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Not Cinderella's Type (2018)

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Both photographs are from the Official Facebook Page Indy lives with her aunt and uncle and believes her life is fine until an accident brings a new guy into the picture. Bryant Bailey is not Indy's type - she's never been into guys like him. But then again, she's never really known anyone so stubborn and caring that can also help her discover who she is and what she's worth. A modern retelling of Cinderella, based on the novel by Jenni James. This unique film captures the beauty of awkward teen love, as well as poignant realities of emotional abuse. You will laugh and cry with Indy as she traverses this incredible journey to freedom and finding out what family and love really means. -   Written by  screenwriter/author Jenni James Directed by Brian Brough Written by Jenni James (adapted from her novel of the same title) Main Characters         Paris Warner as Indy Zimmerman Tim Flynn as Bryant Bailey Tanner Gillman as Maxton S...

Silent Pain: An Abused Girl's Struggles Through Hell (Book review)

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Kindle Price: $2.99 includes free international wireless delivery via Amazon Whispernet Heather has given me a ticket to ride on a time machine and has made me witness first hand all her pains and struggles.  Her descriptions were very vivid and I felt helpless when I could not help her.  I am just a few years older than Heather, so probably I would have been helpless too.  Thank goodness, even with all the monstrosities that happened to her, done to her by different perpetrators, she still has a very good view in life and she has forgiven the culprits. Things like what happened to Heather and her sister, Tamara, are very real as real could be.  I am very fortunate because my father protects and so do most of my uncles, but their experiences are still close to home because people I know have experienced these things. Their perpetrators have crossed over already, and unlike Heather, they could not forgive their abusers. Take a ride in Heather...