Under the Oak Tree

By Teresa D. Patterson and D. Lane

Jimmy Baxter is hiding a shameful family secret. His father's drinking problem is spiraling out of control, turning their home into a place filled with fear, bruises, and broken promises. Jimmy tries to ignore the chaos, but when his mother's injuries become impossible to explain away, everything erupts into a violent confrontation that leaves both father and son hospitalized. Now Jimmy faces an impossible choice: stay silent or finally tell the truth to save his family.

Jessica Pritchard is carrying burdens far beyond her years. Since the death of her father, her mother, Michele, has drowned her grief in alcohol, leaving Jessica to care for her younger sister and manage a household falling apart at the seams. Ashamed of her home life and exhausted by responsibility, Jessica feels trapped between loyalty and resentment. But when Michele is attacked while leaving a bar one night, her dangerous addiction may cost her more than her dignity. Will Jessica and her sister lose their mother forever?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H3SW2VBP
• ISBN13: 9798242239692
• Release Date: May 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 115 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 5.5"