Bøker av Vernon Bargainer

Nineteen-year-old Sarah Lock is on a desperate run for safety. As she sits behind the wheel of a stolen truck and speeds away from Dallas, Texas, she knows the battle is not over. Emotionally devastated, Sarah watches helplessly as her dream of finding someone to love her despite her shame-despite the wounds of a humiliating stigma thrust upon her as a child-shatters before her eyes.Sarah, in possession of many secrets, boards a bus and heads back toward Dallas, knowing that her personal safety is dictated by every decision. Knowing an abusive husband will soon be looking for her-and his truck-Sarah finds her way to her Aunt Gina's home, where she vainly begins to search for her purpose in the world. But as her past continues to haunt her, Sarah vows to never let romantic love enter her life again. Seeking solace and peace through the healing grace of nature, she dances in a lush meadow beside her hideaway, unaware that a young man is watching her, patiently waiting for the opportunity to change her perspective on everything.In this poignant tale, a young woman takes a journey that leads her to the brink of surrender as fate deals another blow and sends her on a mission no one ever expected.

Twenty years ago, young Andy Boone shared an absorbing and unforgettable experience with his fifth-grade sweetheart. Now, laden with sadness and guilt, he searched in vain for the young woman and her family. The search begins when he crashes his car into a prairie fence in East Texas one rainy April morning in 1992. Little does he know that this chance blunder is destined to have repercussions far beyond the deep scratches on the rear of his car. Inexplicably, he will be drawn back to this spot again and again.Andy's search is complicated by the seeming anonymity of the woman he seeks. It is also burdened by distractions arising from his career and his entanglement with the FBI. They regard him as suspect because he's snooping around neighborhoods asking questions. Still, he pushes on but he is growing weary and afraid. Just the plain mystery of it all-the inexplicable absence of even the tiniest clue as to her whereabouts-threatens to strangle his dedication. Even more crippling is the beating he takes from his own internal confusion: guilt, sad memories, and difficult questions. Now, a frightening picture is emerging-something unthinkable has happened to the family he seeks.

Young Lorrie Dean did it all for love-and now, she's running for her life. When she learns that Andy, her childhood sweetheart, is searching for her, she makes the bold choice to find her. Trouble is, she is in the witness protection program, and for good reason. As soon as she surfaces, her enemies rush in for revenge.She's now in the hands of hardened criminals who will stop at nothing-even torture-to get what they want. Lorrie fears not only for her life but for the life of her mother. And if the younger woman breaks under their questioning, both lives will be imperiled. She knows the torture is their next step, and she can't risk betraying her mother to avoid physical pain. So she makes another bold decision: she will make an all-or-nothing attempt to escape. She knows that her only hope lies in freedom, even at the risk of death.Miraculously, she succeeds-and the chase is on again. She finds Andy, and their love story seems too good to be true. That love, so carefree and natural when it began four months ago, is rapidly growing into an ominous burden. Suddenly she finds another demon to battle where she least expects it. What lurks behind the next corner could change everything-and she finds herself running for her life again.