My name is Roxy Davenport--the epitome of a suburban housewife.
For over twenty-five years, I have based my entire life off the ancient, mental code of ethics passed down from previous generations that I secretly nicknamed The Suburbia Handbook.
High school sweethearts must marry and the wife is to stay at home and raise the children while the husband brings home the bacon. All married couples must procreate and raise, at a minimum, two and a half children, preferably staggered in ages by three years. A woman's job as housewife is to maintain a pleasant, always spotless home for her family. Check. Housewives must service their husband's needs when the man's urges overtake him, no matter how tired, sick, in pain, or stressed the wife feels.
For over twenty years, I adhered to the strict rules--until now.
After a series of traumatic events, my life spirals out of control, destroying each and every archaic, foundational rule.
Except Rule Number Eleven: One must defend their family, no matter what. This rule trumps everything else, even if the defense comes in the form of bodily harm to another.
Or until death do us part.
About the Author :
Ashley Fontainne, an award-winning and internationally bestselling author, is an avid reader of mostly the classics. Her favorite reads are stories that immerse the reader deep into the human psyche and the monsters lurking within. Her short thriller, Number Seventy-Five, won the bronze medal in fiction/suspense at the 2013 Readers' Favorite International Book Awards and is in production for a feature film. Her paranormal thriller, The Lie, won the gold medal for fiction/suspense at the 2013 Illumination Book Awards and is also in production for a feature film entitled Foreseen. Her other books include Growl, Empty Shell, Whispered Pain, and Blood Ties: The Bonds Are Permanent, coauthored with her mother, Lillian Hansen
Andrea Emmes is an actress and audiobook narrator. She started as a SAG-AFTRA equity actor and has been performing for over twenty years on stage, TV, and film. She is an Audible Approved Narrator known as "the Girl with a Thousand Voices," her wide range of character voices and dynamic, emotionally invested performances has reviewers and listeners alike commenting on how she effortlessly pulls listeners in, has versatility and charisma, and is quite suited for young adult literature. She has won the LA Music Award for Best Contemporary Christian Artist for her 2008 debut release album I'm On My Way." She earned an AA in fine arts and a BS in art and design.
Review :
Narrator Andrea Emmes takes listeners on a wild ride of grief and misfortune, narrated with twisted humor...Emmes expertly delivers a melancholy tragedy of a scorned woman who is desperately trying to find a brighter side to it all. Listeners will hang on, as Roxy does, hoping for a happy ending. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.
-- "AudioFile"
