Macy’s past won’t let her forget.
Macy Elmsworth has found herself in a mess. The 18 year old pastor’s daughter got in trouble with the law, nearly died, and in the process, damaged her relationship with her family. She now needs to fulfill community service hours. As a last resort, she moves in with her grandparents, where they need a housekeeper at the small motel they own.
Feeling broken and defeated, Macy counts down the days her community service hours are over. Until she meets others at the motel. People a lot like her. People with questionable pasts and bleak futures. As friendships are forged, Macy begins to come out of her shell and help her new friends. It is through these new relationships that she begins to repair the broken relationship with her family. But her past isn’t about to go away, and Macy is going to have to turn to God for the complete restoration she needs.
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Sexual Content - 1/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 1/5
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Summary
From: Carol Pennington
Book Title: Broken: Macy’s Story
Book Author: Janice Broyles
What do you like about this book:
Macy made several bad choices and now she must reap the consequences. Frustrated over a love that was not meant to be, she steals some liquor and drinks it while sitting in her sister’s car in the garage. She awakens in the hospital. While trying to drown her sorrows, she failed to realize the dangers of running a car in a closed garage. She had almost inadvertently herself. To top it off, the store owner is pressing charges for the theft of the liquor. She wonders how she ended up such a mess.
I enjoyed reading this story. It is a coming of age story that deals with tough life situations. The moral of the story is that even though we are all broken in some way and we make bad choices, there’s always a path that leads to hope. This is a clean story free of curse words and sex scenes. There is underage drinking depicted and some discussion of adult situations. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading clean romance.
Your ratings of the level of sex, violence, language and drug/alcohol use on a scale of 1-5.
Sex:1
Violence:2
Language:0
Drug/Alcohol use:2