The Wilted Flower

The Wilted Flowers is the story of many women who, for different reasons, chose to work in the sex industry. This job can destroy anyone physically and emotionally. Its a dark place where the negative situations and experiences can change their lives forever. Prostitution is unacceptable. I believe it should banish, but unfortunately, the global situation is getting worse, and more people are having financially problems. Prostitution is always available for those who are in need, but you are not making a livingyou die and maybe will never walk away. Women, we are like a blossom flower, soft, gentle, and beautiful, but those working in the sex industry, they walk in a dark garden and become a wilted flower.

Barbary's life has been a tale of unfortunate and undeserved pain. He has been beaten and starved by his owners, traded around like an object, and treated like waste. After joining the war, and losing everything he has, he loses his faith. Nothing in his life has gone right, and he finds himself on a wagon in route to another owner. He eventually narrowly escapes to a mysterious cabin in the forest. Here he finds a tall, slender, sinister man, who goes by many names. As it turns out, it is the one and only Devil himself. When the Devil gives Barbary a chance at a perfect, free life, he reflects upon his life and makes a choice. He chooses to make a deal with the Devil, and life is going perfectly, until he suddenly has to pay his debt. When he refuses to, he pays the ultimate price. At the end of his life, he asks himself the question: At what cost?

A young girl dreams of escaping a life of hardship and poverty. Lindy, a teen whose young life has been marred by tragedy, receives an unexpected offer that appears to be the opportunity of a lifetime. Travel and adventure beckon promising happiness and riches to come. But after an astonishing betrayal, her excitement quickly turns to terror, and Lindy finds herself in a fight for her life and for the lives of everyone she loves. A young man dreams of a normal life after returning home from the war in Afghanistan. A chance encounter brings Lindy and Jesse together, and they soon realize they can be of help to one another. They team up to overcome impossible odds, battling a criminal empire that threatens to destroy them both.

Dr. Teresa Ethridge, a native Louisianian, was born on January 6, 1962. I arrived in the state of California in 1963, unfortunately, transitioning from a small town to the metropolis of Los Angeles came with many pitfalls. By the age of 16, I had been exposed to the perils of city life and observed decadence that no child should have been exposed to. Victimized by incest, physical abuse, and rape I experienced painful traumatic experiences that took me on an inevitable journey of dysfunctional behavior.

Thousands of women each year face serious life-threatening illnesses. In this book, two survivors offer uplifting and inspirational advice for coping. Vibrant watercolors complement each page, each floral subject selected for its symbolic meaning and its potential to inspire. 50+ illustrations. Ribbon marker.

Wilted Flower I'm a mortal, born of woman Full of doubt and full of trouble I came up like a flower, now I'm wilted With a gray beard of stubble There is hope for a tree Cut it down, it will sprout again But when mortals die What happens to us then? Will the heavens open wide? Will the dead rise again And walk in a paradise Unknown to living women and men? When we die, will our minds Turn completely into sand? Are we good for nothing more Than to fertilize the land? Over time the mountain falls The rain washes it away But for now I'm a wilted flower With a beard of gray

A love story whispered by a light breeze against the concrete modern village, if you listen closely you can hear the tale of the Wilted Flower of the Streets. Growing up on the streets was just one of the challenges that Cora had to face in her life. A girl who related to a wilted flower on a hill which lived all alone. Cora relives her life through flashbacks following a horrible tragedy which left her fighting for her life. Flashbacks which show the moment she fell in love, the time she was alone, and even her adoption of four cats which could best be described as the former souls of Mongol warriors. For Cora though life was about to change in an instant and never be the same.

Like flowers denied water, people are wilting under the emperor's tyranny. Rose will not rest until the Gardener is dead. But there are bigger battles to fight, and Rayce—leader of the rebellion and the only man Rose has ever loved—believes their best chance at winning the war is to join forces with her sworn enemy. Saving innocent people is more important than her quest for revenge. But their new ally can’t be trusted—and he knows her darkest secret. One betrayal could leave the war and Rayce’s life hanging in the balance, and Rose will need to make the ultimate sacrifice to save them all. The Garden of Thorns series is best enjoyed in order. Book #1 Garden of Thorns Book #2 War of the Wilted