Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940014991605 |
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| Publisher: | Sage Words Publishing |
| Publication date: | 07/25/2012 |
| Series: | The Helping Hands Legacy , #1 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | NOOK Book |
| File size: | 194 KB |
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This novel focuses on the issue of child abuse and five friends who are willing to do something about it. Melanie O'Conner, creator of her gang the Hell Hounds, is the rough-and-tough protagonist who risks her life to save innocent children. Prone to impatience and stubbornness, she is the girl you love to hate but have to respect. Tyler Mason, prideful bodyguard and best friend, is the man who saves Melanie from her addictions, the man who would die for her. Caleb Brinson, Wess Porter, and Taryn Jones make up the rest of the gang. Caleb, the loner. Wess, strong but silent. And Taryn, the glue that holds them all together. Besides depicting real and somewhat graphic portrayals of abused kids, the novel is also about loyalty, betrayal, ambition, the need for family, and doing what it takes to do the right and sometimes wrong thing. The Hell Hounds/Helping Hands kidnap these abused children and care for them in a secluded hideaway called the Treehouse, and must find a way to keep nosy reporter Stephanie Matthews from their trail. Part Two of the novel follows the characters as they get their lives back on track from the events in Part One. I was hooked on this book from beginning to end, wondering what would happen next, rejoicing when a child was saved and crying when one of my favorite characters passed away. There is nothing but brutal honesty and beautiful if not quirky relationships in this novel. There is drug abuse, criminal activity, lives tragically ended, laughter and tears, secret desires to be loved, friendships based on need and extreme circumstances. No one is perfect or even described to be, and the characters' flaws stand out wonderfully while accenting their greatness. For a first novel it should be a bestseller, and the sequel only shows the author's growth as a writer and the stunning transformation of the infamous Melanie O'Conner.
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