I Can Still Shine: Bruised but Not Broken

Scorn. Rejection. Abuse. Fear. Brenda knew all these things. She faced an enemy— one she couldn’t see or understand. Her heart was stubbor and proud, and she wanted friends at almost any cost. Yet the price of acceptance was dangerously high—and brought her to the brink of death. Repeatedly, she traveled dark paths, some with enemies who posed as friends, some with beasts who posed as gentlemen. Unexpected help from a mysterious source gave her courage to face each day.