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Twyla Turner was born in the Midwest and at the ripe old age of three asked her mother, “Why do we live here?” She has always wanted to travel the world and in elementary school, added wanting to write books after creating her first story. Though it was a long winding road to writing her first novel. Majoring in Radio/TV and minoring in Creative Writing in college, several terrible customer service jobs, teaching English in Japan and traveling around Asia, to name a few. But she was finally inspired after her experiences living in California, the setting for her debut novel Star-Struck. She has also struggled with body image her entire life and finding men who would love her curves. Which was where her brand Novels with Curves was born. She wanted women with lovely curves and beautiful flaws to have a place to escape. A place where they could immerse themselves in a character they could relate to. A place where the curvy girl gets the guy. So she put down her e-reader and picked up her laptop and began her journey through self-publishing. To date she has four, 5 and 4 star reviewed novels and a collaboration in an erotic anthology available at several online retailers and so many story ideas in her mind that her fingers can’t type them fast enough.
Reviewed by Rabia Tanveer for Readers' Favorite
Scarred by Twyla Turner is the story of two people who are deeply hurt, yet they are still alive and trying to live the best way they can. Alexis Bolden is not an ordinary girl. From the very beginning, her life was full of tragedy. She has seen her parents die, she has suffered from domestic abuse, and now she has had enough. After her latest incident of abuse, she is ready to change things. She files a complaint against her abuser and sets out to put her life straight.
Sloan Stryker might be hurt by the enemy, but nothing hurt more than when he was rejected by his family. He is a war veteran, a man who proudly served his country. But too many scars on his body have left his mind numb. With a serious case of PTSD, he is out to restart his life alone, without the support of his family. By a strange coincidence, they meet and together they try to form a friendship and beat their demons together.
This is a novel that made me sigh at multiple points. Scarred was such an emotional roller-coaster ride, but it was a good roller-coaster ride. I loved the way Alexis and Sloan became each other’s friend, shield, and then a couple. Both of them were well developed characters, who knew what they were doing, knew the consequences, and made their decisions. This book was truly a joy to read. Their struggles were real, relatable and understandable. A job well done.
