{"product_id":"never-say-goodbye-to-love-donna-dotson-9798385058358","title":"Never Say Goodbye To Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eDionna Dodson attends the military funeral of her veteran husband. \u003cbr\u003eThe Chaplain conducts the memorial ceremony: \"We're not going to say good-bye to Rodney, but we say, \"see you later\" as we remember the promises of God.\u003cbr\u003eAfter her husband's casket is wheeled out of sight, Dionna prays: \"Lord, please let me know I will see him again.\"\u003cbr\u003eA flash of memory takes her back to September 1965, the day they first met.\u003cbr\u003eThe heroine, Dionna Weston Dodson, was born in shame. She vows, \"I'll never be like Mother and Daddy, to be forced into a loveless marriage after an unwanted pregnancy.\" She carries emotional scars, with feelings of rejection. \"That's me, unwanted.\" \u003cbr\u003eHer father is angry, and violent. Shame over his father being kicked out of church, he turns away from the church and from God. He is determined to protect Dionna from making the mistake of \"falling for the wrong man\". \u003cbr\u003eThe hero, Rodney Dodson, is handsome, and four years older, with the reputation with women. When he meets Dionna, he shows strong protective instincts, wanting to save her from an abusive home. \u003cbr\u003eHe feels the need to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, going to war. The United States has become involved in the conflict of Viet Nam. Rodney plans to join the United States Marine Corps, instead of waiting for the draft. \u003cbr\u003eThe day he meets, Dionna, he tells his father, \"I found the girl I'm going to merry.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donna Dotson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798385058358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e WestBow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Donna Dotson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48014341832959,"sku":"9798385058358","price":43.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c2990e5-10b0-471d-9463-fc646c291f43.jpg?v=1767748012","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/never-say-goodbye-to-love-donna-dotson-9798385058358","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}