I want to tell you how great my life was. How I lived without regrets. With constant laughter. Without any tears. I want to tell you how I lived each moment to the fullest. How each breath I took was fresh and full of life. With eagerness. Without any fear.
I want to tell you all of that, but then my story would be masked with lies and not worth telling.
My life didnât start until I left my past. And I left everything. My mother, my friends, my name.
My new name, the name everyone knows me by is Erin Lewis.
Four years after finding the courage to leave her hometown in Alabama, Erin is finally happy with where her life has led her. Not only is she secure in her environment, but the relationships she has formed center her, making her forget how damaged she once was. Before she can fully settle into her new life, her past crashes into her present, unraveling a set of events that destroy the very foundation she has built her new life on.
About Yessi Smith
Iâm a Hispanic living in South Florida with my redneck husband from Texas and our âhalf breedâ son, who is actually the reason I started writing again after years of celibacy. My son loves stories, but not the kind you can read in an existing book. No, heâd rather make up a story, complete with our own illustrations. So, thank you, Son, for igniting a flame I had let go out.
I also live with two dogs: a neurotic Border Collie we call Nitro and a midget Rottweiler named Nisa.
I have always found my sanctuary at the beach and in music and writing. I wish I could write rhymes so I could become a famous rapper, but rhyming is completely lost on me.
I have a Bachelorâs degree in Business Management and a Masterâs in Human Resource Management. I have held several jobs, from picking up dog crap to upper management positions. And now I am hoping to leave the business world behind so I can live full time in a world that does not exist until I place my fingers on a keyboard and bring them to fruition.
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Life's A Capella on Goodreads 4 stars
A beautiful heart-felt story that captured my heart from the beginning.
I really enjoyed this story, it was beautiful, sad but ultimately was a story about a broken young girl, who escaped her awful life and became someone new so she could forget her past. But that isn't always possible especially in this story with the surprise that turns up.
I loved all the characters in this book which doesn't happen very often for me as there is normally someone I don't like or who annoys me a little.
I felt so sad for Erin after learning what she had escaped from but also admired her strength and determination to move forward and make the best of her life.
Trent was the perfect man. A policeman who was kind, sweet, sexy and so caring. Alway there for Erin and helping her in the toughest times.
My favourite character was obviously Shayna as she was the sweetest and most adorable little girl ever. All the other secondary characters were great as well.
The story line wasn't packed full of drama but that isn't needed when the story that is told keeps you emotionally involved. There were definitely some surprises which I didn't see coming and a very sad part which took my by surprise.
I loved the ending, I thought it was perfect and exactly what the characters in the story deserved after everything.
I thoroughly recommend this book and can't wait to read more from this author.
Review By: Bethany
A beautiful heart-felt story that captured my heart from the beginning.
I really enjoyed this story, it was beautiful, sad but ultimately was a story about a broken young girl, who escaped her awful life and became someone new so she could forget her past. But that isn't always possible especially in this story with the surprise that turns up.
I loved all the characters in this book which doesn't happen very often for me as there is normally someone I don't like or who annoys me a little.
I felt so sad for Erin after learning what she had escaped from but also admired her strength and determination to move forward and make the best of her life.
Trent was the perfect man. A policeman who was kind, sweet, sexy and so caring. Alway there for Erin and helping her in the toughest times.
My favourite character was obviously Shayna as she was the sweetest and most adorable little girl ever. All the other secondary characters were great as well.
The story line wasn't packed full of drama but that isn't needed when the story that is told keeps you emotionally involved. There were definitely some surprises which I didn't see coming and a very sad part which took my by surprise.
I loved the ending, I thought it was perfect and exactly what the characters in the story deserved after everything.
I thoroughly recommend this book and can't wait to read more from this author.
Review By: Bethany
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Life's A Cappella has been nominated for Top Book of December 2013, and is currently #1. We'd love to gain more votes and KEEP the lead for December!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/13822.Best_First_Book_by_New_Author
Life's A Cappella has been nominated for Top Book of December 2013, and is currently #1. We'd love to gain more votes and KEEP the lead for December!
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/13822.Best_First_Book_by_New_Author