BETRAYED (Free Kindle Book)

Betrayal in the most profound way! Kidnapped, raped and left for dead.

Laurel Murphy struggles to rebuild her body, her life and happiness–A chance meeting changes all that

Imagine the terror of waking up in a strange bedroom bound and gagged. Teenager Laurel Murphy was a promising ballerina destined to have a brilliant career until she was kidnapped, sold into a brothel where she was raped, brutalized and finally left for dead.

Contrary to what the kidnappers thought, she didn’t die. Follow Laurel’s struggle to rebuilt her body and a new life. The high and low points of the life that followed will grab your heartstrings and not let go. Although she was able to smash down the need for revenge during her journey from terror to success, all that changed in the space of a heartbeat. Inspired by true events, this work of fiction begins in the late 1950s, but human trafficking of American teenagers is even more prevalent now than it was then.

˃˃˃ Written with a degree of emotion that makes you want to hug her and say, “Everything will be okay.”

Nothing is sugar-coated. The descriptions of what happened to Laurel and the fear and pain she endures are vivid, so brace yourself … but all good writing should make us feel something even if it’s scary! It is inspirational to see how Laurel transcends her fear, finds her backbone and confronts her suppressed memories.