Title: Center of the Storm
Author: Ann Simko
Published by: Musa Publishing
Dodge, an angry teenager, grew up in the foster care system. Shuffled from home to home, he has never stayed in any one place for more than 6 months. A miracle would place him with the family of Kate and Mike Landry, on a horse farm in Pennsylvania. There he forms a bond with a horse named Storm, also a victim of abuse. Can Dodge let down his barriers and accept the unconditional love offered to him? Is this what he wants from life, could it really be that simple?
Flash forward. Dodge is now a grown man, married, with an adopted teenage son. Chris is also a victim of abuse, found near death in an abandoned shed. Dodge can’t seem to get past the walls that Chris has erected. There is a late night call from Kate asking Dodge to come to the farm. Maybe taking Chris with him on the 5 hour drive will give Dodge the chance to reach him.
This story flashes from Dodge as a teenager and as an adult. It is superbly written, allowing you to easily follow the story line. Ann Simko writes about the sensitive subjects of abuse, cutting, and suicide. With humorous scenes well placed to lighten it, she writes a moving tale of healing, hope and love.
Rarely have I felt so many emotions from a book. I laughed, I cringed in dread, and in several places I cried.
I received this as an ebook by the author in exchange for an honest review. I will be purchasing it as a paperback because I want to feel the cover as it softens from being read so many times.
I gave this book 5 stars only because I could not give it more!
For more about the author and her books visit her website.
Wow! Seems like a great book. Off to check it out.
I certainly enjoyed it. It was so well written, and I was so moved. I do not usually get carried away by a book, but I sure did with this one. Enjoy!
Sounds like a great read, excellent review, thanks for sharing, I love it when an ebook is so good you have to have the real thing.
I felt like that about Eowyn Ivey’s The Snow Child, one I will reread for sure, a great story and amazingly well written. I love that its so easy to highlight great passages with the kindle and then refer to them so easily at the end.
Thanks for stopping by. The book literally stunned me. The writing was so good. The author informed me it is not available in paperback yet, but I’ll be waiting. I will have to read The Snow Child. I may have that on my Kindle. I wish I had more time to read, never enough. I love my kindle:):)
Seems like an interesting book. Thanks for sharing.
I hope you try it.