Wilted Flowers

by Chris Bathory

A young girl dreams of escaping a life of hardship and poverty.

Lindy, a teen whose young life has been marred by tragedy, receives an unexpected offer that appears to be the opportunity of a lifetime. Travel and adventure beckon promising happiness and riches to come. But after an astonishing betrayal, her excitement quickly turns to terror, and Lindy finds herself in a fight for her life and for the lives of everyone she loves.

A young man dreams of a normal life after returning home from the war in Afghanistan.

On a beautiful afternoon in a quiet neighborhood, Jesse sees something so shocking and disturbing that he is compelled to break a promise and intervene. But when he does, he learns something far worse than he could ever imagine. Jesse is forced to go above and beyond, once again, but this time, the war is in his homeland, and he faces an evil as insidious as any he encountered overseas.

A chance encounter brings Lindy and Jesse together, and they soon realize they can be of help to one another. They team up to overcome impossible odds, battling a criminal empire that threatens to destroy them both.

Genres: Fiction

270 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2016

About the author

Chris Bathory holds a Bachelor of Technology in Forensic Science from the British Columbia Institute of Technology and a diploma in Electronics Engineering Technology from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. She currently lives in British Columbia with her husband and two cats.

Reviews

[Hope]

This book had me from page one. I spent a solid 3 hours reading the whole thing and could not put it down for a even a second. It gave me all the feels.

[Jason Brown]

It was a great read, a real page turner. I had a hard time putting it down. The story line was exciting and disturbing at the same time. I love that this Author writes in settings that take place in my backyard so to speak.
The story made you think... could this be going on in my neighbourhood. The characters, are amazing, a range of emotions for them. There are ones that you like and can relate to and others you hate and hope that bad things will happen to them.

It is a must read!

[Duane]

Don't read this book if you have daughters!

[Chrissy]

Wow. This book made me laugh, cry, and rage. It is an emotional read. I couldn't put it down. I would plan to read one chapter, then would look at the clock and see that it was already midnight and I was 6 chapters in. I was totally captivated until the very end. I highly recommend it.

[Jen]

Holy bejesus that book was dark and evoked empathy reactions in me. This book needs to come with a trigger warning because it does not shy away from being perfunctory about the experiences that someone who has been human trafficked for the sex industry will experience.

I ran in to Blood and Bone another title by this author, and was so struck by it that I sought out this title as it is the only other one she has written, to my understanding. This was very much a different genre and equally as much a page turner.

There are some editing errors here or there (including accidentally switching a character’s name for two instances), so could use to be looked over by a professional editor when this book is picked up for a major publishing house’s publishing contract. But of course it will get one.

For a free Kindle selection, the story telling is fab! Strap in and prepare to have a page turner if you can even say you turn pages on an eReader.

[Nico]

Did not make it past the multiple rapes/abuse in the first three chapters. There is nothing to hook the reader into going even that far.