Skip to main content

Guest Author - Ann Lee Miller



Tattered Innocence
by Ann Lee Miller


No one is perfect. We all make mistakes. Sometimes we make them knowingly and without a thought to the consequences they might bring upon us and those around us. That’s the theme of this book. Rachel made a choice that almost separated two families. Jake made a similar decision. Neither one feels that they can ever be loved or love another again.

They are both trying to run away from the choices they made, running away from God at the same time. It isn’t until they run into the arms of God that they can deal with their past mistakes and be able to face their futures.

The only problem I had with the book was that the transitions seemed to be missing sometimes. There were a few times I had to go back and re-read something to understand that Jake or Rachel were looking back to the past. There were a few places when the POV changed abruptly, which was also a little confusing.

Not a blatantly Christian book, but a fairly clean read. The things that were included were pertinent to the story. Overall, I really did enjoy the story. I will be purchasing more of this author’s book in the future.




A Word From the Author:

Tattered Innocence, my first novel, drew heavily from living on a sailboat as a kid. I re-wrote it about thirty-seven times over seventeen years. Finally, an excellent freelance editor salvaged the mess I'd made by helping me infuse continuity and order.


I was raised by a Catholic mother and a guilt-manipulator father. Just growing up earned me a Ph.D. in guilt. Guilt is universal, we all struggle with it to varying degrees. I wanted to paint a picture of what it feels like to "recover" after we've done something that goes against our moral code. God pours out His forgiveness, but it's hard to absorb because of shame, remorse, and the difficulty of forgiving ourselves. Tattered Innocence is one woman's journey into God's forgiveness.




Enter to win one of ten paperback copies of Tattered Innocence here during June! Or, if you can't wait, you can click on the cover above to buy it now. TODAY ONLY! Tattered Innocence e-version .99 at all on-line outlets.


Bio:

Ann Lee Miller earned a BA in creative writing from Ashland (OH) University and writes full-time in Phoenix, but left her heart in Florida, where she grew up. She loves speaking to young adults and guest lectures on writing at several Arizona colleges. Over 100,000 copies of her debut novel, Kicking Eternity, have been downloaded from Amazon. She blogs sailing memoir at AnnLeeMiller.com.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Monday Meditations - Ambivilence

Ambivalence Oh, how this word defines us as humans! We are ambivalent about so many things. We are wishy-washy. We can't seem to make up our minds about anything. Just look at a woman's bedroom after she has gotten dressed. The pile of clothes on the bed tells us that dress is the wrong color, that one is uncomfortable, today's the wrong mood for that one, that one isn't appropriate for the situation, that one doesn't fit anymore… I've known women that can't make up their minds about who they want to date. Some can't make up their minds about which women they truly want to be friends with. College students enter the university with one major and come out with another, yet work in a completely different third field. Couples get married only to find out shortly after the wedding that marriage (or the person they chose in the first place) isn't really right for them I could go on with examples of how we have mixed feelings, unc

Monday Meditations - Valuable

Valuable Sometimes as a mom it's hard to feel valuable. It's often a thankless job. Nobody sees even half of what you do. Work is often paid for with a screaming baby, a temper tantrum throwing toddler, a temperamental teenager, and a husband who just wants his dinner. I once read an article that said stay-at-home moms "should" be earning $162,581 a year. Where are my mom friends who see that in their bank account? You know something? Our mom value is not in money. Being a mom is the highest calling God gave to women, not climbing the corporate ladder. I am not dissing moms who work outside the home. Each one has to make choices as to what is best for her family. This is for all those who choose to stay at home, those who sometimes feel value less. Our value was in the little lives you are molding each day. Your payment is all the sticky, syrupy kisses and the I love yous from the lips of those to whom you gave life. Our value is raising ch

Monday Meditations - Joyful

Joyful What do you think of when you hear the world "joyful"? The giggling of children? A smiling face? A happy surprise? These things can all bring joy, but I have found that being joyful is a choice, a state of mind. When my father passed away a couple years ago, I posted this on my Facebook page: Today I choose to rejoice, in spite of my sadness. I rejoice in the fact that my father is no longer sick or suffering. I rejoice in the fact that I was born to parents who loved me enough to show me The Way, The Truth, and The Life. I rejoice in the fact that my parents are together again after many years of being apart. I rejoice in the fact that I will see them both again someday. I rejoice that when I do see them, they will both be whole and healthy. I know "rejoice" shows up a lot there, but you'll also notice the word "choose." That's part of being joyful in difficult times. We can be sad and still be joyful. We can be dis