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In the Best Interest of the Child
In the Best Interest of the Child
In the Best Interest of the Child
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That day forever changed Olivia's life.


Severely injured in an accident that forever changed her life, 10-year-old Olivia becomes another faceless, underserved child in foster care. With no time to mourn or grieve, the young girl is easy prey for uncaring social workers and ambivalent foster families.

Olivia quickly learns to hold her tongue and mask her emotions. Even when exposed to neglect, bullying, and assault, no one seems to care. Holding fast to the teachings of her late father, Olivia ages out of the system broken, but no longer a victim.

Now a successful child advocate attorney, Olivia is a passionate voice for children. However, a routine case assignment by the court plunges Olivia back into the trauma of her childhood. If she doesn't face her demons, a child will be sent into foster care.

Foster care for her young client is not an option. But Olivia's emotional scars run even deeper than she realized. Reconciling with her past means Olivia must confront the one woman she blames for her battered soul.

A woman who has no idea who Olivia is.

LanguageEnglish
Release dateSep 30, 2016
ISBN9781386788317
In the Best Interest of the Child
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Felicia Denise

A wife, mother, daughter, sister, blogger... and indie author, Felicia loves all things book-related and coffee-related. A southern girl by birth, the fifty-something, voracious reader now resides Arizona (via Michigan and California) with her husband of thirty-four years. Their three adult children also reside in Arizona and Alabama – with their dogs. Felicia frequently reminds them she is the only one of her parents’ nine children who isn’t a grandparent. Writing has been a hobby of Felicia’s since grade school, but other than serving as editor and writing for her high school newspaper, she never publicly shared anything until the early 2000s when she began writing fan fiction. At the urging of a good friend, Felicia took on the challenge of NaNoWriMo in 2015, writing what would become her first published book, In the Best Interest of the Child. It was released in the fall of 2016. In her free time, Felicia sews, creates new recipes, and of course, reads. She’s also an avid history buff and loves exploring museums and libraries. Currently working on several projects, Felicia has several short stories and flash fiction reads on her website, feliciadenise.com, and plans to release book 2 of In the Best Interest of the Child – Family Matters, in spring 2018.

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