From award-winning author, Carter McNamara, comes his unique, compelling, and heart-felt love story-where his partner's love and compassion helped transform him from a "lone wolf" suffering from past trauma into a patient, peaceful, and trusting partner in a thriving relationship. This true story paints a vivid picture of how the hopes and dreams of an innocent child were dashed by the neglect, abuse, and abandonment of an addicted parent who swears the child to secrecy about what From award-winning author, Carter McNamara, comes his unique, compelling, and heart-felt love story-where his partner's love and compassion helped transform him from a "lone wolf" suffering from past trauma into a patient, peaceful, and trusting partner in a thriving relationship. Where many love stories are about romance, courtship, death or divorce, this is an inspiring story about what all of us can truly hope for: a loving, nurturing relationship that lasts. Carter's memoir is a beautiful and moving story, full of truths and hard-earned wisdom. - Carolyn Holbrook, author of Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify, winner of the 2021 Minnesota Book Award in Memoir and Creative Nonfiction This book was quite the page turner. I haven't stayed up past 2 a.m. reading in years. It was very well done. - Michael Olesen, adult child of an alcoholic This is an outstanding piece of work! It grabs your attention. I thoroughly enjoyed it! - Gary Nereson, war veteran and writer