Bitter Betrayal

by Amanda M. Thrasher

Overview

Love, Trust, and Betrayal!

They say there are two sides to every story, and somewhere in the middle lies the truth. There’s no exception to this one. Impaired decisions, questionable actions, and consequences with irreversible damage destroy the lives of two young teens. High school junior Payton Phillips is dating the boy she knows she's going to spend the rest of her life with: Reece Townsend. An opportunity for the dating teens and their friends to have the night of their lives--an invite to Stacie Wiggin's party--will go down in the books as epic. But when things escalate and emotions run high, the evening of their dreams turns into a nightmare of he said, she said. Who did exactly what that night? As teens tweet, Snap, and play their stories out online, social media threatens to ruin more than the teens' reputations. Relationships, scholarships, and entire families are at stake. Whose side of the story will you choose to believe, his or hers?

A recipient of the Mom's Choice Awards for YA and General Fiction!
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781946329189
Publisher:	Progressive Rising Phoenix Press, LLC
Publication date:	04/21/2017
Pages:	310
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Amanda M. Thrasher was born in England, moved to Texas, and resides there still. She's the award-winning author of YA, General Fiction, MG, Early Reader Chapter, and Picture books. Amanda is a multiple Gold Recipient of The Mom's Choice Awards® (MCA), earning the award in multiple categories including YA, General Fiction, and Early Reader Chapter Books. She is a two-time Gold Medal winner of the Readers' Favorite International Book awards, a New Apple Literary Award winner, and an NTBF award winner. Amanda continues to write, speak, and conducts workshops for all ages. As the Chief Executive Officer at Progressive Rising Phoenix Press, in addition to her regular duties, she assists authors with their work and shares her writing and publishing experience with others through school visits, trade conferences, and writing workshops. Amanda was contracted to write a graphic novel for the Driving on the Right Side of the Road Program. The publication is part of the Driving on the Right Side of the Road (DRSR) program, developed by the Law-Related Education Department of the State Bar of Texas Law Focused Education, Inc., and the Texas Municipal Courts Education Center with funding from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and the Texas Department of Transportation. The purpose of the program is to offer a preventive educational program to encourage responsible decision-making when it comes to obeying traffic laws and to following safe practices. The graphic novel titled "What If ? A Story of Shattered Lives" was adapted into a reader's theater for as few as five speakers or as many as twenty-six and remains part of the DRSR program. CAPTAIN FIN was based on a screenplay. Amanda was contracted to adapt the screenplay into a novel for director, actor, and producer Kevin James O'Neill.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Chapter One ~ Cover for Me

Chapter Two ~ Sweet as Sugar, Bitter as Poison

Chapter Three ~ Girl Talk

Chapter Four ~ Dinner with the Parents

Chapter Five ~ All in Fun

Chapter Six ~ The New Girl

Chapter Seven ~ Heating Up

Chapter Eight ~ Separation Sucks

Chapter Nine ~ She’s One of Us

Chapter Ten ~ Coach’s Daughter

Chapter Eleven ~ Triple Duos

Chapter Twelve ~ Meet the Parents

Chapter Thirteen ~ It’s the Real Deal

Chapter Fourteen ~ Awe C’mon

Chapter Fifteen ~ Will This Day Ever End?

Chapter Sixteen ~ Selfish, Right?!

Chapter Seventeen ~ He Said, She Said

Chapter Eighteen ~ Start Planning

Chapter Nineteen ~ Party Buzz

Chapter Twenty ~ Party Jitters

Chapter Twenty-One ~ Party Time

Chapter Twenty-Two ~ Stay Out of the House

Chapter Twenty-Three ~ Aftermath

Chapter Twenty-Four ~ Payton

Chapter Twenty-Five ~ Reece

Chapter Twenty-Six ~ What Are You Saying?

Chapter Twenty-Seven ~ We Have a Problem

Chapter Twenty-Eight ~ We Need to Talk

Chapter Twenty-Nine ~ OMG . . . Did You See It?

Chapter Thirty ~ Stacie

Chapter Thirty-One ~ The Dreaded Phone Call

Chapter Thirty-Two ~ Two Sides to Every Story

Chapter Thirty-Three ~ Payton

Chapter Thirty-Four ~ Reece

Chapter Thirty-Five ~ Parent Meeting

Chapter Thirty-Six ~ Where Do We Go from Here?

Chapter Thirty-Seven ~ Bitter Betrayal

Chapter Thirty-Eight ~ Time Heals All Things

Editorial Reviews

Bitter Betrayal is a riveting and MUST read for teens and parents alike. This book offers an honest and realistic view of the tough choices and situations that can too often destroy a teenager's life. Only through open dialogue can we hope to educate ourselves and prevent such common tragedies from happening. The real topics addressed in this book cannot be ignored and has the potential to save a teenager's life. As a mother of teenagers, a daughter, and a son, I highly recommend Bitter Betrayal.

Lynn Groff, LMSW
(Licensed Master Social Worker)
Owner Primrose School of N.E.
Green Oaks

Reviewed By Ankita Shukla for Readers' Favorite

Bitter Betrayal by Amanda M. Thrasher is a book with a purpose. She aims at educating teenagers about how their idea of "just having fun" can actually spoil their future. Payton, a sixteen-year-old teenager, is head-over-heels in love with Reece, a senior at a different school. In her head, she can see herself marrying Reece and spending rest of her life with him. As romantic as it sounds, their teenage love -- like any other love -- has its own share of problems. Although Reece keeps trying to go all the way with Payton, she respectfully declines him every time. She is not ready to go down that road, just yet. She second guesses her decision every now and then, but is determined to wait until she is ready. Trouble knocks on their door when the coach's daughter, Stacie, enters their lives. The green eyed monster is blinding Payton with jealousy and this is affecting her romantic life with Reece.
The author, Amanda M. Thrasher, has highlighted one very important problem that follows when teenagers consume alcohol. Being a teenager is difficult enough as it is, but adding alcohol doesn't make it any easier. The book is not just about the aftereffects of consuming alcohol; it also focuses on how it might impact the teenagers and their families. With the social media boom, can any secret remain buried for long? Bitter Betrayal is written in a very impressive style. Payton's conflicting thoughts and inner struggles would seem relatable to every teenage girl who is in love. There are so many emotions to deal with that Payton finds herself mostly overwhelmed. Reece, like any other teenage boy, finds his girlfriend's emotions annoying and irrational. He is, however, not a negative character. He respects Payton's decision to wait until she is ready. He doesn't push her to give in to his desires. There is a lot to learn from this book. I wish that parents would encourage their teenagers to read Bitter Betrayal and learn from it. An impressive plot, excellent story-telling, and smooth development of the story make this very readable.

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