
However, I had good reason to have faith in Ms. That’s just a personal preference on my part.

I started “The River and the Roses” with a little hesitation simply because psychics and paranormal stories are not my favorite. It was also exactly the type of tale I love – a complex fantasy set in a completely original alternate world.

Olivia’s Kiss / Catherine Durkin Robinson.I’d certainly rather experience this vicariously than actually. Putting us in the middle through fiction might help our understanding. The psychological implications of this – how it impacts decision making and the way people touched by this relate to the world around them – is something many of us have observed, but find hard to understand. The story gives us a glimpse inside the world of domestic violence and its fallout. As in many books (and real life), a few questionable decisions can snowball, which is what happens here. However, the reasons provided were compelling enough to convince me. For example, choosing to flee, rather than seeking help from law enforcement and taking refuge at a shelter for victims of abuse.


It would be easy to second-guess some of the decisions made by the characters in Broken Ones. For more, visit Martin’s blog.Īfter her abusive brother-in-law puts Louise in the hospital, she flees with her sister Marie, a nephew, and two nieces. She says that for some reason her stories always have a ghost. She has another novel ( The River and the Roses) and a short story ( Veronica in Paris) which are also available for your favorite e-reader. Sophia Martin lives with her husband in the mountains of Northern California. Kindle US: YES UK: YES Nook: YES Smashwords: YES Paper: NOĬlick on a YES above to go to appropriate page in Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Smashwords store
