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Escaping Toward Freedom: Thriller Journey Out of Trauma Back to Love and Safety Kindle Edition

by Denise Turney (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.5 3.5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings
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Thriller kidnapping mystery doesn’t pull punches, taking readers on a wild ride

Like ghosts, four runaway girls, appear in the same mountains, Clarissa, a retired Navy specialist, has fled to hoping to escape the pressing demands of a publishing deadline. Now, thrust into danger, the ride into the mountains threatens to be Clarissa’s last. Can she save the four girls?

Stakes are high. Clarissa isn't in the mountains two full days when she's forced to make a hard decision. There's no time for a mistake. It's impossible to turn back. Clarissa and the first lost girl she takes in from the woods are not alone. They are being stalked. On top of that, like a haunting mystery, more girls show up. Does Clarissa have what it takes to save the girls or will she get trapped and become among the forever missing? Get your copy of Escaping Toward Freedom today.
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Human trafficking is a hidden tragedy that's happening right in your face. It could show up on your doorstep in some form today. You just might not know what's happening. This is exactly what happens to Clarissa, a retired military specialist. No longer serving in the Navy, Clarissa is finally pursuing her dream of becoming a successful novelist and freelance writer. Her last novel was a super hit, landing on the Essence and the New York Time's bestseller lists. 

Success aside, Clarissa's creative juices have stopped flowing, gone cold - frozen. So, she heads to North Georgia. She's been in the area before. Yet, this time will be different - very different from any other time she's visited the area. Her shocking story is captured in the novel, Escaping Toward Freedom.

Inspiration for Escaping Toward Freedom came after watching and researching modern day slavery, particularly human trafficking. It's time to open the curtains on this tragic human experience. It's also time to consider what you would do if you came across a young girl, decided to help the girl and your life changed forever just because of that single decision.

Enjoy Escaping Toward Freedom. At its core, it's definitely a story worth telling and sharing.

From the Back Cover

She enterd the cabin through the back door. After she locked the door, she tiptoed through the kitchen and headed down the basement steps. Her Navy training revealed itself as she turned the basement's three corners sharp and clean, the Glock pulled up in front of her chest, the trigger, pin and drop safeties off.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09RHNC3FB
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chistell Publishing (January 28, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 28, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2363 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 250 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Denise Turney

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Denise Turney is a masterful storyteller. Passion for books, including thrillers, mystery and inspirational novels and self-help books, has been at the core of Denise's world since she was a little girl. Back then, classics and mysteries were Denise's favorite reading choices. Over the years, this reading and books love has expanded and evolved across other genres and entered into the realm of novel writing.

Today, Denise Turney is the author of several powerful African American novels, self-help nonfiction titles and fiction with strong women characters, including Long Walk Up, Portia, Heal Gorgeous: Wisdom Within You Knows The Way, Spiral, Whooten Forest Mystery: Ties That Bind, Rosetta's Great Hope and Love Pour Over Me. Denise Turney is also a two-time Navy Achievement Medal winner, freelancer, Gregory's "Mom" and radio talk show host. She is currently working on two new books "Gregory The Lionhearted" and "Gada's Glory".

Her works have appeared in national and international magazines and newspapers including: Parade, Madame Noire, USA Today, Obsidian II, Essence, The Pittsburgh Quarterly, The Bucks County Courier Times, The Trenton Times, Sisters In Style, Today's Black Woman and The Trenton State College Literary Review.

Denise Turney has spoken at the prestigious Spelman College, facilitated the Women of Color: Financial Independence Conference at the Philadelphia Community College, The Aspiring Writer's Conference in Philadelphia, and served as a panelist for Take Our Daughters To Work Day at Merrill Lynch. Denise travels the country speaking and connecting with readers at large national events that host 40,000 to 1 million attendees. Denise's literary radio show "Off The Shelf Books Talk Radio" has been empowering book lovers for more than 14 years.

As an African American books author and women books writer, Denise has interviewed distinguished artists, including Roland Martin, Omar Tyree, Francis Ray, Grammy-award nominee, Awiakta, presidential speech writer, Michael Johns, journalist - Diane Writer, Dan Poynter, Troy Johnson, and bestselling author Tracy Thompson.

PERSONAL NOTE FROM DENISE TURNEY: Reader, your support is invaluable! Enjoy my books that you get right here at Amazon.com. Thank you, in advance, for your support! My official website is: www.chistell.com

I'd love for you to evolve with me, reader and books writer!

Denise

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Valleri
2.0 out of 5 stars Too much unnecessary detail.
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2022
Imagine doing your very best to right a wrong while being stalked and hunted.

There were parts of this book I definitely enjoyed. Clarissa's heart was in the right place and the girls were believable for the most part.

However, I found myself struggling with the amount of minute detail in Escaping Toward Freedom. I don't feel I need to know what someone is placing in, or removing, from their refrigerator. I don't need the details of how someone goes to the sink and gets a glass of water. I don't need the detail of how someone nudges their suitcase with their foot in order to get it in the house. I don't need to know that the orange juice was stirred with a long-handled wooden spoon. It felt jarring to me. But then I became more intrigued by the plot and for the most part, the minuscule details became easier to overlook.

Sadly, the last quarter of the book fell apart for me. Clarissa was supposed to be struggling financially, yet she was able to fly herself and the girls around??

Worst of all, Clarissa's friends (who had been in special forces, and who had vowed to protect Clarissa and the girls) had to go home because their wives wouldn't tolerate their spending one night being around single females. What? They can only protect married women?? I know it was to move the plot forward, but there had to be a better way!

Anyway, I loved the very last sentence of the book. I saw it coming but it was still nice.

My thanks to Chistell Pub, as well as to NetGalley, for the opportunity to read and review an early copy of Escaping Toward Freedom: Journey out of trauma back to love and safety
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Shannan Harper
5.0 out of 5 stars An emotional thriller
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2022
Clarissa is an author who is having a hard time penning her next book. She decides to go to a familiar cabin in hopes of getting inspiration and ends up discovering a young teen by the name of Trisha, who along with Jackie, Amber and Wanda just excaped from a sex trafficking ring. Clarissa and Trisha are determined to find the other girls and get every one home safely.

This was a heart pounding, emotional and exciting read. It did not take me long at all to finish once I started. I really enjoyed this book from beginning to end. This suspensful story kept my attention from beginning to end and I will be looking for more stories from this author.

I received a copy of the book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review of my own thoughts and opinions
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Jeanne Richardson
4.0 out of 5 stars Mystery
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2022
This is the 1st book I've read written by Denise Turney; I can’t wait to read more of her books.

The story is about four girls who are kidnapped and escape from a human trafficking ring.

I received a free copy of this book via booksprout and I’m voluntarily leaving a review.
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darkcatra
5.0 out of 5 stars really well done thriller novel with wonderful characters
Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2022
this was a beautifully done thriller novel, the characters were interesting and felt like real people. I was hooked from beginning to end and wanted more in this world. Great job.. I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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