Losing Eva by Jennifer Sivec
Blurb:Brynn Michael has endured a horrific life. Heartlessly abandoned as young Eva, she was abused and victimized by the selfishness of others. Her early life renders her unable to truly let go and love. Despite everything, she finds her inner strength and overcomes. She allows herself to trust her childhood love, Adam. With the promise of having her own family, it looks as though Brynn may finally have the happiness that always seemed unattainable. But life takes a tragic turn and once again, Brynn is forced to face a life in turmoil. Will the arrival of a handsome stranger help turn it around or make it worse? When the past unexpectedly catches up with her, Brynn must decide if she will embrace it or move forward on her own. Is love and happiness within reach, or is her chance gone forever?
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Excerpt:
But Ellie didn’t care about the condo or the beautiful clothes, or about decorating. She still dreamt about that night when she held Eva in her arms for the last time and had let her go.
“Mommeeeee, don’t leave me!” Eva’s tiny voice still echoed in her ears. She was clutching Betsy, wearing Jonas’ oversized shirt for warmth. Ellie had preserved the picture of Eva in her mind, and nothing could steal it from her. When she needed it the most, she closed her eyes and pictured Eva with the pretty pink dress. Only in Ellie’s mind, it was still clean and pretty and lacy. It wasn’t soiled with urine and dirt like it had been on the night she last saw her.
“Mommeeeee, I need you. Don’t leave me!” Eva’s voice was small, like tiny tinkling bells, and Ellie couldn’t get it out of her mind. She felt like her head would explode with the sound of it. Nothing that she did could get Eva’s voice out of her mind.
“Mommy, I peed. MOMMMEEEEE…” Ellie could see Eva disappearing as she watched through the back window of the car. Sometimes in her dreams, the car was the beater car that they had driven off in that night, and sometimes it was a limousine. Sometimes the car was a boat, but the dream was always the same. Ellie was leaving Eva behind, and Eva was running after her crying, her little face stained with dirt and tears.
Ellie woke up one day and decided that she had to do something to find some peace. She needed to try to find Eva and find her parents. But she knew that Jonas would never let her go. She knew that she would need to do something to get away from Jonas before she could ever return to find her family.
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But Ellie didn’t care about the condo or the beautiful clothes, or about decorating. She still dreamt about that night when she held Eva in her arms for the last time and had let her go.
“Mommeeeee, don’t leave me!” Eva’s tiny voice still echoed in her ears. She was clutching Betsy, wearing Jonas’ oversized shirt for warmth. Ellie had preserved the picture of Eva in her mind, and nothing could steal it from her. When she needed it the most, she closed her eyes and pictured Eva with the pretty pink dress. Only in Ellie’s mind, it was still clean and pretty and lacy. It wasn’t soiled with urine and dirt like it had been on the night she last saw her.
“Mommeeeee, I need you. Don’t leave me!” Eva’s voice was small, like tiny tinkling bells, and Ellie couldn’t get it out of her mind. She felt like her head would explode with the sound of it. Nothing that she did could get Eva’s voice out of her mind.
“Mommy, I peed. MOMMMEEEEE…” Ellie could see Eva disappearing as she watched through the back window of the car. Sometimes in her dreams, the car was the beater car that they had driven off in that night, and sometimes it was a limousine. Sometimes the car was a boat, but the dream was always the same. Ellie was leaving Eva behind, and Eva was running after her crying, her little face stained with dirt and tears.
Ellie woke up one day and decided that she had to do something to find some peace. She needed to try to find Eva and find her parents. But she knew that Jonas would never let her go. She knew that she would need to do something to get away from Jonas before she could ever return to find her family.
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About the Author:
I’ve
been writing for as long as I can remember~journals, poems, short
stories. I always wanted to write a novel and started several over the
years, but for some reason I could never see them through to the end.
Until Eva came along. I was abandoned as a child, at about the age of 2
or 3 which I strangely never gave a lot of thought to. Then I became a
mother. When my youngest child was about 2, I watched him sleeping one
night as I often did. But this night, I was gripped by this
heart-wrenching realization that he was about the age that I was when my
parents left me. Something stirred inside of me, and eventually Eva was
born. “Leaving Eva” began as a story of a girl who was heartlessly
abandoned, and then her story took on a life of its own. It was no
longer the story that I began, and it became something else entirely.
I’ve always been somewhat of a late bloomer, but I am happy to have
finally gotten in touch with my inner Author. She’s always been there
lying dormant inside of me, reflecting in other parts of my life. But
now she is awake and alive, shining through me every day. I am very
fortunate to have a wonderful supportive husband, two beautiful
children, and an incredible family. I have a career that is rewarding
and challenging and I get to work with amazing, funny, talented people
every day. Writing has been an escape, a refuge, and an outlet for me. I
feel so lucky to get to channel my energy and my creativity through my
writing. With the Eva Series left open for a possible third book, I am
moving on to a couple of other projects that are currently in the works.
I hope that my readers will continue to stay with me through my journey
as I grown and evolve. I am so grateful for the support I’ve received
and the amazing people that I’ve encountered along the way!
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