Paige Dearth
Author
Series
Rainey Paxton volume 2
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Nothing matters more than getting the next fix. First came the shocking story of Rainey Paxton being born addicted to heroin, and the sacrifices she made to accommodate her parents’ reckless lifestyle. Now comes the terrifying, extraordinary novel that picks up after Rainey’s release from juvenile detention. With no money, and lost in a section of North Philadelphia dominated by gangs and violence, Rainey won’t accept that it may be too late...
2) Girls found
Author
Series
Rainey Paxton volume 4
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"Rainey Paxton never gave up on finding her friend Winnie after she was abducted by a serial killer. But the person Rainey knew wasn’t the one she found. The woman Rainey loves has changed, and this new version is disturbing. Dakota Jagger finds that being free doesn’t mean she has freedom. She longs for love and acceptance, pulling Winnie along with her to the life they dreamed of while in captivity. But Henry Thomas Bishop, the barbaric serial...
Author
Series
Rainey Paxton volume 1
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
Rainey Paxton was born addicted to heroin. In the fragile first hours of Rainey’s life, hospital doctors and nurses fight to keep her alive. Several months later she is released into her parents’ custody, where the baby is forced to live on neglect and tainted breast milk. Constrained in her home, infested with drug addicts and drifters, Rainey’s drug-addicted parents leave little hope for her protection. While Rainey is still an infant, her...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
An unbearable tragedy. A life cut short. A dead girl searching for truth. Twelve-year-old Molly suddenly wakes up dead in Limbo after spending four years in and out of hospital beds. Fearful of being forgotten by her family, she wants nothing more than to return to Earth, until her guardian exposes the grim truth about her demise. Devastated, Molly learns everything she believed about her life and death was a lie. But the greatest blow arrives when...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2018]
Description
A child with no parents. An evil foster mother. A runaway with nowhere to go. With no family, Joon is sent to live in a foster home. After years of cruel treatment, she decides to run away and live on the streets. Now homeless and vulnerable, twelve -year-old Joon finds herself alone again. Even after a group of homeless teens takes her in she can't be sure who to trust and quickly learns that safety on the streets comes at a price. Can Joon survive...
Author
Pub. Date
June 7, 2023
Description
Some people die long before their heart stops beating.
Rainey Paxton is convinced there is a link between the disappearances of several women and her friend Winnie. Her obsession leads her back to the mysterious house where she said goodbye to Winnie years prior. Rainey is certain there is something sinister about the man who took her friend to Florida.
Meanwhile, seventeen-year-old Dakota Jagger is on her own looking for shelter. While roaming the...
7) ONE AMONG US
Author
Pub. Date
December 12, 2014
Description
Eleven-year-old Maggie Clark is an average suburban girl known for her intelligence and beauty. Suddenly, her life's path is tragically altered when Maggie is ripped from her family and thrust into the horrific underworld of human sex trafficking. In captivity, Maggie watches over a young boy, who givers her a reason to live. Robbed of her innocence and freedom, Maggie does whatever it takes to survive. With the help of Detective Rae Harker, the Clarkes'...
Author
Series
Home Street Home volume 1
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
"[After years of sexual abuse at the hands of her uncle, a young girl leaves home at sixteen.] Alone and helpless in the streets of North Philadelphia, she encounters more human predators who want to take over her life and devour her. About to hit rock bottom, Alessa manages to break away from her new tormentors and finds refuge in a shelter for homeless and abused women"--Amazon.com.
Author
Pub. Date
April 2, 2017
Description
Seven-year-old Tony Bruno just wants to fit in, but the bullies at his school are cruel and relentless. At home, he leans on his mother Teresa for strength and comfort, but she's no match for his father, Carmen. His father, a fighter and bully himself, hates Tony. He is embarrassed by the child for not fighting back and wishes that Tony was never born. Then as a teen, in one act of blind courage, Tony fights back shifting the balance of power with...
10) When smiles fade
Author
Series
Home Sweet Home volume 2
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
"Emma was unloved from the moment she was born. Her earliest memory is being severely beaten by her father. Her mother makes matters worse with her verbal abuse. As she matures into a resourceful teenager... young Emma now sets out to make a better life for herself. Finally a person emerges from within, that guides her toward a better life until she learns of a secret that sets her on the path of ultimate redemption." --back cover.