Author: Marie Drake
Publisher: RedBird Books
Pages: 286
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Jordan Fry’s obsession is born in “You Can’t Force Love” by Marie Drake, Book I in the Locked Hearts Series.
From different towns and social backgrounds, Jordan Fry and Kimberly Orvine experience life-altering abuse, lose a parent and land in the same foster home. Angry, and self-deprecating, fiery redheaded Kimberly is deadset on lousy behavior and suffering the consequences, punishing herself for former sins. Scared by his inner darkness, pyromaniac Jordan has vowed to change for the better. He focuses on Kimberly as the key to his success, but she intends to make him break his promises. Unaware of Jordan’s atrocious actions in the past, she’s dangerously close to unleashing the evil he struggles to contain during their epic battle of wills. Can they both survive?
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Jordan
scanned the channels, stopped at a wrestling match, and his mother shook her
head; he pressed the channel button, paused on Danger
Bay, and held the remote until his
mother nodded her approval. He settled in next to her, and she rested her eyes.
The show neared its end, and Jordan
awaited the next event of the family’s adventure. Paul entered the room, pushed
Jordan aside
and sat next to Debbie; he brushed his hand over her cheek, and she opened her
eyes.
“Lovebirds, dinner’s ready. Tom’s working late again; I’ll
enjoy the company,” Noreen said. She turned on her heel, and Debbie followed
her.
Paul held a chair for Debbie, and Jordan
moved to the next chair, but Paul forced him to continue to the opposite side.
Noreen carried in a pot roast. “You didn’t have to go to the trouble,” Debbie
said.
“No trouble at all.” Noreen waved her hand in the air.
“Smells great,” Paul added.
Jordan
reached for a biscuit; Noreen frowned, he dropped it on his plate and cast his
eyes downward. “Paul, would you like to say grace?” she asked.
“Lord, we offer thanks for this meal, for good friends like
Noreen, and I’m especially grateful for Debbie and the child we’re expecting;
Amen.”
Jordan
mumbled Amen and returned his attention to his biscuit; he slathered it in
butter and smothered it with gravy. “Have some carrots and meat,” his mother
said. She passed him the dishes, and he obligingly added a serving of meat and
vegetables to his plate.
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Award-winning author, Marie Drake lives in a small town near Lake
Ontario with her husband, four sons, and three rescue pups. With many
years of experience in the Foster Care community and advocating for
other victims and survivors, she specializes in realistic and
psychological fiction depicting the lives of abuse sufferers; their
obstacles, their triumphs, and their downfalls.
Website Address: https://www.MarieDrakeauthor.com
Twitter Address: https://twitter.com/MarieDrake72
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