Debbie

About the Book

Born and raised in New York, Debbie Lyon Meads is sixteen years old when two drug dealers begin to have their way with her. In order to protect her, her brother, Leon, kills the dealers and is sentenced to life imprisonment. Desperate to escape, Debbie marries an older friend, Allan, and flees the city. Eight years later, upon Allan’s death, Debbie learns that he had a sister, Josephine, who never knew him. She decides to introduce herself to her sister-in-law and soon finds herself becoming friends with Josephine’s husband, Samuel Palts. With his and Josephine’s marriage on the rocks, Samuel sees in Debbie a second chance at true love. Meanwhile, a man named Brian Tyes tracks her down. It seems he’s the other brother of the two drug dealers her own brother killed years ago, and now he’s out for revenge. What’s more, Debbie has also become the target of Tanya Tamms, a jealous woman from Samuel’s past. Only time will tell whether Debbie can navigate these dangerous waters safely. In this novel, a woman seeking her husband’s family after his death must face a series of trials and tribulations in her attempt to find love and happiness.

About the Author

B. James, a native of New Jersey, moved to Rome, Italy, as a young adult. There, she met and married her husband and had a son. A cancer survivor with a lifelong love of literature, she began writing novels when faced with limited mobility. She currently lives in Derwood, Maryland.nd.