When Hope Was Gone

by Cheryl Denton

Overview

After trauma turns Laura Sutherland's life upside down in 1966, she flees the U.S. to escape the man who intends to kill her. From Cincinnati to Europe and onward to Africa, she hides with the assistance of a Franciscan monk.

Keeping secrets and telling lies to stay alive, Laura and Mack, a Scottish doctor, get drawn back into the killer's world in 1977 when an orphaned child must be seen by a specialist in Cincinnati.

With the help of a monk, an arson investigator, and a hippie, Laura and Mack devise a plan that will either help authorities capture the killer or cost them their lives.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940044321809
Publisher:	Cheryl Denton
Publication date:	02/15/2013
Series:	Darkfire , #2
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	870 KB

About the Author

Cheryl Denton wrote the first book in The Darkfire Series, Among the Ashes, to give readers a glimpse into the mind of a person suffering from PTSD. When Hope Was Gone, the second book, addresses the challenges of parenting a child with PTSD. The third novel, Losing Faith, portrays a woman who develops PTSD when a stalker terrorizes her. Mrs. Denton writes all of these novels out of her personal experiences. Her Spiritual Growth Series gently guides survivors through the depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem which many experience.As a writer, Cheryl Denton has contributed a large body of work through her blog for survivors of abuse and trauma, cheryldenton.com/blog. Much of her writing follows the theme of rising above life’s challenges. Over the years, she has also worked as a magazine editor and book editor.