Jeanette Cooper's Novels
Drama, Romance, Passion, & Thrilling Suspense
A tragic story of one young woman's bravrey
as she defies the threat of death
to reach for a new life
and a rapturous love.
Strikingly poignant,
passionate, suspenseful,
and thrilling.
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Young and unsuspecting, Rochelle Rathbone flirts with danger when she becomes involved with Tobias Chandler, Miami drug czar, and sets the stage for horrors she never knew existed until after their marriage.
Guarded around the clock in his Miami mansion, she becomes a virtual prisoner. A desire for freedom grows into an obsession, and Rochelle’s need to escape triggers the most desperate goal of her life despite Tobias’s dangerous threat to kill her if she tries to leave him. Freedom is worth the risk, and she devises a successful plan of escape.
With three thousand miles separating Rochelle from her tormentor, life is never sweeter than when she falls in love with handsome, debonair Michael Matheson. Nothing but the fear of Tobias coming after her can disrupt her wonderful happiness more than when she opens her door to see Tobias standing there like some evil prodigy out of hell.
Desperate Choices is an emotionally packed drama filled with a young woman’s powerful need to be completely free of an intolerable relationship with a man she despises. With the deadly threat of his retaliation hanging over her head and marring the near perfect paradise found with Michael, Rochelle knows there are only two things that will stop Tobias’s domination and pursuit of her—her death or his.
Excerpt
The Abuse
With saliva oozing from the corners of his mouth, Tobias sneered contemptuously at Rochelle’s remark. His hand touched her throat, his fingers gliding about, following the stream of little blue veins that seemed to intrigue him. His hand and fingers spread out all at once around her neck, grasping it so tightly her face turned crimson and her breath became ragged.
“How did you get so goddamned stupid? If I respected you, I might not even want you in the company of those crazy bastards. However, the truth is, darling; the only thing I respect about you is what you have between your legs. Haven’t you learned yet what role you play in my life, Rochelle?” His fingers tightened on her throat.
She grabbed his hand, attempting to loosen his strangling fingers. “Tobias, please stop. You’re hurting my neck!” She gasped for air.
“Shut your goddamned mouth! I’m tired of your constant bitching, and it’s getting worse every time we go out.” Spittle flew from his mouth and sprayed her face.
Uncontrolled words poured from her throat despite the fact they served as an invitation to Tobias’s abuse. “Then don’t make me go out any more with that scum you associate with. I’d rather stay home and read a good book than spend my time trying to be nice to a bunch of low-life scum.”
He released her neck, drew back his hand, and slapped her forcefully across her cheek.
Rochelle reeled and grabbed the stair post to prevent her from falling. Charged with adrenaline and fear, she started up the stairs, intent upon getting away from Tobias, knowing she was likely in for a severe battering—also fearful that one day Tobias’s drunken rages would become so uncontrolled that he would kill her.
Tobias grabbed her, knocking her off-balance, and jerked her back down the steps.
“Bitch, don’t you dare turn your back on me when I’m talking to you. I’m not through with you,” he snarled through another spray of spittle from twisted lips.
“Tobias, please just let me go upstairs,” she pleaded through quivering lips.
He grabbed the front of her gown and jerking her toward him, ripped the fabric off one of her breast. He cupped her breast with his hand and squeezed. “Nice,” he slurred through a sickening smile. “I have something for you, baby.”
She cringed away from him, desperately frightened by his manner, suspecting what he planned to do to her as punishment for confronting him. It wouldn’t be the first time.
Praise for Desperate Choices
Merle Dufour said:
Desperate Choices serves as a strong reminder to young women everywhere that the world is full of predators all too eager to usurp the innocence of youth and naiveté. It is easy to identify with Rochelle Rathbone who defied her parents’ loving advice by following the path of her inexperienced notions, which landed her into the arms of danger, mayhem, and misery. You will relate to strong emotions in this book, feel Rochelle’s dark fear and hate of her controlling husband; and share in her warm relationship with the man who shows her the true meaning of love.
Mothers, buy this book for your daughters! The implications in this book, as characterized through young Rochelle Rathbone’s defiance of a strong moral upbringing and the advice of loving parents will frighten you by the possibilities of danger lurking around every corner for your innocent young daughters. Desperate Choices tells a story you won’t soon forget.
Tabathia Tabathia Berry Said:
In Desperate Choices, Jeanette’s plot and subplots will keep you turning pages as she creates a web of suspense surrounding her characters. Young Rochelle Rathbone Chandler will draw your love, pity, and admiration as she makes a desperate attempt to escape her dangerous husband and begin a normal life. She handles herself admirably in the face of terrible traumas experienced from her husband’s abuses until forced to make the most dramatic choice of her life. The story will hold you spellbound right to the end. The ending is as dramatic as any story I've ever read.
Joyce Bowling said:
What can I say....what a plot, great characters! I found myself devouring the pages of this well written novel from the first page. What an emotional, thrilling, and suspensful action packed book!!! The realistic main character in Desperate choices is a victim of circumstances that leads her to take desperate measures, but the book is also a beautiful, tender, romantic journey of two people discovering that life does exist after terrible ordeals and situations that seem impossible to escape.
The character Rochelle is forced to make decisions that will empact the rest of her life. Forced by the pain and mental torment that her power hungry husband inflicts upon her, her choice for freedom is dangerous, but also leads to the best thing that ever happened to her; Michael. Through much heartache, failures, triumphs, and sheer guts Rochelle is able to find the happiness she craves.
I'll not reveal anymore of the plot so the reader will be as captivated as I was with the entire book, especially the final chapters as the characters become so real within the mind and heart of the reader that they will hang onto every word, captivated and anxiously awaiting to see what the next page will reveal in Rochelle's life!
A powerful, captivating, and exciting novel written with heart, soul, and drama that is gripping, suspensful, and realistic! A book worth reading and will make one stop and value their own freedom, family, and simplistic life while also reminding them that some people really do live their life in fear and torment much as the characters within the covers of this action packed novel! A must read, don't miss it! Desperate Choices is a gripping, exciting, and action packed novel!
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