Tracey made a mistake in her senior year of high school that would cost her dearly. Pregnant and abandoned by her family, she landed in the arms of Brad Culbertson. Brad wasn't a perfect man, but Tracey believed he would change for her. For a while he did and they became the quintessential Mormon family.

In time, Brad became the embodiment of pure evil and controlled every aspect of her life. The monster's alcoholism and rage careened out of control, threatening to destroy her life. Isolated from family, friends and the church, she found herself completely alone with no identity of her own, subject to the will and pleasure of the monster.

Tracey's life takes an emotional roller coaster ride through the depths of hell as she musters the strength and courage to escape from the monster's lair, in search of a better life. Unable to bear her leaving, the monster assures her that if he can't have her, nobody will.

Escaping from the home that had become her prison, she must start a new life for herself and her four young children, while staying clear of the monster. She finds safety and temporary solace with her parents in rural Arkansas.

Overworked, with no time to socialize, Tracey turns to the internet for assistance in locating her true love. She unexpectedly meets Tyler Cormier on an LDS singles web site. For the first time in her life, she can finally see forever.

When Brad comes back from the past with a vengeance and threatens Tyler's life, Tracey realizes that she may never know lasting happiness. Can she ever move ahead with her life, or will the monster from the past make good on his promise to destroy her? Can she escape the ever tightening strangle hold on her life or will her one chance at finding forever love slip through her hands?

Although this book was written with an LDS audience in mind, it transcends religious and social boundaries and gets to the core of every woman's base needs of love, acceptance, self respect and self worth. It is more than a book, it's a journey filled with a cornucopia of emotions and ultimately empowering one's inner self to reach higher.

One of the strongest underlying currents I tried to write into this book was that you don't have to be perfect to do what is right. I think that oftentimes Christian women tend to hold themselves to an unrealistically high standard of perfection. Sure, it's great if you can live an idyllic and charmed life, but if not, you're still a good person and can be every bit as worthy as anyone who doesn't have the obstacles and troubles that you face. We all have different cards that we're dealt. What we do with what we're dealt is what is most important, and that we consistently strive to do better and be better.

Being a parent is a tough thing in today's world. Being a divorced parent with children is even tougher. Blending two families together is perhaps the toughest of all. Then if you throw in a psychotic ex spouse into the mix, it's a powder keg sitting next to an open flame. In spite of those insurmountable odds against you in those trying conditions, you can still be happy, and it's a lot easier with the reassurance of God's love.

This book doesn't take on a holier than thou attitude. It reaches out to and inspires all women, especially those who are admittedly or secretively struggling with being imperfect humans who oftentimes live less than wonderful lives.

I believe that after reading this book, women will fall into one of three basic categories. The first category is those women who can identify and relate completely with Tracey's story. They've either been there or cried with another woman who has been there. They will laugh and cry as they share Tracey's plight and eventual transition into a better life. They may never find the ultimate true live like Tracey, but for many women, simply getting away from the monster and finding any kind of non-abusive love afterwards may be their heaven on earth.

The second category is those women who have a relatively good life, but it isn't perfect. They will be happy that they didn't have to live through Tracey's plight, but probably know of someone who has or is. They will relate to the happiness and joy as she finally finds true love. Many of these readers have never found true love and it will be an inspiration to them to find it if they're still single, or perfect what they have in their marriage so they can experience it, to a lesser or greater degree.

The third category is those women who have a wonderfully charmed life. They've never experienced any of Tracey's plight and neither have any of their friends or relatives. They won't be able to relate to much of this book on a personal level, but they will enjoy it because it will make them feel better about their own lives and the fact that they never had to go through the trials and tribulations part. This book will be a source of inspiration to help them relate to others that they may encounter in life's journey and through various associations, who haven't lived such a charmed life.

The bottom line is that this book is an inspirational story to any woman who reads it. It's not all gloom and doom, but rather engaging and inspiring. There are many humorous parts as Tracey moves past the abuse and into finding her soul mate. It deals with many of life's challenges in a positive and healthy way. By the end of the book, the reader will have had a moving experience that will lift their spirits. Many women will buy extra copies because they have a friend or relative who needs to read it for one reason or another. After all, some fairy tales and dreams do come true!

But don't take my word for it- click here to read the first chapter and a half for free and decide for yourself. I know that you or someone you know will benefit from this book.