A Light into the Darkness (Twisted Roots)

"I want to tell you something now. I need you to listen closely and don't forget. I'm not sure how much time I have." He stopped again and shook his head at the sky. He then pointed out a vivid star high above them in the moonless sky. "There are magical places that exist in this world, Jess, places the master architect created to balance good and evil. The time will come when you will leave this house and enter into another life that awaits you.  A life you deserve with a greater purpose. You don't know how special you really are."

Jessica's sole priority for the past thirteen years has been to keep her father alive in the hope he will wake up from his coma and save her. Threatening to cut off his life support at any sign of independence, her mother has controlled her life, even to the point of an arranged engagement to Seth, whom Jessica fears even more than her mother. When Jessica accepts this most outrageous demand yet and then discovers her father has 'passed away' anyway, she knows she has to escape.

She runs until she is lost and bewildered in a Georgia swamp, where she discovers the existence of the wonderful place her father hinted at to her when she was only a child. In this magical, unreal world, just as she begins to discover the truth about her twisted family roots, three young men set their eyes on Jessica.

One will win her heart,
One will try to steal it,
One will try to kill her.

Writing is an escape and I knew that early on in my life.  Through the pain and trials of life, God was and still is faithful through it all.There are many horrible, awful things that happen to the innocent--the ones who don't know how to fight or who to cling to.  As a child who clung to books for escape, I knew I wanted to pass along my love of story telling to others.  The books I read never mentioned God...well except for Judy Blumes, "Are you there God, it's me Margaret," so it wasn't until later in life I found, and excepted Jesus into my life.  So of course, my novels reflect my faith--not religion.  My story is about having a relationship that surpasses any other relationship.  The characters in my story come to realize their worth isn't measure by man, but a higher power who not only gave us all a greater purpose, but died for us because He loves us.