
- 320 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Based on a true story ripped from the headlines, this novel asks the questionā is being at the wrong place at the wrong time reason enough to ruin your life? Twenty-nine-year-old Hope Reed didn't pull the triggerābut a simple choice landed her behind bars and now she is literally fighting for her life. After her car broke down, Hope accepted a ride from two neighborhood thugs. Later they were pulled over and arrested for a deadly convenience store robberyāand Hope was arrested, too.?Brendon Reed stood by his wife after her arrest. He took out a second mortgage on their house and wiped out the family's savings for her defense. But as Hope's case dragged on, he was forced to consider other options.Hope's best friend Katina vowed to step in and help out with Hope's children. But that was when everyone thought Hope would get out of jail and be able to pick up where she left off. Now as years passed and Hope's chances of acquittal began to look grim, Katina is torn, and the feelings she's developed for Hope's husband have thrown her loyalty into question.Based on true events, this unforgettable novel reveals a broken justice system that can ruin an innocent woman's life.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Description
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Prologue: Hope
- Chapter Two: Five Years LaterāHope
- Chapter Three: Adena
- Chapter Four: Brendon
- Chapter Five: Chastity
- Chapter Six: Hope
- Chapter Seven: Adena
- Chapter Eight: Brendon
- Chapter Nine: Chastity
- Chapter Ten: Hope
- Chapter Eleven: Adena
- Chapter Twelve: Brendon
- Chapter Thirteen: Chastity
- Chapter Fourteen: Hope
- Chapter Fifteen: Adena
- Chapter Sixteen: Hope
- Chapter Seventeen: Brendon
- Chapter Eighteen: Chastity
- Chapter Nineteen: Hope
- Chapter Twenty: Adena
- Chapter Twenty-One: Brendon
- Chapter Twenty-Two: Chastity
- Chapter Twenty-Three: Hope
- Chapter Twenty-Four: Adena
- Chapter Twenty-Five: Chastity
- Chapter Twenty-Six: Brendon
- Chapter Twenty-Seven: Hope
- Chapter Twenty-Eight: Brendon
- Chapter Twenty-Nine: Chastity
- Chapter Thirty: Hope
- Chapter Thirty-One: Adena
- Chapter Thirty-Two: Brendon
- Chapter Thirty-Three: Chastity
- Chapter Thirty-Four: Hope
- Chapter Thirty-Five: Adena
- Chapter Thirty-Six: Brendon
- Chapter Thirty-Seven: Chastity
- Chapter Thirty-Eight: Hope
- Chapter Thirty-Nine: Adena
- Chapter Forty: Brendon
- Chapter Forty-One: Chastity
- Chapter Forty-Two: Hope
- Chapter Forty-Three: Adena
- Chapter Forty-Four: Brendon
- Chapter Forty-Five: Chastity
- Chapter Forty-Six: Hope
- Chapter Forty-Seven: Adena
- Chapter Forty-Eight: Brendon
- Chapter Forty-Nine: Chastity
- Chapter Fifty: Hope
- Chapter Fifty-One: Adena
- Chapter Fifty-Two: Brendon
- Chapter Fifty-Three: Chastity
- Chapter Fifty-Four: Hope
- Chapter Fifty-Five: Adena
- Chapter Fifty-Six: Brendon
- Chapter Fifty-Seven: Chastity
- Chapter Fifty-Eight: Hope
- Chapter Fifty-Nine: Adena
- Chapter Sixty: Brendon
- Chapter Sixty-One: Chastity
- Chapter Sixty-Two: Hope
- Epilogue
- Readerās Discussion Guide
- About the Author
- 'Daddy by Default' teaser