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Chloe
Chloe can't wait to get out of Dodge, which in her case is Bucksville, California. She's tired of high school, small-town gossip, and most of all looking after her alcoholic mother.
Chloe is tough, a straight-A student with a deadly penchant for knife throwing. She's all set to fly to worlds beyond when four bad actors come to town with bad intentions for the sheriff, Jim Boulder. Chloe's fiercely protective of her sheriff. Her attempt to offer help soon puts her in the crosshairs of the bad guys who've come fully locked, loaded, and looking for blood. Chloe should leave law enforcement to the professionals and focus on caring for her mother. Or she should hop on a plane and start her new life. She knows this. But Chloe fights for what she believes is right, even if it might kill her.
That's Chloe.
Chloe is tough, a straight-A student with a deadly penchant for knife throwing. She's all set to fly to worlds beyond when four bad actors come to town with bad intentions for the sheriff, Jim Boulder. Chloe's fiercely protective of her sheriff. Her attempt to offer help soon puts her in the crosshairs of the bad guys who've come fully locked, loaded, and looking for blood. Chloe should leave law enforcement to the professionals and focus on caring for her mother. Or she should hop on a plane and start her new life. She knows this. But Chloe fights for what she believes is right, even if it might kill her.
That's Chloe.
192 pages, Paperback
Published June 17, 2022
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July 31, 2022
CHOLE
You don’t choose your parents, nor can you create the perfect life that you want. Unfortunately, for some young teens and even older life hands them a difficult choice and one teen named Chole has had to deal with adversities and demanding situations. Her mom is an alcoholic and spends some of her nights with any man that will take care of her drunken needs and more. But Chole is often the recipient of these men’s looks and tempted advances but keeping her knife at the ready she is always prepared to take the person down or if she has to ,shred them to pieces. Life is not easy, and she is always on edge and must be ready for the next nightmare her mother hands her. A perfect A plus student, who does not even need to study, lies that she tells to cover up her true feelings about herself and more, she finds herself in a battle that might destroy her and others.
Sheriff Boulder is strong, smart and allows her to speak out and speak out cutting her some slack. But, when a group of four unsavory young guys show up when she is taking one of her walks and runs, bumping into the Sheriff she hides in the background when these guys try to strongarm him. Just what is their angle and why are they in this small town. Learning that they tried to put the moves on several business owners and then the sheriff, she texts his deputy and things spiral in many directions. Just why are they there and why being Chole going to get involved?
Everyone knows that her mother is a drunk, the remember her father vaguely and she is at times the talk of gossip. Kyle a classmate is a faithful friend and would like it to be more, Shayna her best friend and she finally reconnected over a long ride with her favorite horse Rusty and her friend’s horse J.T. But, this was more than just a ride, it was a straight talk between two friends who told it all. Chole is smart, smart, sassy and tough and can’t wait to leave the small town she is stuck in as graduation is her freedom.
Checking out the car of these guys she learns that one is the owner of Arlo’s body shop which is a chop shop and with the input of her sheriff’s deputy they pair up and share their thoughts about why these four men have come to Bucksville. Going to the Reuben Motel she meets Lucy who bonds with Chole and learns something about the four men who have now paid for six days three days in a row. But, going to the Horse and Buggy Bar, getting in because she is pretty and knows how to get her way, the bartender seems to be looking out for her as she manages to attract the number two guy in this group, learns more than she expected as you get the feeling they are here to confront the Sheriff claiming he has a checkered past but so does everyone else in that town. He even knows too much about her and her mother and their relationship. Meeting with the sheriff and his deputies she relates what was said to her in the bar, the info she got when checking out his Facebook wall and more, deciding in her own mind to keep an eye out and protect the sheriff but how far will she go?
Chloe must face her own demons at times and yet taking care of her mom was it just an obligation or more? Norma Jean her blade to protect her as she endures confrontations not only within herself but with the men her mother became involved with. Some harmless but most macho and thinking Chloe an easy prey, think again. Not afraid to attack to protect herself, her mother into her own wants and needs but at times seeing herself as she is but not who she should be. Seeing the four men get out of a Chrysler 300 her antenna flew up and the conversation between them and the sheriff was not meant to be friendly but a warning if not a silent one to know they were coming back for him but why? The towns people had her back, but she soon realizes that they might have plans for her too. Chloe was determined to investigate them on her own placing herself in dangerous situations but remembering her mother and her mistakes and mores enjoying using her knives to carve out things plus slicing food , it became an art for her.
A strange memory watching a hawk kill a pigeon and the sight was breathtaking as her mother witnessed it too but neither spoke of the beauty of the scene.
In the present we learn more about Chloe and an unusual encounter with Kyle, her dreams for her life outside of this small town and the hopes she had but first wondering why these four men were out to get Boulder and digging into the past , simple video uncovered the future. She is tough, unyielding and relentless when on a path for justice and protecting those that mattered.
Things changed unexpectedly as Boulder was kidnapped, a betrayal she never saw coming, a confrontation with Mr. Cross and a harsh reality about her life, heritage and her father’s death that left her mother and she in unusual places living in the same house. Will she understand something clearly at last and rid of the darkness? Just who took Boulder and why? What about her mother will she leave after graduation or stay out of guilt or obligation?
