This inspiring-and sometimes shocking-TRUE story is about love, trust, incest, murder and, yes, an actual miracle. The producer of the 2017 Discovery ID TV episode featuring Cheryl Cuccio says, " I laud Cheryl Pierson Cuccio and Rob Cuccio for blazoning their traumatic pasts and valiant love story so that others who suffer in silence might be emboldened to seek help. Like so many, I was first drawn to their story for its spectacle, but have come through it deeply humbled and indebted."In 1986 Cheryl Pierson was a sixteen year old abuse and incest victim. Day after day her father placed the fear in her no one would believe her if she revealed their dirty secret. But Cheryl had made a promise to her mother, as she lay in her coffin, to protect her eight year old sister from the monster Cheryl's father had become. To honor this promise and end the daily hell she endured, the distraught teenager hired a classmate to murder her father. The name Cheryl Pierson was in the national media for years, filled with assumptions and fabrications surrounding the murder, but her side of the story was never truly covered from her perspective. The one interview she did give to a reporter was while she was still in shock from what had transpired.Now, after thirty years, Cheryl has come out of the shadows to tell her true story--what really happened behind the doors at 293 Magnolia Drive, and what the life she and Rob have shared has been like. She is a strong survivor and hopes to inspire courage in those who walk in her shoes, and to promote abuse and incest awareness with this book. That strength was called into action in 2012 and the result was a miracle!
About the Author: CHERYL A. CUCCIO, wife, mother, incest/ abuse survivor and author, has been married to her soul mate Robert Cuccio for twenty-seven years. Unlike her own childhood horror, Cheryl is a mother who dedicates herself to being a role model for their two extremely intelligent, well-educated daughters. Through parental love, nurturing and guidance, Samantha, the eldest daughter, has a earned degree in forensic psychology and Casey, the youngest, is in medical school. Despite her early years, Cheryl is a strong, confident woman who aspires to be a best-selling author and motivational speaker. Throughout her life's journey she has experienced many far-from-normal trials and tribulations, and intends to use her lifetime knowledge to help as many people as she can. She speaks out about being a victim and how she became a survivor through strength and perseverance. ROBERT C. CUCCIO has been married to Cheryl for twenty-seven years. He has been a registered nurse for twenty-one years with ONS Oncology Nursing Society certification and worked in various departments of hospitals including the ER (emergency room). Robert has practiced his specialty as an oncology nurse for twenty years, and for the past ten years ran the infusion center where patients receive treatments like chemotherapy. After a massive heart attack, Robert was pronounced dead in 2012, brought back to life, and recently awarded "Nurse of the Year for New York 2015" by the International Nurses Association. When working with people with cancer, he strives to inspire them while motivating them to accept their diagnosis and follow their treatment plan with confidence. Robert has been interviewed numerous times by the media. He hopes to help many people by sharing his past experiences. MORGAN ST. JAMES, an award-winning author, columnist and speaker, is on the board of Writers of Southern Nevada. This is her fifteenth book. She co-authors the Silver Sisters Mysteries series with her real life sister Phyllice Bradner. A Corpse in the Soup, was named Best Mystery Audio Book by USA Book News. She has written various stand-alone books either solo or with co-authors. and earned recognition and awards for multiple short stories. In 2012 she co-authored La Bella Mafia, Bella Capo's chilling memoir about surviving abuse. She is honored that the Cuccios chose her to help tell their story. St. James has appeared on authors' panels, radio shows and in other media forms.