Heart Vs Penalty: An Open Letter To The Reaper

By Jeanie Dockstader

After facing the overdose and death of her best friend Joel Porter, Carmen Espinosa lives a new double life when her family moves to California. She changes everything about who she was before--becoming Carmen 2.0. Half of her known to the public becomes a bubbly, down to earth, down for anything chick, while the inside of her remains cold, broken, and completely alone, facing the fact she'll never see Joel again... and believing she could've prevented his death. After surviving a suicide attempt, and making a promise to her brother to try and stay alive, her mother sends her to a rehabilitation facility, where Carmen uncovers things about herself she had tried desperately to push away and hide, both through therapy and the help of three roommates; erratic and blunt Niko deciding to involve himself, harsh and extroverted Enza, and disappearing act Evan. Facing the facts of Joel's overdose, his girlfriend's role in his death, her mother's ignorance and her own abuse suffered at the hands of her stepfather--Carmen must grow to accept the past for what it is.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B09BY281SK
• ISBN13: 9798739871107
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"