A Piece of My Heart

A Piece of My Heart is the fourth book from the Blessings, Georgia series by Sharon Sala. The main character, Mercy Dane has no memory of her family and lived in a foster care home while growing up. When she receives a call on Christmas Day to donate her rare blood to save an accident victim, she jumps on her motorcycle and races to Blessings. Never in a million years did she expect to find the victim is her long-lost sister, one she had no knowledge of. Then there was another surprise where she finds out that the police chief is the same man who comforted her when her apartment was broken into years before.

The romance is sweet, the characters are delightful, and the plot is realistic. The story is definitely an emotional roller coaster which will make you cry at the end. The ending is by far one of the best I have read in a while, and the suspenseful elements are "grab onto your seat and hold on!". *JK*

Triumph

Runaway Girl: Escaping Life on the Streets, One Helping Hand at a Time by Carissa Phelps is Carissa’s story and so much more.  By the time she was twelve she had run away from home, dropped out of school and found herself trapped in the brutal life on the streets.  After being in and out of juvenile hall the kindness of one of her teachers, as well as others, pushed her to transform herself into a graduate of UCLA with both a law and business degree.  Now she’s back on the streets helping other at-risk kids.  Her story is riveting not only because it shows you what happens to these battered and broken kids on the street but because it gives you hope that we can affect change for the better. SG