Lookin’ for Love by Susen Edwards
Based on a compelling and sometimes tragic true story, this novel follows young mother Ava from the go-go bars of the 1970s to the heart of Florida’s drug trade to a Kenyan prison to, ultimately, a place of forgiveness, faith, and love through recovery.
Inspired by a gripping true story, Lookin’ for Love begins in 1963, when Ava, nineteen and pregnant, marries a violent alcoholic and is disowned by her abusive mother. She bears two sons, leaves her husband, and turns to go-go dancing to provide for her children, using alcohol and drugs to numb herself to the degrading work. Then she meets Mike, a charismatic drug dealer who promises to give her “a beautiful life.” They move to Florida and begin working for The Crew, one of the largest drug smuggling organizations in the country. The Crew sends Ava and Mike to Kenya to find farmers to grow marijuana—but while they’re there, their home is raided, they’re charged with international drug smuggling, and Ava is sentenced to serve time in a Kenyan prison.
After her release, Ava struggles with sobriety but soon returns to dancing, alcohol, and drugs. Eventually, she hits bottom and surrenders her will to God. Once sober, she learns the power of forgiveness, faith, and love.
- File Name:lookin-for-love-by-susen-edwards.epub
- Original Title:Lookin' for Love
- Creator:Susen Edwards
- Language:en-US
- Identifier:9781647427917
- Publisher:She Writes Press
- File Size:1.530 MB
Table of Content
- 1. Cover
- 2. Title Page
- 3. Copyright
- 4. Dedication
- 5. Prologue
- 6. Part: One
- One: Natalie
- Two: Boys
- Three: Tom
- Four: The Wedding
- Five: Mrs. Harrison
- Six: Barbra
- Seven: Changes
- Eight: The Beginning of the End
- Nine: Spiraling Downward
- Ten: Bridgeport
- Eleven: Changes
- Twelve: Jack
- Thirteen: The Holidays
- Fourteen: Separation
- Fifteen: Moving On
- Sixteen: Nothing Left to Lose
- Seventeen: Charlotte
- Eighteen: A Future with Jack
- Nineteen: Camping
- Twenty: My New Life
- Twenty-One: New Life?
- Twenty-Two: Changes
- Twenty-Three: Motor Mike
- Twenty-Four: The Art of the Deal
- Twenty-Five: Secrets
- 7. Part: Two
- Twenty-Six: Lies
- Twenty-Seven: Busted
- Twenty-Eight: A Wasted Trip
- Twenty-Nine: Moving On
- Thirty: A Big Tip
- Thirty-One: Seasick
- Thirty-Two: Bahamas
- Thirty-Three: Peacocks
- Thirty-Four: Decisions
- Thirty-Five: London
- Thirty-Six: Welcome to Kenya
- Thirty-Seven: Waititu
- Thirty-Eight: Farmland
- Thirty-Nine: Weeds and Seeds
- Forty: Company
- Forty-One: Party Night
- Forty-Two: Safari
- Forty-Three: Home Again
- Forty-Four: Cutting the Grass
- Forty-Five: Everything Changes
- Forty-Six: Crop? What Crop?
- Forty-Seven: Surprise of a Lifetime
- Forty-Eight: Kukaa! Kukaa!
- Forty-Nine: Bedtime
- Fifty: Hope
- Fifty-One: Charity
- Fifty-Two: Where Are You?
- Fifty-Three: Back in Florida
- Fifty-Four: The Truth Comes Out
- Fifty-Five: Kenya Redux
- Fifty-Six: The Price of Freedom
- 8. Part: Three
- Fifty-Seven: Back to the Past
- Fifty-Eight: A Car, a Job, and a Home
- Fifty-Nine: Reunion
- Sixty: New Friends
- Sixty-One: Ava Novak?
- Sixty-Two: TIME Magazine
- Sixty-Three: The Visit
- Sixty-Four: Another Visit
- Sixty-Five: One More Visit
- Sixty-Six: Warren
- Sixty-Seven: Lunch and Dinner
- Sixty-Eight: Gifts
- Sixty-Nine: Nails and Ricki
- Seventy: A Letter Changes Everything
- Seventy-One: A Meeting
- Seventy-Two: A New World
- Seventy-Three: More Changes
- Seventy-Four: Nicholas
- Seventy-Five: In Love
- Seventy-Six: A Wedding
- Seventy-Seven: New Home, Old Life
- Seventy-Eight: A rizona
- Seventy-Nine: Surprise, Surprise
- Eighty: A New World
- Eighty-One: Counseling
- Eighty-Two: Arizona Again
- Eighty-Three: Goodbye . . . Hello
- Eighty-Four: Home
- Eighty-Five: Moving On
- Eighty-Six: The Unexpected
- Eighty-Seven: Reflections Church
- Eighty-Eight: Celebrate Recovery
- 9. Acknowledgments
- 10. About the Author
- 11. Looking for your next great read?
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