Trouble Don't Last Always
A Novel
St. Martin's Press · Print & ebook · January 21, 2004
Desperate to escape her abusive marriage, Lilly Crawford files for divorce, then slips away from her small east Texas hometown with little more than the clothes on her back.
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- Who it’s for
- A tender, emotionally charged romance finds hope in the difficult work of beginning again.
- Themes
- Escaping an abusive marriage, Starting over, Love and second chances
- Genres
- Black Romance, Marriage & Divorce, Contemporary Romance
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Desperate to escape her abusive marriage, Lilly Crawford files for divorce, then slips away from her small east Texas hometown with little more than the clothes on her back. She points her twelve-year-old car east, hoping to find a new beginning. When her car breaks down in Louisiana, Lilly finds unexpected employment as the caregiver for a wealthy neurosurgeon named Adam Wakefield, who lost his sight in a recent carjacking.
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At first, this handsome, brooding man reminds her too much of the angry husband she left behind and she reminds him of how far he has fallen from the self-assured man he once was. But as the two spend long days together, an unexpected bond develops---one that will be deeply tested. For Lilly must confront her violent husband before she can ever hope to move on and truly discover a second chance at life and love. This stunning story is gripping and unforgettable tale told with Francis Ray's trademark emotion and passion.
Love After Upheaval
A tender, emotionally charged romance finds hope in the difficult work of beginning again.
Come here for
- Second chances shaped by hard-won trust
- A romance with emotional stakes
Expect
- Abuse treated as a serious reality
- An unexpected bond that deepens over long days
Where it sits
| Black Romance | 98% |
|---|---|
| Marriage & Divorce | 46% |
| Contemporary Romance | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Literary Fiction
- Black Women's Fiction
- Black Romance
- Authors
- Francis Ray
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Published
- January 21, 2004
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Escaping an abusive marriage · Starting over · Love and second chances
- Reading lane
- Literary Fiction