Scared of Lonely

by Jana Nicole Pauldo

When nineteen year old Sharise Watkins becomes involved in a relationship with her brother, she finds herself being tormented by a mortal sin mentally, sexually, and emotionally. She is left with life-long damaging effects that destroy her inner soul causing her to reflect on her perception of reality, the loneliness she feels without love, and learning who to love. Scared of Lonely tells the story of a girl who is succumbed to temptation by incest, when her secrets are revealed, her quest for happiness is put at a screeching halt. Sharise becomes obsessed with being involved with her brother and by giving into the allure of temptation, she soon finds that she may be in too deep to be pulled up.

250 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2013

About the author

Author Jana Pauldo has been writing since she was in the third grade when she first fell in love with writing. After two book deals that just didnt work out for her, Ms. Jana decided she wanted to branch out on her own and self publish after learning the hard way about how cut throat the literature field was. Now in 2014, she's determined to build a new chapter in her life by keeping God first and her faith in Him. She is the author of Scared of Lonely and the short story series, The Real Her and plenty more to come.

"So many people have put negative labels on me and told me I couldnt do it because of the mistakes I have already made but I trust God and I know I can do anything I put my mind to."

Reviews

[LaShanta Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

There was a lot going on in this book. The author, Jana Pauldo, had me wondering if she had a creative mind or if she was just crazy (LOL)! I enjoyed the story and although at times it was hard to read because of things that were happening to the characters, I found it really entertaining and thought the ending was very good. When I said dysfunction at its best, I meant that literally. The story touches on incest, child abuse, low self-esteem, betrayal, STDs, and major disrespect just to name a few, but it focuses on almost everything that society tries to keep in the dark. The author toots her own horn a couple of times, but it's a great debut, so I can't blame her. :-) I would have given 5 stars, but there were a few grammar and editing issues that stood out. I'm definitely looking forward to more from Jana and would recommend this to others.

[E G · Rating 4 out of 5]

At first the book was slow n boring. As I read more it took a life of its. I guess the author got comfortable finally let it flow. I couldn't put it down. More people should read it if they suffer from loneliness. Remember u r never alone. Henceforth, loneliness is a disease that plagues the younger generation, but we have to fight to let to avoid this. Love someone in your life who means u well, hold on n be there for some. Let them know that they r never alone when they have someone who loves. Remember making time to be does not take that long at all!

[Monique Jackson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Started out slow....but once it picked up the story got better.

[Yvonne Rivers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story line. Too many grammatical errors.

[Francesca Reid · Rating 4 out of 5]

Based on the title, I knew I wanted to make this purchase prior to its release. Once I read the synopsis I decided against it. I didn't think I'd want to read a book about an incest relationship. After some time between conversing with the author via a social network & reading the reviews, I changed my mind. I'm glad I did. This was a good read. The main character had some very serious issues and the idea of a relationship between a brother & a sister is very disturbing but the over all message of being "scared of lonely" is something that most women can relate to. A lot of times women hold on to damaging relationships because they can not stand the idea of being alone & they are chasing love by any means necessary. The author was able to convey this struggle with this entertaining read. Based on this book, I will definitely support the authors future releases.

[Nadia · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little bit disgusting, but overall a good read

[Linda Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow is all I can say! Good book but sick shit