This is for all the women and men who have lost hope in love. I truly believe that there is a happy ending for everyone, but we have to stop being afraid of finding it. This book is based a very real experience that I had. Like Marianne I was timid and hadn't yet found my voice, but through all the pain sadness and anger I found that I was stronger than I thought I was. From that day on I looked at myself differently. I was more confident, more vocal with my feelings. I was no longer afraid to be me. That is what I want for people who read this story to take from it. It doesn't matter how people see us, they only thing that matters is how we see ourselves, how we treat ourselves and how we allow others to treat us. It doesn't matter how we find our strength. Maybe we have to go through the pain, our keep our work hustle going, or just get mad as hell. Either way, as long as we own it, no one can still our greatness.