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Something Worth Fighting For
Prison didn't break him but life nearly did.
When an innocent man is released from prison he needs to rebuild his life. For Daniel Denham, that's easier said than done. Until he meets artist Callie Lester in her house by the sea.
After spending two years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Daniel Denham returns to a life he no longer recognises. Haunted by the things he did to survive, he holes up in his basement apartment and keeps the world at bay. Until the day he makes a call that might just change everything.
For portrait artist Callie Lester, life is good. Or so it seems. And then her mother, Daniel's lawyer, announces she's invited him to stay. He's a man with problems, a man accused of rape, but one look at the hope in his eyes and Callie knows she can't turn him away.
The moment Daniel walks into the house by the sea he knows it's a place where he can begin to get his life back together. A place where he can heal. But things are never that simple. Rumours to some people are truth and facing the outside world and all its judgements is the hardest thing of all. Daniel comes out of prison a changed man, unsure of who he is, but as he and Callie grow closer, Daniel is surprised to discover he's not the only one with ghosts from the past that need laying to rest...
A long and in depth character-based novel of 140,000 Words
When an innocent man is released from prison he needs to rebuild his life. For Daniel Denham, that's easier said than done. Until he meets artist Callie Lester in her house by the sea.
After spending two years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Daniel Denham returns to a life he no longer recognises. Haunted by the things he did to survive, he holes up in his basement apartment and keeps the world at bay. Until the day he makes a call that might just change everything.
For portrait artist Callie Lester, life is good. Or so it seems. And then her mother, Daniel's lawyer, announces she's invited him to stay. He's a man with problems, a man accused of rape, but one look at the hope in his eyes and Callie knows she can't turn him away.
The moment Daniel walks into the house by the sea he knows it's a place where he can begin to get his life back together. A place where he can heal. But things are never that simple. Rumours to some people are truth and facing the outside world and all its judgements is the hardest thing of all. Daniel comes out of prison a changed man, unsure of who he is, but as he and Callie grow closer, Daniel is surprised to discover he's not the only one with ghosts from the past that need laying to rest...
A long and in depth character-based novel of 140,000 Words
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Alexandra Marell
15 books17 followersI’ve worked as a teacher and publisher and now write in a variety of romance genres, but always with the same tight focus on the characters and their emotional journey. I’m a great believer in love at first sight, addicted to buying pianos and on dark and stormy nights you’ll find me in some old castle or mansion chasing ghosts as part of a paranormal investigation team.
I also write as C A Nicks/Candy Nicks.
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November 15, 2013
Something Worth Fighting For by Alexandra Marell
Daniel Denham was imprisoned for two years after being falsely accused of rape. Those years took the carefree young man and changed him. Even after being released he still felt imprisoned. People didn't accept the truth that he was an innocent man. They heard the word prison and rape and stamped guilty on him. Thank goodness for his lawyer Anne and her daughter who truly believed in him and gave Daniel the second chance to live.
Callie Lester had been living, and yet not. She had hung onto her childhood crush for years. Hanging onto a love that was never returned. When her mom set up to have one of her clients come and build a website for her business, Callie judged the man before she ever met him. Until she looked into his eyes and saw the innocence and helplessness in his eyes.
This is a romance story and yet so much more. The author has brought these characters and their past to life. What happened to Daniel is a real life issue. It's so easy for a woman to accuse a man and ruin his life. The flip-side of course is that because of the false accusations it's tougher on women who are telling the truth. Reading this story through Daniels eyes was tough. Being in prison on rape charges made him a target among his fellow prisoners. This is an excellent story that is worth reading.
**Sensual content and language
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Daniel Denham was imprisoned for two years after being falsely accused of rape. Those years took the carefree young man and changed him. Even after being released he still felt imprisoned. People didn't accept the truth that he was an innocent man. They heard the word prison and rape and stamped guilty on him. Thank goodness for his lawyer Anne and her daughter who truly believed in him and gave Daniel the second chance to live.
Callie Lester had been living, and yet not. She had hung onto her childhood crush for years. Hanging onto a love that was never returned. When her mom set up to have one of her clients come and build a website for her business, Callie judged the man before she ever met him. Until she looked into his eyes and saw the innocence and helplessness in his eyes.
This is a romance story and yet so much more. The author has brought these characters and their past to life. What happened to Daniel is a real life issue. It's so easy for a woman to accuse a man and ruin his life. The flip-side of course is that because of the false accusations it's tougher on women who are telling the truth. Reading this story through Daniels eyes was tough. Being in prison on rape charges made him a target among his fellow prisoners. This is an excellent story that is worth reading.
**Sensual content and language
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/...
February 22, 2013
It was good reading the difficulties of someone who's senteced wrongly, goes to prison and then tries to make it back to noraml...really great
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