Before We Thrived (Ballentine Lake Murray Southern Resilience Series, #1)

Alexie Branham grew up in rural South Carolina and made the heroic decision to leave her old way of life and her emotionally abusive boyfriend behind for a familiar friend turned loving fiancé. Liam Bradshaw was everything that Kevin wasn't. She never felt safe, protected and cared for before Liam.
Just as Alexie was excited about the new direction in her life, she got a phone call that would change the trajectory of everything. Her new suburban life, career and relationship were all soon to be reorganized and tested by illness, duties and more.
Determined and resilient in character Alexie would not be bound by her troubled childhood and circumstances of duty. She refused to let her past or memories destroy her newly found romance. Would she ever be truly free of Kevin? Would her new teenage stepdaughter welcome her into her life? How would she relate to a once abusive mother or should she? Her new life called for repeated forgiveness with boundaries. Could she rebound from the life altering newly discovered family secret?
A suspenseful, romantic yet spiritual coming of age story revealed in memories guaranteed to keep you turning pages.
100% Clean. 100% Human written. Emotionally spicy only!

Deanna T. Cove resides in the Midlands of South Carolina with her husband of thirty-seven years. Together they have three adult children and two grandchildren. Deanna retired from the field of nursing years ago and developed a new love of gardening. Her passion for writing began in childhood as she attended and tested into Mark Twain JHS for the Gifted and Talented in New York with creative writing as her talent.
Though born in the north Deanna considers herself to be a southern lady with family ties to the south through generations. Deanna moved south at the age of fifteen and developed a deep love for the south and weaves her travels of neighboring cities into her storylines. After retiring from the medical field, she was a top selling copywriter and business branding expert freelancing with Fiverr.com for nearly two years working with businesses worldwide before retiring to other styles of writing.
...Before We Thrived... is her first of many novels, series and more.