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ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE

 

                    "The Sweet Melissa Memoir Series" 


Book six of "THE SWEET MELISSA MEMOIR SERIES" will be out sometime in September 2017!  GOD WILLING!  That is my personal goal anyway.  I have already designed the cover and I am about a fifth of the way through.  Surprisingly, book six is the most difficult one to write.  The events are current(2004-2011), or should I say more current than the other books, but there are a lot of intimate and painful details and memories.  I have been trying to keep those buried deep in the back of my mind but it is time to release them.     I hope you are enjoying the series so far, and book six will be the final book.  I have plenty of other projects after this!  My writing career is far from over.  It has just begun!  

I love to hear feedback and appreciate your reviews.  I was brought to tears the other day when a "mother" of an "addicted daughter" thanked me for writing my story.  She told me that it has helped her understand her daughters struggle and that it has given her hope.  

Addicts can and do change!  Cravings do go away!  You have to choose what is more important.  Don't take the easy road and continue to use.  Don't be lazy. As each day passes things will get easier.  They do. When you realize that life is wonderful with a clear mind, and when the trust you have lost is regained, you will see that there is no drug that can make you feel that good.  You have to stop blocking good things from entering your life. Don't restrict yourself to a limited life that will only end with you in jail or dead.  There is so much more out there.  So many wonderful things.  Do it now before it's too late.  Time passes quickly and one day you will wake up and say "How did I get this old? Where did my life go?" Reach out and ask for help now. TODAY. That is not weakness.  It is strength, and only the strong survive.

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