True Strength

After Marissa's only child died and her husband abandoned her, it took her six grueling years to rebuild her life. She used Shorinji Kempo, a Japanese martial art, to help her work through her grief. Through martial arts, she found the self-confidence to advance in her career, restore old friendships and build new ones, as well as a possible love interest--something she never thought she would want again.

But then all of that is threatened when her estranged husband returns. He seems determined--desperate--to have her back in his life, and he's not afraid to cause physical harm to get what he wants. Will she find the strength and courage to fight back both physically and mentally? Or will her warring emotions break her?

True Strength is a 78,000 word fiction novel loosely based on S.L. Clarke's emotional journey while studying Shorinji Kempo. Sensitive readers should be aware that the novel brings up heavy subjects, namely thoughts of suicide, domestic violence, healing after SIDS and implied sexual assault.