Baby Girl

by Bette Lee Crosby

Overview

When young Cheryl Ann leaves home, she thinks her path is straight...until she's forced to make a choice she could never have imagined. The man in her life makes it clear: either pick your baby or pick me, he says. Suddenly, Cheryl finds herself at a crossroads. She makes a decision that will change her life forever, and that decision causes a chain of events that will lead Cheryl to a completely unexpected place.

Baby Girl is a mother's story. It's about the greatest sacrifice a mother can make when she wants only the best for her child. It's about falling in and out of love, of losing and finding one's self. It's about the perilous journey from passionate young love to happy true love and understanding the differences between the two.

Baby Girl is a book that readers won't want to miss because it's a story they won't forget.

From the Author:

This book is based on a true story...a story that is heartbreaking at times but will leave readers with a better understanding of what a woman will do to protect her child. When I first heard this birth mother's story I was touched by it, so much so that I needed to know more. When I knew more, I knew I needed to write my novel. The result is Baby Girl.

Winner in the Chick Lit category of the 2016 Next Generation Indie Book Award
Winner of the 2016 Readers Favorite Book Award Gold Medal

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997796070
Publisher:	Bent Pine Publishing
Publication date:	09/02/2016
Series:	Memory House Series , #4
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.54(d)

About the Author

USA Today Bestselling and Award-winning novelist Bette Lee Crosby's books are "Well-crafted storytelling populated by memorable characters caught up in equally memorable circumstances." - Midwest Book Review

The Seattle Post Intelligencer says Crosby's writing is, "A quirky mix of Southern flair, serious thoughts about important things in life and madcap adventures."

Samantha from Reader's Favorite raves, "Crosby writes the type of book you can't stop thinking about long after you put it down."

"Storytelling is in my blood," Crosby laughingly admits, "My mom was not a writer, but she was a captivating storyteller, so I find myself using bits and pieces of her voice in most everything I write."

It is the wit and wisdom of that Southern Mama Crosby brings to her works of fiction; the result is a delightful blend of humor, mystery and romance along with a cast of quirky charters who will steal your heart away. Her work was first recognized in 2006 when she received The National League of American Pen Women Award for a then unpublished manuscript. She has since gone on to win nineteen awards for her work; these include: The Royal Palm Literary Award, the FPA President's Book Award Gold Medal, Reader's Favorite Award Gold Medal, and the Reviewer's Choice Award.

Crosby's published works to date are: Silver Threads (2016), The Regrets of Cyrus Dodd (2016), Baby Girl (2016), What the Heart Remembers (2015), The Loft (2015), Memory House (2015), Passing through Perfect (2015), Wishing for Wonderful (2014), Blueberry Hill (2014), Previously Loved Treasures (2014), Jubilee's Journey (2013), What Matters Most (2013), The Twelfth Child (2012), Life in the Land of IS (2012), Cracks in the Sidewalk (2011), Spare Change (2011).

Editorial Reviews

"Baby Girl" is the story of Cheryl Ann Ferguson. Cheryl Ann, as the story opens, is a young woman on the verge of turning 15. On the day the new neighbors move in Cheryl Ann falls in love with the boy next door, or so she thinks. This is a story that pulls at your heartstrings as you read the flow of Cheryl Ann's journey to adulthood. Her journey is sometimes full of happiness and joy, then at others is so traumatic and makes you wonder if this young woman can overcome some of the hardship.

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Bette Lee Crosby spins her most poignant story yet, with her fourth installment of the charming Memory House Collection, BABY GIRL —based on a true story, an inspiring journey of a troubled young lady we met briefly in an earlier book through Ophelia.

Goodreads - Judy Collins

Baby Girl appeals to me on so many levels. It encompasses all the emotional highs and lows I expect of Bette while telling a brilliant story of a woman lost, then found. I cried more than I laughed, but Bette's books are full of truths that are so perfect implicitly told in her stories. I highly recommend this book to everyone even if you haven't read the Memory House series.

Goodreads - Elizabeth Richards

"Baby Girl" is the story of Cheryl Ann Ferguson. Cheryl Ann, as the story opens, is a young woman on the verge of turning 15. On the day the new neighbors move in Cheryl Ann falls in love with the boy next door, or so she thinks. This is a story that pulls at your heartstrings as you read the flow of Cheryl Ann's journey to adulthood. Her journey is sometimes full of happiness and joy, then at others is so traumatic and makes you wonder if this young woman can overcome some of the hardship she s

Bette Lee Crosby spins her most poignant story yet, with her fourth installment of the charming Memory House Collection, BABY GIRL --based on a true story, an inspiring journey of a troubled young lady we met briefly in an earlier book through Ophelia.

Judy Collins

Baby Girl appeals to me on so many levels. It encompasses all the emotional highs and lows I expect of Bette while telling a brilliant story of a woman lost, then found. I cried more than I laughed, but Bette's books are full of truths that are so perfect implicitly told in her stories. I highly recommend this book to everyone even if you haven't read the Memory House series.

Elizabeth Richards