Ashley Hawthorne
Books
Deliver Me
Releasing July 18th, 2023
Mia Anderson is a pastor's daughter who believes prayer and small acts of kindness can change the world. She never imagined that a pen pal program with a nearby prison would force her to reexamine everything she believed about her faith and her future.
Gabriel Myers was a spoiled rich kid with an attitude his parents didn't have time to tame. When they sent him away and into the care of his fanatically religious uncle, they set in motion a chain of events that left his father dead and sixteen year old Gabriel on trial for murder. Twelve years later, he's still struggling with the blood on his conscience.
When reluctant friendship turns to seemingly ill-fated love, they'll have to decide what they're wiling to risk for a chance at happiness.
Content Warnings
Deliver Me is a hopeful story of love and redemption but it deals heavy and potentially triggering themes throughout. Though many (not all) of the topics listed here occur in the past or happen off page, the themes are often still extensively discussed in the present as the characters deal with and overcome their traumas and past hurts. Please proceed with your mental health and personal well-being in mind. If you feel that I have missed a topic that should have been included here, please feel free to contact me through the contact form on this website.
Potentially triggering subjects include, but may not be limited to:
-Pregnancy
-Abortion
-Child Abuse/Neglect
-Sexual Harassment/Assault
-Human Trafficking
-Christian Religious Fundamentalism/Extremism
-Homophobia/Conversion Therapy
-The US Prison System
-Murder/Physical Violence
Death Sentence
Releasing March 12th, 2024
Eloise Mason keeps everything arranged to her exacting standards. A stable job, a non-existent dating life, and a perfectly maintained home in just the right neighborhood. Nothing unexpected ever happens and that's how she likes it.
All of that changes when Ethan Callaghan moves in next door. Late-night parties, roaring motorcycle engines, and smiles were nowhere on her schedule and she isn't in a hurry to forgive him when he causes a scene in front of the neighbors.
She hates him until she can't anymore, but when someone close to her is murdered, it becomes apparent that her softening heart is more of a threat than she realized. As the stakes rise and the killer closes in, Eloise will have to decide if trusting Ethan will save her life or be a death sentence.