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With the perfect mix of tragedy and humor, love and loss, pain and redemption, this riveting novel explores the lives of two spectacularly brave and resilient young women¿both living in a safe house in the Height Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco. Claire and Suda are determined to overcome the horror of sex trafficking. Intertwined with their stories are Simone and Grace¿who tenaciously try to help them recover, and Chai and Aanwat¿the undercover cop and the man trying to hunt Suda down.
About the author
Lisa McGuinness is the founder of Yellow Pear Press. A veteran of the publishing industry, she has worked on books for Chronicle Books, Running Press, Barefoot Books, and Accord Publishing, as well as custom publications for Starbucks, Gap, the Exploratorium, Cooper's Hawk Winery, and Nordstrom. She is co-author of several children's books including the New York Times bestseller Bee & Me and Baby Turtle's Tale.
Lisa currently resides in California.
For more information about Yellow Pear Press, visit www.yellowpearpress.com or email info@yellowpearpress.com!
Summary
A Survivor Story Featuring Strong Female Characters, an Undercover Cop, and the Hills of San Francisco
“After you read… ‘human trafficking’ will never be a concept for you again—but instead a personal affront to your very soul.” —
Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of
The Deep End of the OceanWinner 2020 Indie Book Award for Most Inspirational FictionWith the perfect mix of tragedy and humor, love and loss, pain and redemption, this riveting novel explores the lives of two spectacularly brave and resilient trafficked women living in a San Francisco safe house.A contemporary survivor story. Raised in Thailand and brought to the United States against her will, quiet and intelligent Suda is hiding from a sex trafficking ring and the man she believed was on her side. Claire, admired as bright and beautiful in high school, now hides her striking looks and wears her sharp wit as a protective shield. Determined to show Suda and Claire a path that allows for a life of their own, Simone, the safe house operator, offers them a haven and a healing path to the future.
Part suspense, romance, and social novel. Moving between the hills of Thailand and San Francisco, this incredible novel traces the journey of two trafficked women pursuing healing and hope. With strong female characters, an undercover cop, and a warmhearted Christian,
Across the Deep is an unforgettable, alluring, suspenseful story about the resilience of the human spirit, of lives stolen and enduring hope for the future.
If you enjoyed novels like Girl in Pieces, The Sea of Lost Girls, Please See Us, and Then She Was Gone, then you’ll love Across the Deep.
Foreword
- Blog: lisamcguinnesswrites.com
- The author has many indie bookstore connections for local events in CA
- Lisa has a bonanza of review contacts, which she will leverage to get word out about the book
- Tthe atrocity of human trafficking is a hot topic in our society right now and has received a lot of news coverage recently.
- Lisa often travels to SE Asia and works in a safe house there. She's on the board of a non-profit that supports the anti-trafficking cause in SE Asia and is also on a local anti-trafficking team in the Bay Area.
- Lisa will be featured on Catching Days (a writing blog that has featured some pretty serious novelists) to coincide with when Across the Deep is published.
- Lisa will reach out to the bloggers and review sites that reviewed her earlier book Catarina's Ring to see if they'll give my second novel some love as well.
