To Have and To Hold

<p>My life's a cage. I was free for however many hours I'd lain in my blanket on a bench in a park even though I have no memories of that. No one remembers their first day of life. </p><p>Then... then I was rescued. Taken to a hospital. Given a name that was never mine. And the foster care swallowed me whole and spat me out eighteen years later. </p><p>I've broken free of that cage because I'm scrappy like that. Went to college married a good man. Or so I thought. </p><p>Seems in my journey to the rest of my life I've also collected an unseen but ever-present hitchhiker. No he doesn't share my car for rides. </p><p>What does he do you ask? He makes my skin prickle my stomach fill with dread and my heart race until I fear it will explode out of my chest.</p><p>The freedom I was so proud of is only an illusion. </p><p>That illusion shatters as soon as my brand-new husband slams divorce papers in my face and kicks me out of his house. </p><p>Alone and afraid I'm spiralling trapped in a new cage. This cage comes with fancy bedsheets suffocating anxiety and silver chains wrapped around my wrists. </p><p>How will I free myself now? </p><p>Do I even want to?</p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)><em>To Have and To Hold</em> is a standalone dark romance novel intended for readers 18+ with explicit scenes mature language and touching on sensitive topics</strong></p>