title: Diaries of an Emotional Prostitute
author:  Beatrice McClearn 
description: First, for some strange reason, I thought the book was a memoir. Hence, I was dumbfounded when I got to the last two pages. My heart almost stopped beating.<br><br>Reading the book as a memoir, I was left thinking how absolutely candid and brave the author was in revealing her story. Even as I came to the realization that the book was fiction, my thoughts did not change.<br><br> The book s back cover states: By the end of the novel, you will discover one of two facts: 1) You KNOW an emotional prostitute; or 2) You ARE an emotional prostitute. The epiphany for me was I am an Emotional Prostitute. <br><br> My very being, my deep happiness comes from loving someone. My happiness comes from making my husband happy. My fulfillment is in knowing my children are happy. My contentment comes from my dogs reactions to me. When my friends are happy, I am happy. In doing this, we walk a fine line between loving too much, liking too much, looking to others to fulfill us to the point of depleting the recipients of air. I do not think I am a person meant to be alone; however, I am comfortable being alone. <br><br> In the book, Lilah uses love and sex to fulfill her inner void. This may be the cycle the author speaks of conquering. So many people have a void in their life and they attempt to fill it with false love, sex, drugs, alcohol, gambling, shopping, and many other vices. We need to teach our children (and each other) to be confident in who they are, to fulfill their destiny, and to be strong, to teach them not to pimp themselves in an effort to fill a void. <br><br> Lilah s story progresses from a painful childhood to a young woman that hits rock bottom. From there, the book takes us through Lilah s realization that she controls her happiness and then, her taking charge of her life. The ending of the book brings us full circle. This book is an example of how we do not have to let the hand of cards we ve been dealt define who we are. We are free to, at any time, gather up the cards, shuffle the deck, and re-deal the cards. Our life can be anything we want it to be.<br><br> Lilah was a wonderful person who had so much to offer. I have no thoughts on the shocking ending of the book as I write this review. My mind has yet to piece it together. These thoughts may stem of my thinking it was a memoir for most of the book.<br><br> This book contains sexual scenes that personally I would not want my teen reading, but let s face it. I live in a somewhat sheltered world of my own making. The story, however, is a story that teens and adults should read. I highly recommend this book. Beatrice McClearn has a powerful message for all of us. --Donna McBroom-Theriot, Blogger<br /><br />You had me touched with true love finds itself, then you went Menace to Society on me. LOL --Dick Hugger, Smooth Drama Radio<br /><br />My mother read it, I read it, and then I handed it to my daughter. This book speaks truth. --Reader Feedback
zlib_text: RIOT
  (Bad Boy Escorts)
   
  By Jo Raven
  
  Blurb
  A broken girl.
  A sexy escort.
  A fancy hotel room and a struggle for trust.
  When Paxtyn makes an appointment with escort Riot Gallagher of the Bad Boy Escorts agency,
  she has her reasons, and they have nothing to do with sex or pleasure. But after that first,
  disastrous meeting, something changes. The tables are turned, the picture shifts.
  A strong girl.
  A damaged boy.
  An attraction that turns into love and a fight for life or death.
  There was never any question about how this would end…
   
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  RIOT (Bad Boy Escorts)
  Jo Raven
  Copyright Jo Raven 2015
   
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  The characters and events portrayed in this book are fict