Not Yet Beautiful

HOPE HURTS HOPE HEALS Burdened by the shame of her past and by the pain in her body, hope for a better tomorrow is a heavy chain to wear for Lola, a nineteen-year-old survivor of years of trafficking and exploitation. Jaisen, a police officer, is drawn to Lola, both for the fire in her eyes and the hesitation in her step. For Deja, Jaisen’s cousin, marriage to her fiancé is the greatest prize—a prize for which she would forsake all else. As the story unfolds, vivid flashbacks of lurid momen...