Bad Decisions // (Pre-order, March 30 2027)

In this drama-filled Roaring 20s and World War II novel from award-winningNew York Timesbestselling author Mary Monroe, an abandoned young woman longing for family confronts betrayal, abuseand a dream marriage that is the most dangerous trap of all . . .

Smart and sensitive, Carrie Brewster is a good church-going girl who believes that if you work hard, life will work out. She’s totally unprepared when a devastating decision leaves her to fend for herself. On her own at 18, she discovers that a young woman’s options in rural Georgia are sadly limited.

Determined not to be exploited as an overworked maid, Carrie instead becomes a caregiver for respected teacher Leon Puckett’s elderly father. But the Puckett home is not the safe space she expected, and shes unsure what to do. Enter wounded war hero, Booker Ferguson.
Carrie is sure Booker is everything she’s ever hoped forstrong, caring, an honorable man who would do anything to protect her and make her happy. Shes thrilled when he proposes marriage.

But Carrie is soon contending with her husbands increasing jealousy and paranoia. Angered as he tries to control her, it seems shes once again chosen the wrong road. Only this time, she must find the strength to handle things very differently . . . because another bad decision is not an option.

Mary Monroeis the award-winning andNew York Timesbestselling author of more than 20 novels, with over one million books in print. She is a three-time AALBC bestseller and winner of the AAMBC Maya Angelou Lifetime Achievement Award, the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award, and the J. California Cooper Memorial Award. The daughter of Alabama sharecroppers, she taught herself how to write before going on to become the first and only member of her family to finish high school. She lives in Oakland, California and can be found online at MaryMonroe.org.

• Publisher: Dafina
• Publish Date: March 30, 2027
• Pages: 350
• Language: English
• Type: Hardcover
• EAN/UPC: 9781496761958
• Dimensions: 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.0 inches | 1.3 pounds
• BISAC Categories: Popular Fiction