Publisher's Synopsis
Once when is a tale of a heroin beating the odds. Bonnie Bowman left the small-town life for a better opportunity. She found success in her new life. That is until her mother is diagnosed with terminal cancer. She returns to care for her mother and tidy up what needs to be handled after her mother passed. She reconnects with old friends and even learns about her father's true identity. She is picking up the pieces and getting on with her life when the adoption agency phones to tell her the original paperwork has been ruled illegal. Against her wishes, she must pick up her son. She struggles with her own monsters as she strives to do the right thing. She picks terrible men and finds herself in a race against the clock to save herself when she is tricked into sex trafficking. With her son and adopted daughter to fight for, she pushes through her terrible situation and finds a way to survive. She has something to live for, where others have given up. She faces true dilemmas as she finds a new depth in her strength. She is a fighter. She must continue for the children's sake.