Sleeping Beauty

Ever since the murder of her sister, Anne Moore has been smothered not only by her family, but by the town of Loving, Indiana. Not wanting what happened to Brooke to happen to Anne, her mother watches her with an eagle eye, wanting her to live in the house where she grew up so she'll be safe and protected. The people in Loving weren't able to protect Brooke, so they want to do whatever possible to watch out for Anne. Since her sister died when she was ten, Anne has no recollection of what a normal childhood should be like. When Niell Devlin breaks down in Loving, Anne realizes how closed in everyone has made her, and more, she's realized how much she's allowed her life to be effected by her mothers' fear.Niell Devlin has spent his adult life writing criminal nonfiction books. Needed a break from the evil he has to follow, Niell decides to take a trip across the country. When his motorcycle breaks down in the small town of Loving, Niell can only hope that it will be a few days before he can be on the road again. When he meets Anne, he is facsincated by the mixture of innocence and strength that he sees in her. He has never met anyone who was more open than Anne, and soon he's hoping that it will take a lot longer than a few days to fix his bike.Sleeping Beauty is a novel about a woman that has grown up believing that if she tried hard enough she could be as perfect as her dead sister. She soon realizes that death has made her think her sister was more perfect than she was, and she needs to take some control over her life. Niell Devil helps her do that and together they find a love spectacular enough to awake her from the prison she helps contribute to.Happy reading!