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I am originally from England and moved to the United States in 1979. When I met my husband in the 90’s I became a commercial fisherwoman and fished off the southern coast of California for ten years. They were the most brilliant times of my life, thus far. I am the youngest daughter of a science fiction author, James P. Hogan and I owe my passion for reading and writing to him. My other passions include, hiking, fishing, camping, kayaking, and riding ATV’s RECKLESS BEGINNINGS is my first novel and I’m currently working on a sequel titled BETTER ENDINGS and also a prequel, THE JOURNALS OF TAMMY MELLOWS

A sister that runs away and simply vanishesA forbidden love affairTurmoil between a father and daughterAn eviction with nowhere to goA dark secretLies and deceitDrugs, abuse & violenceHopeTammy Mellows, a fourteen-year-old native of England, was shocked when her father and troubled older sister, Donna, moved to the States. With her family now separated by divorce and divided by an ocean, Tammy felt helpless when she learned Donna had run away and couldn’t be found. Thanks to her father insisting she stay behind in England to finish school, Tammy could do nothing for the next three years but pray that Donna would be found safe. When Tammy’s lifelong dream of moving to the States was finally fulfilled, she had high hopes of looking for Donna. But with no leads and faced with turmoil in her own life, there wasn’t much Tammy could do. After a forbidden secret love affair and a catastrophic dispute with her father, Tammy eventually meets Steven, settles down and has his child, only to discover he is a heroin addict. Thrown into a life of drugs and violence, Tammy lives in fear of what Steven might be capable of and struggles alone to provide for her young son. What consequences might she face if she leaves Steven? Is she ever going to find her sister alive? Will she have enough courage to conquer the impossible challenges of her twisted world and still come out on top? Reckless Beginnings is a story of fiction based on true events.

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Category: Literature & Fiction