WORMWOOD MARRIAGE

In this twisting novel, a new bride's devotion turns to fear after marrying the wrong person. After a tumultuous courtship, multiple accusations of infidelity, and aggressive behavior, Hannah Cotton still marries Scotty Brian, believing she can change him into the godly husband she desires. On their wedding night, Scotty's only child, Charlessa Brian, is murdered. Scotty withdraws, talks less to Hannah, and revisits his psychic daily. After only a few weeks of marriage, Hannah overhears her new husband communicating with his dead daughter. Still obsessed with killing Lenny Woodson, the man Scotty thinks is sleeping with Hannah, Scotty is even more fixated on executing Boston Matheson, the man he believes is responsible for his daughter's death. Scotty befriends Boston, visits him in Chicago, and portrays himself as a surrogate father, attempting to entice BM to his hometown, Madison, WI, to have him killed. Meanwhile, Hannah is determined to make the marriage work. She shrugs off Scotty's negative behaviors, constantly making excuses for his obnoxious and disrespectful attitude. Hannah works at being a virtuous, righteous, and submissive wife, while Scotty becomes more belligerent and starts spending time and money on other women. Scotty continues charming Boston until BM visits Madison. The plan does not go as Scotty imagined, and BM leaves Madison unharmed. Scotty hatches another plan for Drug Enforcement Agents to search Boston's delivery trucks. DEA finds Illegal drugs, but BM gets off on a technicality. After two years of marriage and Scotty's abuse progressing from verbal to physical, and evil spirits manifesting more profoundly, Hannah tells Scotty to leave her home. Demonic creatures visualize and threaten Hannah. Will Hannah survive the Wormwood marriage, or will she discover, too late, the power that resides within her? Wormwood Marriage is a sequel to B H Carter's debut novel, Bedeviled. It is a fascinating account of Hannah's journey to finding the courage to trust her sixth sense and live life abundantly, leading the reader on Hannah's path to breaking free from an abusive relationship. WORMWOOD is a powerful novel inspiring those struggling to break free from unequally yoked partnerships. WARNING 18+ Readers Only. Graphic content and subject matter.

Barbara Harvey Carter is a retired registered nurse residing in Texas. She has spent more than two decades as an addiction counselor, group facilitator, trainer, and healthcare professional in the medical and mental health specialties.Having worked with domestic abuse clients in her professional career and experienced the assaults of abuse, Barbara is knowledgeable and empathetic to the needs of abused women. She believes in women's empowerment and supporting females in their endeavors. She also promoted holistic health - mind, body, and soul - as co-owner of SB Fitness Health Club for several years. Before relocating, she volunteered as an intercessor, encourager, teacher, and planner at religious, community, and professional organizations. Besides being a fiction Christian author who writes about relationships, the supernatural, and the paranormal, Barbara enjoys spending time with her Lord, Jesus Christ, her son, Darrin, daughter-in-love, Melody, grandchildren Tarrin, Kameron, Jaylen, and her extended family.