Title: YOU CAN’T FORCE LOVE
Author: Marie Drake
Publisher: RedBird Books
Pages: 286
Genre: Realistic Fiction

Synopsis

“A battered butterfly, he’d build Kimberly up, nurture her strength and watch her return to flight. He repressed the visions dancing in the back of his mind; her naked body brandished red flags and spurred him to stampede. Bulls and butterflies did not mix.”

Jordan Fry’s obsession is born in “You Can’t Force Love” by Marie Drake, Book I in the Locked Hearts Series.

From different towns and social backgrounds, Jordan Fry and Kimberly Orvine experience life-altering abuse, lose a parent and land in the same foster home. Angry, and self-deprecating, fiery redheaded Kimberly is deadset on lousy behavior and suffering the consequences, punishing herself for former sins. Scared by his inner darkness, pyromaniac Jordan has vowed to change for the better. He focuses on Kimberly as the key to his success, but she intends to make him break his promises. Unaware of Jordan’s atrocious actions in the past, she’s dangerously close to unleashing the evil he struggles to contain during their epic battle of wills. Can they both survive?

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Excerpt

Debbie stopped at Krispy Chicken and surprised him with lunch. They relaxed on a park bench on Market Street; Jordan ate fried chicken with his fingers, and Debbie stared across the Delaware River. Jordan stopped eating and scanned the waterway; a couple of ships docked on its edge. “What?” he asked.

Debbie shook her head. “You know I love you, right? I’ll always do what I think is best for you,” she said.

“Did we stop for chicken so you could give me bad news?” Jordan asked.

Debbie met his eyes for a minute, smiled, and patted his leg. “No worries.”

He wiped his hands on a napkin and slid a sideways glance at his mother. “Can we get ice cream?” he asked.

She turned her wrist and checked the time. “Alright, but quick.”

About the Author

Award-winning author, Marie Drake lives in a small town near Lake Ontario with her husband, four sons, and three rescue pups. With many years of experience in the Foster Care community and advocating for other victims and survivors, she specializes in realistic and psychological fiction depicting the lives of abuse sufferers; their obstacles, their triumphs, and their downfalls.

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