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Ember hid her pregnancy as long as she could before ending up on a public bathroom floor in labor. Her baby, born addicted to heroin, was immediately taken from her. Now if she has any chance of getting him back, she has to get clean, get a job and find a place to live. But the love of her life and best friend, Jesse, can't control his anger. How long can she continue to dodge his fists and stay clean while living in a dilapidated, abandoned house in Chicago?West has just been released from prison after serving three years for a crime he can't bear to think about. Ember meets him at a court-ordered Narcotics Anonymous meeting, and the two form a close bond after hitting rock bottom. But as West falls more deeply in love with her, she starts to pull away. One at a time, both must learn the hardest lesson of recovery; the only person you can fix is yourself.Reaper Series Spin-off…

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Lucas and Nora are fresh out of rehab and on their own for the first time in Chicago. They're happier than they've ever been. Finally, the future they've always dreamed about seems so close. But getting clean was easy. Staying clean is a different story.Gus has a second chance at building a real life in Chicago. He has Lucas, Nora and Hex by his side, and he's clean for the first time since he was six. Now he's off the streets, living with Jeff, working a job he adores and even finding love again. For the first time in his life, he has a family with Hex. But Hex has troubles of her own that seem hellbent on haunting her and taking away everything she has left. Addicts are always a step away from relapse. When their worlds come crashing down unexpectedly, can they handle facing the pain without an escape?This is book 2 in the Reaper Series. Please read book 1, "Reaper's Lullaby," before starting this installment.…

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Nora is crippled by anxiety that lurks beneath a Good Girl shell. Lucas is drowning under the weight of his rage and depression. They've been best friends since they were babies living on the same suburban street and have never needed anything but each other, until they find a new method of escape.Gus is a poly-addict whose drug of choice is meth. He's been living on LA's infamous Skid Row for months. Being on his own is nothing new, and he's survived for years on the streets of Chicago and LA, trying to avoid being put back into foster care. But the system eventually catches up to him. When he meets Lucas and Nora at a court ordered rehab center for teens, he begins to question whether or not sobriety is possible for him... if it means confronting his past.This story was inspired by the heroin epidemic in suburban America.Book 1 of 3- undergoing full revisionPossible triggers: descriptive drug use, language, sex, suicide ideology, self harm, domestic abuse, child abuse, sexual abuse of a minor, rape of a minor (including sodomy) and violence with descriptions of weapons, blood and gore. I go into detail and don't hold back. You've been warned.…

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Thank you to @_munroe for the new cover! Austin is on the run after kidnapping his little sister, "Pixie", the only thing he cares about and the only person he loves. His life consists of making money any way he can, staying alive, staying hidden, and taking care of the deeply traumatized 5-year-old. In a van that serves as both transportation and home, they're biding their time on the streets of Dallas, Texas until Austin's 18th birthday, when he hopes to adopt Pixie and save her from the nightmare that was both of their lives. Then along comes Rory, an aspiring ballerina who's falling apart behind her graceful facade. She enters Austin's life by chance and gives him something new to hold onto. From completely different worlds, they complicate each other's lives, but they might just end up saving each other.…

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I decided to make a space to rant, discuss, review and just get things off my chest. Please note that mental illness and addiction are things I live with, so this might be triggering to some. I'm holding nothing back.…