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Because You Loved Me

M. William Phelps

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Jul 26, 2015 Ms BooksAholic rated it really liked it

Shelves: crime, true-crime, psychological, mental-illness

Because you loved me was an online love affair, a real-time murder. This was one of the first books I have read of M. William Phelps and I have to say I was very pleased. I will definitely be reading more of his true-crime. This was such a very sad and heartbreaking story. One young girl, Nicole, without her father in her life looking for that love to replace her father's absence and Billy it was. I felt so hurt by what happened to Jeanne. She loved her children so unconditionally and only wante Because you loved me was an online love affair, a real-time murder. This was one of the first books I have read of M. William Phelps and I have to say I was very pleased. I will definitely be reading more of his true-crime. This was such a very sad and heartbreaking story. One young girl, Nicole, without her father in her life looking for that love to replace her father's absence and Billy it was. I felt so hurt by what happened to Jeanne. She loved her children so unconditionally and only wanted what was best for them. Raising two children on you're own with three jobs. God bless you, Jeanne, and may you rest in peace. Jeanne's lover, best friend, and companion was always there for her. He truly loved her and it was so heartbreaking to know he had lost his lifetime soulmate by her own daughter. How tragic, really just utterly tragic. Jeanne did the best she could handling the relationship of her daughter Nicole and Billy. Billy was eight-teen years old and Nicole only four-teen! But because she loved her daughter she allowed them to visit. But as a mother myself and agreed with Jeanne I WOULD not allow my daughter to move to another stated with a boy she'd only known months. Then at the tragic end to find out Billy was a real sociopath. But in my opinion all the blame cannot be on Billy. Nicole and Billy made several other attempts to murder her mom but Billy knew wouldn't work but went along anyways. Sure they were both in lust but as they seen it love. But how can you premeditate to kill your mother? What's wrong with Nicole? Her own birth mother who loved, took care of her, and gave her everything a child would need. Nicole was selfishly in love and had obviously mental issues herself. She had ample of times to stop the murder or the previous premeditated murders, why didn't she? Billy may have been the one holding the knife and committed the murder but Nicole was beyond the being the murderer. Calling why Billy was attempting to kill Jeanne. Why didn't she go home and stop him. You have to say it was as if she held the knife herself and killed her mother. I also believe Nicole needed life in prison without parole. It was her mother she premeditated to kill and didn't move a finger to stop it but call Billy to see if it was done. Both Billy and Nicole are severally downright murderers who need to rot. I recommend this book to True-Crime readers. It was a four star page turner!

A quote I liked while reading this book and I fully believe it!
"Most would say Billy had choices, like everyone else. Mental illness is not an excuse-or license-for murder" ...more

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