My autobiographical novel:
| Cherry Love shows how a date rape was planned, completed and then excused by a boyfriend who swore all of his actions were motivated by love. |
Read the first chapter of Cherry Love.
From Midwest Book Review:
In Cherry Love, Marcella Chester presents a story of teenage love as it too often happens. Cindy Littleton is a feisty fifteen-year-old who is eager to experience life and love. Cindy rushes toward life at full speed. Trusting her older brother's friend, Rod Peterson, she enjoys her first taste of freedom in his arms. But that experience turns bitter as Rod forces himself on her. Confused, Cindy tries to decide what to do next. According to Rod, he was just expressing his love in the most natural way. Cindy emerges, hurt but determined to put the pain behind her. Set in Walla Walla, Washington during the early seventies. That turbulent era in American history comes alive again with everyone's theory on the truth behind the Watergate scandal. Cherry Love is a engaging story that will make you laugh and make you cry. It's a quick read, an eye opening learning experience and a journey to an unspoken part of America. While Cherry Love is sexually explicit, it is very deliberate in its inclusion. There is no profanity or gratuitous scenes included for sheer exploitation. In vivid detail it conveys to teens and adults alike the seriousness and consequences of date rape.
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