Lilah's daughter, Lola, marries a controlling man. He is jealous of the closeness she has for her mother, wanting Lola all to himself. When Lola gets pregnant while on birth control pills, while on antibiotics, she feels her husband will be angry with her. She confides in her mom about the pregnancy. Bart learns accidentally that she is expecting and that her mom knew before him. This angers him. He tells her employer she is quite ill and won't be returning to work. He then changes their phone number to an unlisted number and blocks numbers on their phone, preventing Lola from making calls to her mom and friends. His anger causes him to treat Lola terribly. She doesn't try to contact her mom, fearing the punishment he will inflict on her. Meanwhile, her mom is left wondering why Lola never calls or visits. She also fears what Bart might do if she visits Lola as she has always felt something wasn't right with Bart.
About the Author: Callie was born and raised in a small town in Northern Illinois and continues to reside close by with her husband. As a child she would rather read than anything. She walked to the town library often to return her allotted number of books and check out more for the next weeks. She loved reading mysteries. She hadn't considered writing until her eighth grade teacher required the students to write short stories. This teacher, Edna Johnson, was such an inspiration to her writing, that she dedicated the last book of her series to her. She worked in banking for seven years. After marrying and expecting her first child, she retired to raise a family. She has three adult sons, and six grandchildren. When her children were young and asleep for the night, she again began writing short stories, not thinking she had the time to devote to writing novels or to even consider publishing. Using one of her short stories as a plot basis, she wrote her first novel, For the Love of Lisa, published September 2010, combining her interest in the paranormal, her childhood interest in mystery, and her latest interest in romance novels. After receiving much encouragement from readers, she went on to write the second of the series, A Love Too Soon, published August 2011. By now her readers were attached to her characters and wanting more of the Carringtons. Some spoke of reading well into the night as they couldn't put the books down. They mentioned how all the twists and turns kept them reading. She then wrote the third of the series The Anniversary...not to be forgotten, published August 2012. This completed the trilogy, which was her goal. Next she wrote the short story eBook, "Taken". When she learned her readers were disappointed the series had ended, and knowing how much her characters were also a part of her, she quietly wrote the fourth and last of the series, Flashes from the Past, published June 2014. She published Lilah's Agony May 2016. Besides writing, Callie loves to read, sew, crochet, cross-stitch, watch movies, and spend time with family. Her favorite foods are steak, nachos and tacos. Her favorite drink is diet Coke. You can reach Callie at: http: //www.callienorse.com https: //twitter.com/callienorse http: //www.facebook.com/callie.norse callienorse@yahoo.com