ASIN: B01N4NKOI3
Publisher: Leona N. Loller
Pages: 290
If only Abby Bestman hadn’t married Harold Hawkins after her first husband died and left her with two young children to raise. But she did. If only she’d left Hawkins when the abuse first started. But, she didn’t.If only Hawkins had gotten help for his drinking problem and anger issues. But he didn’t.If only Mike hadn’t waited so long to declare his feelings for his best friend’s widow. But he did.If only the children weren’t in the middle of all the domestic violence. But they were.12-year-old J.D. didn’t mean to kill his stepfather when he hit him with his baseball bat. He was just trying to protect himself and his little sister, Libby. The hollow “thunk” when the bat hit Hawkins’ head and the drunks’ deathly stillness after he hit the floor convinced J.D. he was a killer. No sound came from the upstairs bedroom where, just moments before, a violent fight had raged. J.D. figured ...
