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Jessie Jones is living the life--except for the fact that she earns it by working the streets. She's been under pimp Spence's thumb for fourteen years, and she isn't looking to change it. That is, until undercover cop Gabe walks into her life and offers her something she's never had before: a love, a future, a home. But even if Jessie could walk away from Spence, there are darker forces of evil who want her to stay put, or worse, dead. In this romantic suspense, author Heather Huffman delivers an adventure from the vibrant streets of St. Louis to the caves of the Ozarks as Jessie discovers whether she can love another, whether she can love herself, and whether any of it is enough.

Review

"What I really liked about this book was the multiple layers to the plot - romance, intrigue, murder, tragedy, corruption, friendship and family. It kept me glued to the book and I finished it in a day." -Jay's Insight

"I greatly enjoyed this book which had just the right level of suspense where you really didn't know what was going to happen next, balanced with a few incidents that were easy to predict but that gave the reader a satisfying feeling of "rightness"." -The Right Words in the Right Order

"The characters are believable and undeniably human, while the story is filled with action and interesting plot twists. It reaches to the depths of readers' souls, and inspires them to try to make a difference within their own lives." - Author Jess Buike

From the Author

While Jessie's story is fiction, she was in a situation too many children face as they age out of the foster system. There are organizations that have been established to transition teens from the foster system into adulthood, but the need is still great.

One cause I believe very strongly in is the fight against modern-day slavery. Every day around the world people from all walks of life are enslaved, just like Jessie and the girls she encountered. Statistics show there are more people in slavery today than there were during the height of the transatlantic slave trade. Women and children are especially at risk.

The evil of human trafficking is not a theme in my novels, but merely a common element to many of them. The theme that permeates my writing is hope, which is the theme that permeates my life. I believe if there's a breath left in our body, things can always get better.

This book is my small way of doing what I can to be a voice for the voiceless and to honor the strength and courage of women today. I hope you enjoy.
-Heather Huffman