do. That's why I called a priest.
But it isn't the ghosts or my drug-addicted boss, that are driving me crazy. It's a gut-wrenching love triangle, with a police officer recovering from a brain injury, and a non-practicing, thrill-seeking Jehovah Witness, who refuses to celebrate Christmas. How can I choose between the two, when my best friend Gwen is trying to sabotage my choice?
Blowin' Smoke Chapter 10 Partial Excerpt
Rrrrrp-rrrrrp. Woop-woop.
He pulls up beside me.
“Hello ma’am. May I see your handicap placard?”
“I’m not handicapped. I’m lost. I only used the spot to back out so I could exit the parking lot. I wasn’t stopped there.”
“Are you sure? If you backed out it means you were parked there. How long would you estimate you stopped in that space?” His eyes, hidden behind his Ray-Ban sunglasses, are undoubtedly scrutinizing mine.
“I swear I pulled straight in and straight out.”
He smirks. “It didn’t look very straight to me.”
“Are you going to ticket me or can I go?”
“How do I know you’re not blowin’ smoke?”
“No-o-o-o-o. You? Seriously, is this some sort of joke?”
“No. But up until now, I thought you were. Tell me, what kind of woman puts an ad in the paper and ignores the respondents?”
“Maybe I didn’t ignore the rest,” I grin, uncertain what to make of this.
He seems unlike anyone I’ve ever known. He actually appears to think before he speaks. And there’s this tiny delay, as though his thoughts take a detour to a different processing chute, where they get analyzed before they get spoken. And that’s when I notice the slight slur in his voice.
His face wrinkles. His smile looks halfway between amused and confused. He tilts his head and slowly says, “I bet you did ignore the rest.” He pauses and smiles. “How about we get rid of the middle man? How about you give me your number?”
“I don’t give my number to strangers.”
“Never? Maybe we can remedy that.”
“Never . . . unless you count the ones I met at a bar.”
He lifts his sunglasses and reveals his twinkling dark brown eyes. He raises his eyebrows and smirks. “Is that your way of asking me out for a drink?”
Devastated Chapter 26 Partial Excerpt
“WHAT! NO. DON’T YOU DARE SAY THAT,” I say ignoring the doorbell, as my chest pulsates like an old engine that can’t crank. “How?” I ask, knowing it doesn’t matter.
I scrape the sides of my fingers against my eyes. “Logan is going to die. This is going to fucking kill him,” I sob. “How did it happen?”
The doorbell chimes for the second time. I yell, “It’s open.”
“Well remember how we used to open the truck door and let Max chase beside us, while we were driving?”
“No!” My chest is heaving up and down. “No-ooo-oo. Don’t say it Carson, you’re breaking my fucking heart.”
But he says it anyway. “He ran over Max. Max is dead.”
I hang up the phone and crumble . . . sob . . . my shoulders heaving up and down. And when the door creaks, I lift my head and watch Ben turn and walk away.
Summary: "After Juanita moves to haunted Victoria, the witch capitol of Canada, she finds herself in a twisted love triangle. In a town where her son is brutally bullied, where children murder other children, now the only thing that matters most is doing everything it takes to protect her son." - - Provided by publisher.
356 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 7, 2022
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About the author
Juanita Ray
13 books33 followersUpdated 2022.
Juanita Ray is a #1 best seller author of the true story memoir series, Toxic Thoughts. Thanks to you, the readers, many of her memoirs have maintained an organic best seller status, despite her lacking a social media platform, and not promoting her books.
Juanita, born in Newfoundland, Canada, was made a crown ward at age fourteen, after eight years of horrendous child abuse.
Due to becoming a child bride at age fifteen, she has never walked into a classroom since quitting school after grade eight. She became a teen entrepreneur with brick and mortar stores and her former claim to fame was building a building that collapsed a few days before the grand opening.
Juanita went on to earn an AIIC degree in insurance, host TV shows, become advertising manager for a newspaper firm, work for the financial division of Social Services, and earn an IC&I Realtor designation, all while solo raising an ADHD son (diagnosed by hospital).
She recovered from many adversities including, bankruptcy, a kidnapped first son, a long custody battle that cost her a third son, and owned multiple flower shops and houses.
During Shattered (book 5), she married a narcissist and lost everything. Despite being reduced to welfare, and losing her third son, she managed to find the resilience to bounce back.
During her journey from illegal alien, to a fortune 500 advertising consultant, she met and married her soulmate & co-worker, Scott.
Together they live at 'the jungle' in Southern California, with the horde: a 6-pack of dogs, 150 small birds housed in an outside aviary, & a 6-pack of outside semi-feral cats. One such cat constantly visits the spa, and crashes photo shoots, while the rest drool while covertly guarding the aviary.
Her newest rescue is a misfit Siamese cat with a dissociative identity disorder. Despite Juanita nursing the starving kitten though surgeries, and respiratory issues, the thankless cat continuously attacks her and treats her like a giant mouse.
Juanita’s loves photography, creating music, writing lyrics and painting everything in sight. Her favorite tools are drills, hammers, and her 10-inch miter saw.
Juanita Ray is a #1 best seller author of the true story memoir series, Toxic Thoughts. Thanks to you, the readers, many of her memoirs have maintained an organic best seller status, despite her lacking a social media platform, and not promoting her books.
Juanita, born in Newfoundland, Canada, was made a crown ward at age fourteen, after eight years of horrendous child abuse.
Due to becoming a child bride at age fifteen, she has never walked into a classroom since quitting school after grade eight. She became a teen entrepreneur with brick and mortar stores and her former claim to fame was building a building that collapsed a few days before the grand opening.
Juanita went on to earn an AIIC degree in insurance, host TV shows, become advertising manager for a newspaper firm, work for the financial division of Social Services, and earn an IC&I Realtor designation, all while solo raising an ADHD son (diagnosed by hospital).
She recovered from many adversities including, bankruptcy, a kidnapped first son, a long custody battle that cost her a third son, and owned multiple flower shops and houses.
During Shattered (book 5), she married a narcissist and lost everything. Despite being reduced to welfare, and losing her third son, she managed to find the resilience to bounce back.
During her journey from illegal alien, to a fortune 500 advertising consultant, she met and married her soulmate & co-worker, Scott.
Together they live at 'the jungle' in Southern California, with the horde: a 6-pack of dogs, 150 small birds housed in an outside aviary, & a 6-pack of outside semi-feral cats. One such cat constantly visits the spa, and crashes photo shoots, while the rest drool while covertly guarding the aviary.
Her newest rescue is a misfit Siamese cat with a dissociative identity disorder. Despite Juanita nursing the starving kitten though surgeries, and respiratory issues, the thankless cat continuously attacks her and treats her like a giant mouse.
Juanita’s loves photography, creating music, writing lyrics and painting everything in sight. Her favorite tools are drills, hammers, and her 10-inch miter saw.
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January 28, 2024
WOW fantastic story😋
This story was OFF the charts fantastic!!!. I will say it AGAIN, DO NOT GET MARRIED, just live with them to try them out!!. It's cheaper and a whole lot easier😋. Juanita is a FANTASTIC storyteller and is a PHENOMENAL writer!!.
This story was OFF the charts fantastic!!!. I will say it AGAIN, DO NOT GET MARRIED, just live with them to try them out!!. It's cheaper and a whole lot easier😋. Juanita is a FANTASTIC storyteller and is a PHENOMENAL writer!!.
February 15, 2023
Love these series!
Love these books and cannot wait for the next one!the adventures and choices she makes keep me on the edge of my seat every time
Love these books and cannot wait for the next one!the adventures and choices she makes keep me on the edge of my seat every time
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