"A Good Girl Gets Caught Up..."
Excerpt from the Prologue:
"Don't ever judge someone for doing something you say you would not do. A person on drugs or a person who cheats. An alcoholic or a sex addict. I used to say, "Oh, I would never do that. How could they get themselves into that situation?" But unless you're in that person's shoes, you honestly don't know the circumstances that led them to that decision. And you don't know the addiction that made them stay in it. "Addiction." I'd always associated the term with drugs or something that could be overcome if the person just "tried harder." Tried harder to acknowledge their problem, solve it, stay away from the temptation, and be good. Just like that...
Well, easier said than done. In my short time on earth and with some unlikely, firsthand wisdom, I could honestly say that I will never again judge a person for being addicted and making poor choices. Because, I became that person. I threw all of my morals and positive family values out the window when I came to this town. Don't judge me until you hear my story. My story on how I, Merci Townsend, exemplary student, all around good girl and straight-laced overachiever, became a symbol of degradation by obtaining the status of a "Jump Off.""
"Definition: Jump off: A casual sex partner. A mistress or a person that is usually only being used for sex while in marriage or serious relationship; The chick (or man) on the side. See also (Booty Call) "
Always perfect, Merci Townsend, gets entangled into a relationship she never fathomed with an engaged, older, high-powered business man. In the process, she earns a sordid status. Going against everything she was brought up to believe, her life goes into a downward spiral, challenging her secret belief that she could make it without God.
Wealthy, millionaire business heir, James Jansen III, stokes the desires of women everywhere with his dynamic looks and powerful status. On the surface, he seems like the generic hero out of a romance novel. Underneath, the truth is anything but. He is unconditionally and irrevocably, human.
Jump Off: The Deep End is a Christian Cautionary Tale of Fiction that is UNAPOLOGETICALLY REAL, contemporary and full of romance. With elements of humor and the sobering truth, it's inspirational without being too religious - and full of surprises