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    Empty Shell

    By Ashley Fontainne

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    About this ebook

    “Empty Shell is about what happens when one woman gives up, one man gives in, and another steps in to manipulate lives and hearts. It's about what's left when the love runs out, when death changes everything, and when a woman who leaves faith behind finds lives ruined because of her choices and reactions.” - D. Donovan, eBook Reviewer, Midwest Book Reviews 

    A pair of pink, silk underwear… 

    The quiet world of Melody and Jack Dickinson is about to be turned upside down. Twenty years of marriage hangs in the balance when Melody finds out about Jack’s infidelity. The betrayal is made worse when Melody discovers his lover is Serena Rowland, a young woman who works at Melody’s law firm. 

    A receipt from an overpriced hotel… 

    Harsh words are exchanged before Melody storms off to work, determined to have Serena fired. But when Melody hears Serena was murdered over the weekend, everything changes. Serena’s body is found beaten and strangled with a pair of pink, silk panties, in the same hotel that Jack had admitted staying at over the weekend. Within seconds of hearing the news, Melody’s life spins out of control when Jack calls in a panic. The police are at their home to arrest him for Serena’s murder. 

    Pictures of a young woman’s scantily clad torso on a cell phone… 

    Was she married to a monster? One who beat and strangled the young woman to death, or was Jack set up? Did Melody’s own dark secret, hidden inside her heart for years, have something to do with the nightmare they suddenly find themselves in? 

    Melody and Jack are about to discover that one fateful mistake will destroy many. 

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRMSW Press
    Release dateNov 19, 2015
    ISBN9781519920256
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    • 5/5
      What would you do if your life spiraled out of control in a matter of hours? Everything you thought you knew and could hold onto were suddenly like quicksand beneath your feet. Who would you turn to?

      This is the premise of award-winning Ashley Fontainne's latest suspense thriller. Right from the start, you're thrust headfirst into Melody Dickinson's life, which quickly becomes a nightmare.

      As is typical with Ashley's works, the twists and turns come at you so fast, and seemingly out of nowhere, that you're left breathless. But among all the chaos and carnage that has become the lives of the Dickinson's, as well as peripheral characters who change in ways you don't expect, runs a thread of hope and healing to grasp.

      Ashley excels at the thrilling suspense novels you've come to expect from her pen, but what makes her novels stand out from the crowd is her well-drawn characters, believable dialogue and actions, and the deep-seated faith, truth and love that shine through it all.

      "Empty Shell" will take you to the darkest reaches of the human heart, but it will also lift you up to the peak of human love, understanding and forgiveness.
    • 5/5
      Wow! Empty Shell is a really great story about a woman, for whom everything goes horribly wrong, who doesn't break. Melody Dickinson's world comes crashing down around her, repeatedly, and she keeps getting back up and brushing herself back off again. A truly Christian message about the power of God, without being too pushy or preachy about it. It's wonderfully Southern flavor (especially in audio format) made me crave a tall glass of sweet tea, and a plate of biscuits and gravy. I laughed and cried, mostly the latter, with these characters, and the ending left me satisfied and cozy-feeling.