About the Author

Today, with a hard learned past in Maryland, Marty draws upon memories of her young years living in the Welfare system. Her experiences as a working farm foster child built her character into a survivor and she has evoloved into a light of heart, rogue spirited woman that is very secure in who she is. There is a special place in her heart for those she has met and she will always welcome anyone with open arms, into this place called life.

For most of her adult life she taught, "The Art of Equestrian Riding" using the patience and discipline she learned as a child and is currently retired in the Ozark Mountain Range raising Boar Goats and loving life with her other half, Pete.

About the Book

     This bold new and inspiring book is so full of twists and turns, it will overwhelm you with each chapter.

     It is a compelling and touching novel that takes you on a journey through the life of a very young girl as a working foster child in the 1950's and beyond. It begins with a Postpartum mother, and abusive alcoholic fater and bewildered siblings, that are in her care as she struggles for normality at a young age of 5.

     Travel through the uncertainties of her early childhood dealing with her parents constantly moving, abandonment and on going medical issues. Her misfortune will take hold of your heart strings and you'll want to protect and comfort this intelligent and determined little girl named Rose.

     She grows into Margaret as she is controlled and then, read along as she matures into Marty, a cool sure footed confident teen with strong survival instincts and skills long forgotten in todays society. Her only companion is her own strength.

Read the Prologue

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