Truths come out, attacked and three murders to her credit but that was to save the Sheri and deputy. Her mother attacked and killed and a harsh truth about someone close to her uncovers an anger she won’t let go. An ending that might be a new beginning or a continuation of the past she needed to come full circle. Friendships gone, lies told and a revelation that will change her future if she does not let go. Author Jonathan Brown takes us deep inside the mind, heart and soul of a teenage girl named Chloe who’s only fault is that she cares . . Throughout the novel author Jonathan Brown shows many sides of this young teen. Loyalty, honesty, trust, straightforward, sensitive, headstrong, warm, tough, and most of all compassionate and fierce. As Chloe faces the shocks of her close friend’s betrayal and the hidden truths behind why the four men were after Boulder we learn that this town is filled with people who care, understand each other and most of all we wonder as the final sentence comes into focus, what her next choice and action will be.
Fran Lewis just reviews
You don’t choose your parents, nor can you create the perfect life that you want. Unfortunately, for some young teens and even older life hands them a difficult choice and one teen named Chole has had to deal with adversities and demanding situations. Her mom is an alcoholic and spends some of her nights with any man that will take care of her drunken needs and more. But Chole is often the recipient of these men’s looks and tempted advances but keeping her knife at the ready she is always prepared to take the person down or if she has to ,shred them to pieces. Life is not easy, and she is always on edge and must be ready for the next nightmare her mother hands her. A perfect A plus student, who does not even need to study, lies that she tells to cover up her true feelings about herself and more, she finds herself in a battle that might destroy her and others.
Sheriff Boulder is strong, smart and allows her to speak out and speak out cutting her some slack. But, when a group of four unsavory young guys show up when she is taking one of her walks and runs, bumping into the Sheriff she hides in the background when these guys try to strongarm him. Just what is their angle and why are they in this small town. Learning that they tried to put the moves on several business owners and then the sheriff, she texts his deputy and things spiral in many directions. Just why are they there and why being Chole going to get involved?
Everyone knows that her mother is a drunk, the remember her father vaguely and she is at times the talk of gossip. Kyle a classmate is a faithful friend and would like it to be more, Shayna her best friend and she finally reconnected over a long ride with her favorite horse Rusty and her friend’s horse J.T. But, this was more than just a ride, it was a straight talk between two friends who told it all. Chole is smart, smart, sassy and tough and can’t wait to leave the small town she is stuck in as graduation is her freedom.
Checking out the car of these guys she learns that one is the owner of Arlo’s body shop which is a chop shop and with the input of her sheriff’s deputy they pair up and share their thoughts about why these four men have come to Bucksville. Going to the Reuben Motel she meets Lucy who bonds with Chole and learns something about the four men who have now paid for six days three days in a row. But, going to the Horse and Buggy Bar, getting in because she is pretty and knows how to get her way, the bartender seems to be looking out for her as she manages to attract the number two guy in this group, learns more than she expected as you get the feeling they are here to confront the Sheriff claiming he has a checkered past but so does everyone else in that town. He even knows too much about her and her mother and their relationship. Meeting with the sheriff and his deputies she relates what was said to her in the bar, the info she got when checking out his Facebook wall and more, deciding in her own mind to keep an eye out and protect the sheriff but how far will she go?
Chloe must face her own demons at times and yet taking care of her mom was it just an obligation or more? Norma Jean her blade to protect her as she endures confrontations not only within herself but with the men her mother became involved with. Some harmless but most macho and thinking Chloe an easy prey, think again. Not afraid to attack to protect herself, her mother into her own wants and needs but at times seeing herself as she is but not who she should be. Seeing the four men get out of a Chrysler 300 her antenna flew up and the conversation between them and the sheriff was not meant to be friendly but a warning if not a silent one to know they were coming back for him but why? The towns people had her back, but she soon realizes that they might have plans for her too. Chloe was determined to investigate them on her own placing herself in dangerous situations but remembering her mother and her mistakes and mores enjoying using her knives to carve out things plus slicing food , it became an art for her.
A strange memory watching a hawk kill a pigeon and the sight was breathtaking as her mother witnessed it too but neither spoke of the beauty of the scene.
In the present we learn more about Chloe and an unusual encounter with Kyle, her dreams for her life outside of this small town and the hopes she had but first wondering why these four men were out to get Boulder and digging into the past , simple video uncovered the future. She is tough, unyielding and relentless when on a path for justice and protecting those that mattered.
Things changed unexpectedly as Boulder was kidnapped, a betrayal she never saw coming, a confrontation with Mr. Cross and a harsh reality about her life, heritage and her father’s death that left her mother and she in unusual places living in the same house. Will she understand something clearly at last and rid of the darkness? Just who took Boulder and why? What about her mother will she leave after graduation or stay out of guilt or obligation?
Truths come out, attacked and three murders to her credit but that was to save the Sheri and deputy. Her mother attacked and killed and a harsh truth about someone close to her uncovers an anger she won’t let go. An ending that might be a new beginning or a continuation of the past she needed to come full circle. Friendships gone, lies told and a revelation that will change her future if she does not let go. Author Jonathan Brown takes us deep inside the mind, heart and soul of a teenage girl named Chloe who’s only fault is that she cares . . Throughout the novel author Jonathan Brown shows many sides of this young teen. Loyalty, honesty, trust, straightforward, sensitive, headstrong, warm, tough, and most of all compassionate and fierce. As Chloe faces the shocks of her close friend’s betrayal and the hidden truths behind why the four men were after Boulder we learn that this town is filled with people who care, understand each other and most of all we wonder as the final sentence comes into focus, what her next choice and action will be.
Fran Lewis just reviews
July 3, 2022
Another great read!
J B has done it once again. A thoroughly enjoying read about Chloe, the knife wielding heroine of the novel
J B has done it once again. A thoroughly enjoying read about Chloe, the knife wielding heroine of the novel
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