Michelle Marshall is a
strong independent woman with a lot of baggage. Raped right before the
start of her senior year of college, Michelle grows to be a caring,
single mother to her daughter. Things begin to look pretty grim when the
Charity House, the women's shelter she founded, is on the brink of
having to close its doors. That is, until Tyler Austin, a mysterious and
handsome stranger comes into the picture. Helping Michelle resuscitate
the Charity House, Ty also helps her learn to trust, love and feel what
she hasn't in years. Not everything is quite as perfect as Michelle
would like though, as occasional hints lead her to believe something is
not quite right. Her suspicions are confirmed when even more frightening
developments occur and start to become...deadly.
Excerpt:
It wasn’t until midnight that
Michelle gave up and made her way to her bedroom. Even though she knew he
wouldn’t materialize, she left the door unlocked for him, as she always did
when he was coming over. She laid down in her bed, leaned over, and touched the
picture of Shawn. His brown skin was so radiant. His dark brown eyes stared
back at her from the frame. All she could hope for was that maybe he just
simply forgot they had a date tonight and he would eventually walk through the
door, embarrassed and apologetic, but most of all, safe.
Michelle wasn’t sure how long she
had been dozing, but she was startled to find that she had drifted off. She
only woke up because the click of the front door had jarred her awake. She
tried to convince herself not to
let Shawn off that easy. He had some serious explaining to do. Shawn had some
nerve stepping up in her house so late. She heard footsteps moving around in
the living room. He was obviously wearing work boots; the footsteps were too
loud to be his sneakers, but something was…off. It took Michelle a few seconds
to realize that she could hear not one, but two sets of footsteps. She sat up
and looked around the room.
Where could she hide? The closet
was packed with a school year’s worth of clothes and shoes, and there’s no way
she’d fit under the bed. Her heart was pounding; she knew that whoever was in
the apartment was not Shawn. She cursed herself for leaving the door unlocked.
The footsteps stopped right
outside of her door. Slowly, the door creaked open. Before she could even
muster up the courage to lift her head and look toward the door, she felt the
weight of a
body on top of her. She could
barely make out two figures clawing at her thick down comforter.
The one on top of her pulled it
off her body, letting it fall to the floor. She felt herself being flipped over
onto her back; as much as she fought, he was too strong for her. Her hands were
pinned to each side of her pillow. Michelle once again strained to see, but the
room was too dark. She came to the realization that she was fighting for her
life, and she decided she would fight hard. She kicked her legs and tried to
wiggle out from under the heavy body hovering over her.
Even though she couldn’t see, she
knew that this unknown figure had to be a man. His strength was so overwhelming
that it was hard to breathe.
About the author:
There is no greater reward to her than being able to make a difference in these families lives.
At an early age she knew that she wanted to be a writer. Some of her first stories she wrote when she was only ten years old. It wasn’t always easy for her and she struggled to find her niche. She has written several short stories but never published any of them. Eventually she was able to sit down and write down all of her ideas and was finally able to make her dream a reality.
Erin lives at home with husband of five years and her two boys Davien and Cameron. She enjoys spending time with them and watching them grow every day.
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