My Search for Good Enough

Emily began life at the bottom of the social ladder. The youngest of four siblings and the only girl, she feels insignificant and unlovable in a family where males are regarded with higher value than females, and age determines importance. When her parents divorce, her already-turbulent world is shattered, and she makes a vow that will dictate the path she travels for the next thirty years. Thus begins her search to become good enough to be loved and accepted. Emily struggles through her childhood and teenage years, trying to please everyone, and yet rarely pleasing anyone. She faces the deaths of family and friends while attempting to fight off the depression and anxiety she feels closing in on her. Her ever-increasing feelings of worthlessness drive her to abandon her faith in search of the love of a man, and in doing so, finds herself in the arms of Garren - a devil disguised as her knight in shining armor. Wanting desperately to not be alone, Emily blinds herself to the red flags of abuse that tell her to run from this relationship, but when the blinders start falling off, running is no longer an option. She is suddenly a mother, and the threat of death - or an even worse fate - hangs over her day after day as she struggles to endure the abuse, for the fate of her children depends on her survival. My Search For Good Enough is a story of determination and hope, and one that leads its readers to find the love and acceptance that every person desires.