Take the thrilling roller coaster ride as one woman strives to find the truth as she works her way through the tangled web of lies that she is embroiled in.
What do you do when your marriage has fallen apart, when your drug addict husband squanders away money to feed a violent coke habit, when the man you once loved turns out to be your nightmare, when you feel you could lose your two kids through a traditional divorce because he’s such a skilled liar, when he welcomes every opportunity to abuse you -- emotionally, physically and sexually?
“I’m being followed. I know I am,
she thought. “He’s watching every move I make. There is no way I’m going to escape without his knowing. He’ll find me.” With every sound, her body jerked. Her tension exaggerated each bump in the road. Every car that passed was an enemy to be dealt with. The two children, fast asleep in the backseat, were unaware of their mother’s apprehension. They didn’t know their futures were about to be irreversibly altered...
Nancy thought she had married her Prince Charming. But six years later, she was on the run with her two young children, trying to escape her abusive, drug-addicted husband. In a new town, living under new names, the Cooper family begins life anew.
But as the years pass, Nancy’s children begin to question their mother’s motives for leaving. Her son’s constant recriminations fill her with guilt and give way to the thought that if they return home, maybe she can put things right. Returning to the place where her nightmare of a marriage began, she must now face a man whose days have been filled with twisted thoughts of revenge. As the court turns its back on her, her husband takes steps to punish her...as he always vowed he would.
About Brenda Youngerman
Brenda Youngerman is an avid proponent of domestic violence legislation. Public Lies, a taut psychological drama, was written, she says, to enlighten the public to the plight of the victims. “This year alone,” she says, “approximately three million American women will be assaulted by their partners. One in every four American women will be assaulted by her partner sometime in her life.” With Public Lies, Brenda shows that domestic abuse is a problem that cuts across the very fabric of America, affecting women from all walks of life, rich and poor alike. With her fictionalized account of a very real problem, it is the author’s fervent hope that the work will show abused women that they are not alone, and that there is help.
Brenda Youngerman currently lives in Southern California with her family. You may visit her on the Web at www.BrendaYoungerman.com.