Losing Innocence Touches the Subject of Abuse with Raw Emotion

Losing Innocence is a heartwarming love story delving into the ugly, harsh realities of abuse that will captivate you from the first page to the last.

Sycamore, Illinois (PRWEB) October 25, 2005

Losing Innocence is gaining recognition as a fast paced, heart-felt, emotional raw novella that deals with the subject of spousal and child abuse. It is written with raw honesty and appeals to adults. Those who have children, been through the throes of a divorce or have dealt with abuse strongly relate to the realistic characters.

Losing Innocence is about betrayal, manipulation and how easily innocence is lost. Lance and Mia are both single parents, both recovering from past abusive relationships, who meet on a blind date. Although neither shows much inclination toward marriage, both find themselves altering their perceptions. They find that the happiness they experience together is jeopardized due to Mia’s ex-husband, Jeff, and the influence he yields with the children. The children are a powerful pawn in the ex-husbands scheme, which goes horribly wrong leaving physical and emotional casualties. Losing Innocence explores the extent to which a person may be willing to go in an effort to achieve a goal or protect a way of life, combining elements of romance and suspense designed to capture the imagination as well as to provoke thought. It falls into the fiction, romance and suspense genre. Published by Publish America, the 204-page novella is currently available as a paperback at any major bookstore and at http://www.brianrsmith.net.

Reviewers have responded to Losing Innocence in an overwhelmingly positive manner. Among comments made in published reviews: “If there are children involved, and you have been divorced, you will certainly identify with some of the same situations…characters you will become involved with…” Donna Thompson, Plot Twist, “…heartwarming love story while delving into the ugly, harsh realities of both spousal and child abuse…find yourself turning page after page…brings life and warmth to his characters…hold you captive from the first page to the last…find yourself wanting more from this writer…” Elizabeth Melton Parsons, Out of Darkness, “…moving, visual and wonderful book!” Rosada Hesselfeldt, Through All Time, “…engrossed by writing with raw male emotion…characters come to life…a must read…” Naomi Jo Rush, I Kissed A Frog And My Prince Forgave Me.

Author Bio:

A writer since high school, Brian Smith is a single parent born and raised in Iowa and for the last twenty years has resided in the Chicago suburbs. He is currently living in Sycamore, Illinois and is a graduate of Hamilton College.

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Losing Innocence, 2005, Publish America, ISBN 1424100380, Price at Publish America = $16.95 Retail price = $19.95 at Amazon or other on-line bookstores or if ordered through local bookstores.

More information:

http://www.publishedauthors.net/brianrsmith

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