Child Protective Services social worker Tessa Riley has a lot on her plate. She's responsible for the safety and welfare of Purisima County's most vulnerable citizens. At the same time, her own life is full of a chaos disturbingly similar to so many of her clients: Tessa's daughter is losing her battle with addiction and poverty, and Tessa's raising her grandchildren. Her on-again, off-again romance with attorney David Ellroy is foundering, and some days Tessa feels like it's all she can do to keep her head above water. But Tessa's commitment to doing the right thing is unshakeable, and so when a child on her case-load disappears and later turns up dead, Tessa knows she can't just walk away. What she uncovers is a monstrous conspiracy, where children are commodities for sale to the highest bidder - and where Tessa's own family lies squarely in the crosshairs.
If you sit a dozen painters before a bowl of fruit and ask them to paint what they see, youll get a dozen distinct works of art, each presenting a slice of life according to their individual rendering of shadow and light. So too it is with writers. Each perceives the world through the lenses of their own unique and precious life experiences. In the pages of this anthology, youll see the world through the eyes of the talented members of the Lompoc Writers Association. The stories, poems and essays youll find here are as varied as are the men and women who wrote them, but each is unique and captivating. Whether youre amused or amazed, saddened or cheered, angered or soothed, youre sure to find something to delight and captivate as you explore these Slices of Life.
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