My Beautiful Series

A steady job she loves soon becomes routine. Mariana struggles to find an enthusiasm that once gave her meaning, so she turns to create a website for her favorite real-life role model, an inspiration to Hollywood and the art world, Nathaniel Kilpatrick. Little does she know her life is about to change when Mr. Kilpatrick stumbles upon this artistic devotion to him. All her hard work is about to reward her with an opportunity of a lifetime. Soon, this unexpected chance will unleash a pure hell of retaliation that will put her through a test.   Mariana's boss, Dean Newberry, gets wind of this venture and becomes hostile and abusive towards her. He kidnaps, tortures, and stalks her. Can Mariana escape his aggressive behavior, his need for revenge he has long withheld inside him? Will Mariana's fear paralyze into inaction?   Until Nathaniel meets with the page's creator, he'll never know the extent of her humanity. Soon, he learns something important about the special young lady bringing meaning to his life. She inspires him to do something only a loving father and a kindhearted human would ever think to do. Will Nathaniel rise to the challenge to his humanity? Will he step up and share his fatherly love with an abused woman?   Will Mariana find love and overcome her fear? Will it wipe away the paralyzing fear she feels when around men? Will the justice system prevail and bring Dean to trial for his crimes?   Come along on a journey as Mariana discovers an inner warrior at work to give her the courage to fight the abuse and battle the rough times as she questions her self-worth.   Content Warning: Material contains abuse, kidnapping, torture, and stalkish behavior.

Mariana, now a web design graduate, looks forward to the day when she can start up a business, and work independently, and let the budding relationship between her and Carl blossom. When a mysterious package arrives in the mail with disturbing contents and the voice from the beach comes to mind, will Mariana have to surrender everything to catch her stalker? When the threats to her life become more real and the attacks on her become more frequent, will Mariana's psyche break? Events inspire Carl to make the plunge and ask her to marry him after a string of break-ins threatens their safety.   Carl and Mariana know they love each other, but she realizes when their honeymoon is disrupted, a dawning need to find and meet with her father, General Woodward Richland, for answers.   More strange gifts show up and she faces off with her aggressor in the couple's bedroom, nearly sabotaging her mental progress. Mariana's decision to attend an exhibition to honor Nathaniel Kilpatrick and a one-on-one meeting with the art curator of the Pennington Gallery for a chance for the job of a lifetime, sends her into peril again. When she faces off with the enemy a second time at the exhibition and loses the interview, she solidifies her decision. Since it all began, she has played the victim and allowed everything happening to her to isolate and paralyze her. Now, it is time to work to preserve her mother's memory, keeping her father alive and to catch the killer.    Mariana must cast aside being the victim to become the hero. Will she catch the man responsible in time? Can the lieutenant compile enough evidence to help? Will everyone that she loves survive this madman?   Content Warning: Material contains abuse, kidnapping, torture, and stalkish behavior.

In "Good-Bye, Mariana," the next gripping installment of the "Hello, My Beautiful" psychological thriller series, Mariana Richland finds herself standing alone outside the Pennington Art Gallery. After a confrontation with a man in a white suit, who she believes is her mother's killer, she is turned away by the curator. Mariana's journey has been fraught with loss and relocation, pushing her to the brink of despair. But when Lieutenant Carl Navarro enters her life as her bodyguard then her husband, she learns to survive and trust again. As gifts, letters, and clues about her mother's death continue to surface, Mariana and Carl join forces to uncover the truth.   Their investigation leads them to Jim Dennison, the man they believe killed her mother. Mr. Dennison is a ruthless killer who has a personal vendetta against Mariana and her family. As they delve deeper, they uncover more secrets, putting their lives at risk in a high-stakes quest for revenge. The threats escalate, with dire predictions for Carl and her father, making their situation increasingly perilous.   With the help of Chief Janine Greene, Mariana and Carl race against time to catch Jim and uncover the secrets behind her mother's death. But they are not prepared for the shocking revelations that await them involving Mariana's parents and her childhood.   Now, as a junior detective, she must help her husband and the police force stop Jim Dennison and finally bring peace to her mother.   Will Mariana succeed in her quest for justice, or will time run out? Find out in "Good-Bye, Mariana."