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Brian Smith has written an interesting story served up with a large dose of reality. If there are children involved, and you have been divorced, you will certainly identify with some of the same situations.
Lance and Mia are a couple in love. Both, have suffered through a divorce, and are now trying to make a life together. The abusive ex-husband uses the children as pawns, for the sole purpose of hurting their mother. They are characters you will become involved with, for Smith, makes it impossible not to care about the outcome of their lives.
In the climax, Smith, shows the family as a simmering pot of churning human emotion. It is inevitable that it boil over into disaster. It is devastating for the whole family and for the children it truly is a “Loss of Innocence.”
The book is well written, realistic, and a look at what goes on in the world every day. I highly recommend this book.
Donna Thompson
"Plot Twist"
www.TheILoveaMystery.com
In his new book, "Losing Innocence" Mr. Smith tells a heartwarming love story while delving into the ugly, harsh realities of both spousal and child abuse. Mr. Smith writes of these issues with raw honesty while developing the love story between the two main characters.
Mia and Lance, both from prior abusive relationships, are fearful of becoming too close and getting hurt again. You will find yourself turning page after page as they fall in love and try to provide their children with a safe and stable home life. Mr. Smith brings life and warmth to his characters and you will begin to think of them as personal friends. When an abusive ex spouse uses the children as pawns in a game with emotionally devastating consequences you will be shocked and appalled.
"Losing Innocence" will hold you captive from the first page to the last and when you read that last page you will find yourself wanting more from this writer. I will be anxiously awaiting his next book.
Elizabeth Melton Parsons
http://geocities.com/voyager823
Both just a couple years out of bad and failed marriages Lance and Mia meet off an internet dating site. What is meant to be a causal thing turns into something more serious. But Mia's jealous and abusive ex-husband threatens to tear it all apart, trying to turn their two sons against Lance and Mia. Can Lance and Mia hold everything together without losing it all? Find out in this moving, visual and wonderful book!
Rosada Hesselfeldt
Author of Through All Time
http://www.freewebs.com/throughalltime/
What did it take to stop Lance’s downward spiral to self destruction? Lance can tell you in one word. Love. A daughters love then the love of a good woman.
When his daughter insisted he stop his life of strippers and bar fights, Lance agreed to go on a date with Mia. The internet connection turned into a love connection that brought hope and happiness into their lives. The couple each had a past of abuse. Lance, by his catholic father for whom he could do nothing right. Mia, by her ex husband that felt she should be a punching bag throughout the marriage.
Mia and Lance heal through honesty and compassion. They find the strength in each other to fight for their newly combined family. When Mia’s ex-husband insists on using her boys in a game of control, Lance fails to show weakness and play by the cowards rules. Her ex finds a way to retaliate that ends in a surprising twist of losing innocence. But who’s? You will have to find out for yourself.
In this story of finding love and innocence lost, Brian R Smith keeps you engrossed by writing with raw male emotion and a good dose of reality. The characters come to life and you find yourself praying the family can find their peace. "Losing Innocence" is a must read that a lot of readers will relate to. I personally can’t wait to review Brian’s next novel.
Naomi Jo Rush
Author of I Kissed A Frog And My Prince Forgave Me : A poetic journey through infidelity.
http://dontkissfrogs.tripod.com
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