When Smiles Fade

by Paige Dearth

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Pub Date Jan 23 2013 | Archive Date Jul 10 2015

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Emma was unloved from the moment she was born. Her earliest memory is being severely beaten by her father, Pepper Murphy, when she was just eight-years-old. Seething with resentment over the sacrifice of his dreams for a woman he cares little about and children he never wanted, Pepper chooses to blame his older daughter. Her mother, Valerie, makes matters worse with her verbal abuse, leaving Emma isolated with a man that had no boundaries in punishing his daughter, taking his abuse to unimaginable levels.

Emma’s father’s coldblooded beatings and the ultimate abuse to which he subjects her, lays the foundation of the person she becomes. As she matures into a resourceful teenager, she is unwilling and unable to stifle her desire for revenge. Reaching her breaking point she can no longer control the impulse to fight back and finally takes matters into her own hands.

Having learned the art of hatred from her father and the mastery of manipulation from her mother, young Emma now sets out to make a better life for herself, leaving the memory of the abused child she had once been behind her. Hardened by the heartless brutality she encounters and the dangerous situations she must overcome in the course of her journey, she faces every challenge that comes her way in her quest for a normal life for herself and for those she loves.

Finally a person emerges from within that guides her toward a better life until she learns of a secret that sets her on the path of ultimate redemption.

Emma was unloved from the moment she was born. Her earliest memory is being severely beaten by her father, Pepper Murphy, when she was just eight-years-old. Seething with resentment over the...

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Phillip Bolos

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“I can say that I appreciated every step I took with the characters. The read was fast and Paige Dearth did an excellent job of creating a world of believable, colorful characters that pull the reader in. Some characters you will feel you know and love, others you will want to kill with your bare hands. The story was intense and gritty in every sense of the words. “

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Sheri Feikert

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“Once again, Paige Dearth's characters come alive in this book. The emotion she is able to elicit from her characters and pass on through her words is incredible. I love how the characters' lives in this story intertwined with the characters from her previous story, Believe Like a Child. While the two books are completely stand alone, the story lines overlap, and it was fun to see the interaction between the two.”

“A story like this sticks with you long after the last page and makes you grateful for the life you have.”

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Annette M Guerriero

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“Dearth's writing voice instantly catches your attention with the raw emotions of her characters and the next thing you know, you've become vested in their welfare.”

“Drama. Hate. Passion. Along with Believe Like a Child, When Smiles Fade is a must read!”

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