{"product_id":"love-scars-throneroom-expressions-9798366967143","title":"Love Scars","description":"Vanessa is a southern girl from Georgia, with northern attractions. She was brought up in a bi-racial\u003cbr\u003ehousehold, where black and white didn't define her. Her parents divorced when she was young and she\u003cbr\u003ewitnessed her mother working hard as a single parent. She always dreamed of a big house, with lots of\u003cbr\u003echildren and a happy marriage. Of all the things going right in her life, LOVE always seemed to be the\u003cbr\u003emost complicated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVanessa is educated, sophisticated, classy and everything in between. She has two teenagers who keep\u003cbr\u003eher young and active with all their sports and extra-curricular activities. After years of battling an\u003cbr\u003eexhausting and abusive relationship with Xavior, Vanessa was ready to make changes in her life.\u003cbr\u003eThe fear of starting over and being alone and becoming a single parent intimidated her. She was tired\u003cbr\u003eand frustrated, but couldn't let her children see her pain and anger. Heartbroken, sad, and scared, she\u003cbr\u003ehad to make life look as normal as possible for them. Her husband of ten years, was not only verbally\u003cbr\u003eand mentally abusive to her and the children, he was draining all of her dreams and goals. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaving a Master's Degree in business she was about to embark on a life-changing experience. She was\u003cbr\u003eup for a new promotion, requiring more time and dedication to her work. She was also trying to break\u003cbr\u003eaway from her husband. Long work days would finally pay off. Or at least she hoped. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Xavior finally left, she felt a sense of freedom. The house was quiet, which also gave her anxiety.\u003cbr\u003eThe constant arguing was almost normal for her. Until she came home and found her house in disarray.\u003cbr\u003eXavior was really testing her patience. Her only rescue was selling their home. It was long overdue and\u003cbr\u003ethe only way she knew to actually start over. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike most, Vanessa had needs and desires. She ventured out into the social scene. Learning to be single\u003cbr\u003eand free. Even though she yearned for love, she needed excitement as well. She was promiscuous at\u003cbr\u003etimes, looking to satisfy a void. She had a few one-night stands and tried stale relationships. Her best\u003cbr\u003efriend Paula, encouraged her to enjoy life and gain happiness and pleasure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter a few dead-end situationships, Vanessa met Shayne. They met randomly in a bar and casually\u003cbr\u003edated for a few months. Her feelings were growing strong. The relationship with Shayne seemed\u003cbr\u003epromising. There was mystery about Shayne, and a lingering fear about being in love that Vanessa was\u003cbr\u003euncertain of. Life was moving fast. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA business trip turned into a vacation, quickly shifted into an unspoken love affair. Vanessa brought\u003cbr\u003ePaula with her to the \"Big Apple\". Vanessa had family in Brooklyn, NY. Paula had never been to New\u003cbr\u003eYork. They toured the five borough's and enjoyed everything from plays, upscale dining, comedy shows\u003cbr\u003eand lounges that were nothing compared to anything they had home in Georgia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarius came into her life at an unsettling time. Vanessa was fresh in a new relationship with Shayne, \u003cbr\u003erecovering from her ended marriage with Xavior and away from home working for several weeks. She\u003cbr\u003ejust purchased her new house that she wasn't fully settled in. She was training on her new position at\u003cbr\u003ework and trying to focus on her career move as well as healing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDarius showered her with affection and joy. He surprised her with gifts, fun, excitement and courted her\u003cbr\u003ein ways she never experienced before. Torn between what she was experiencing and the relationship\u003cbr\u003ewith Shayne still new and fresh, she didn't want to make hasty choices. Can you be in love with two\u003cbr\u003epeople at once? Is this really love? Is it infatuation? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVanessa was elated by their love story. As she was leaving the Big Apple she didn't know how to pursue\u003cbr\u003ea long-distance affair. How could she walk away from what seemed so natural? Does she choose Love or is she scarred by her\u003cbr\u003epast?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Throneroom Expressions, Chris E\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 836696714X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798366967143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d","brand":"Throneroom Expressions","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44129007272191,"sku":"9798366967143","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3183c2c0-31df-4ae1-a1dd-4aa5f3d540d3.jpg?v=1687461585","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-scars-throneroom-expressions-9798366967143","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}