title: Aftermath: Book One: A Mother's Strength
author:  Torri Hansen 
description: I've been writing since I learned how in childhood. I loved my English classes and any class that required essays. Granted, in school I liked writing more story based pieces over having to write technical essays. My favorite class growing up was Creative Writing. I adored that class and really respected my teacher, Mr. Heaton, very much. He was very supportive of my writing and taught me a lot. When getting out into the working world my dream of becoming an author got put on hold due to the fact that it seemed impossible to hold down a steady pay check, take care of my children and write. However, due to the fact that my ideas for stories never left me and haunted me day and night my dream to become a writer refused to be given up on. So here I am, happily writing my heart out. What is even more a push in the 'write' direction is that my children really believe in me, which gives me an added boost of self confidence that I hadn't had before. Through becoming a mother, I've developed a whole new way of looking at life and the situations therein which lends itself into my writing style. I've been able to develope more as a writer due to the struggles that I've had to go through in my own life; from being a mother to being diagnosed with Bi Polar. I like to bring the emotions that I've experianced into my writing as well as some of the things I feel are important, especially the need to press on and survive even though odds may be against you. There is always hope.
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  THE MOTHER'S MISTAKE
  
  A TOTALLY GRIPPING PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
  
  RUTH HEALD
  
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  > CONTENTS
  
  >  _Prologue_
  
  >  _Chapter 1_
  
  >  _Chapter 2_
  
  >  _Chapter 3_
  
  >  _Chapter 4_
  
  >  _Chapter 5_
  
  >  _Chapter 6_
  
  >  _Chapter 7_
  
  >  _Chapter 8_
  
  >  _Chapter 9_
  
  >  _Chapter 10_
  
  > > _Chapter 11_
  
  >  _Chapter 12_
  
  >  _Chapter 13_
  
  >  _Chapter 14_
  
  >  _Chapter 15_
  
  >  _Chapter 16_
  
  >  _Chapter 17_
  
  >  _Chapter 18_
  
  >  _Chapter 19_
  
  >  _Chapter 20_
  
  >  _Chapter 21_
  
  > > _Chapter 22_
  
  >  _Chapter 23_
  
  >  _Chapter 24_
  
  >  _Chapter 25_
  
  >  _Chapter 26_
  
  >  _Chapter 27_
  
  >  _Chapter 28_
  
  >  _Chapter 29_
  
  >  _Chapter 30_
  
  >  _Chapter 31_
  
  >  _Chapter 32_
  
  >  _Chapter 33_
  
  > > _Chapter 34_
  
  >  _Chapter 35_
  
  >  _Chapter 36_
  
  >  _Chapter 37_
  
  >  _Chapter 38_
  
  >  _Chapter 39_
  
  >  _Chapter 40_
  
  >  _Chapter 41_
  
  >  _Chapter 42_
  
  >  _Chapter 43_
  
  >  _Chapter 44_
  
  > > _Chapter 45_
  
  >  _Chapter 46_
  
  >  _Chapter 47_
  
  >  _Chapter 48_
  
  >  _Hear more from Ruth_
  
  >