My Book
. . . about a single mother's struggle for worth after a vicious attack. It's about a police sergeant seeking redemption for a crime he didn'trealize he had committed--until the victim died.
Tracy
Michaels grew up believing her step-father, Jim Hammond, when he said
she wasn't good enough, smart enough, or pretty enough. Now a single
mother, she works as a tour guide in one of Denver's old Victorian
museums barely making enough to survive. During long, sleepless nights
in her studio apartment, she worries about stretching her meager
paycheck for the basic necessities. She wants more for her life, more
for Ritchie, her baby son, so she studies self-improvement and arranges
longer hours at work, trying desperately to scrape together enough
money to attend classes at a local tech school. Then one night her entire world shatters. She's beaten and sexually attacked. She survives, but he's watching her, threatening Ritchie's life if she talks to the authorities.
Sergeant
Reese Sanders, Denver PD, struggles through his own recovery, tormented
by memories of another young victim, one who had
always looked up to
him--as a police officer, and as her brother. When she was attacked a
year ago, she expected sympathy and comfort. But Reese had become
hardened and was never able to offer understanding or anything beyond
the standard platitudes.
His sister slashed her wrists.
Reese
spent a year failing to drown his guilt with bourbon. Now, back on the
force, he discovers his true redemption lies in finding the man
responsible for his sister's attack, the same man he believes attacked
Tracy. His very sanity depends on convincing her to help him bring the
perpetrator to justice.
Meanwhile, the perp watches.
Even in
the hospital Tracy isn't safe from his threats. She's forced to run,
seeking shelter for Ritchie and herself in a safe house for battered
women. With Suzy Banning's guidance, a white-haired-grandmother rape
counselor who loves gaudy jewelry and sequined clothes, Tracy discovers
inner strength and courage, qualities she must test when the offender
finds her and demands she meet him.
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