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Good Intentions Kindle Edition

by Vicki M. Taylor (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
Good Intentions is the tragic story of one woman’s efforts to help a teenage mother. Megan, fourteen and pregnant, needed a mom. Tracy, thirty-nine and already raising a large family, gave her a home. Neither was ready for what happened next. Tracy Reynolds’ life is not her own. She works the night shift at the hospital and has three boys, two girls and a husband who works the opposite shift along with a menagerie of rescued pets. Somehow, she and her husband, Tim, have made it work with love, faith, and impeccable ethics. Adding fourteen-year-old Megan and her newborn son to the mix was supposed to be uncomplicated. The adoption agency made it sound so easy. They painted Megan as a good child who had a rough life. She needed love and understanding and the stability of a respectable home and family. Tracy and Tim fit the bill and were fast tracked through the system and before they knew it trouble landed on their doorstep. Megan. Megan rejected their family values and resisted from every direction when it came to learning how to live within their family dynamics and taking care of her son. She missed her friends and the people she knew when she worked as a prostitute. Despite court orders and her probation officer’s warnings, Megan secretly reconnected with her old friends and lover. The Reynolds’ family spun out of control. Not one would be untouched by Hurricane Megan’s path of destruction. Deceptions. Infidelity. Drugs. Child abuse. Cancer. Sexual abuse. Home invasion. The Reynolds’ went through it all. Would their family ever be the same?
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  1. Print length
    579 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    November 12, 2012
  4. Reading age
    17 - 18 years
  5. File size
    1.2 MB
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Award winning author, Vicki M. Taylor writes dramatic fiction with strong, unforgettable, real women characters involved in real life situations.
 
Vicki M. Taylor attacks the hard issues and brings them to the forefront with a deftness that outshines most other authors. Her ability to sink her teeth into these headline issues and pull the reader into the story makes her one of the best authors of this new century.
No issue is too controversial for Vicki. Murder, teenage suicide, domestic violence and more, you'll find Vicki M. Taylor's stories not only give you the harsh realities of the character's life but she wraps you up in their private emotional lives as well - daring you to not care, not feel, not read.
 
She lives in Florida with her husband, their American Eskimo dog, and Sun Conure parrot. 

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00A6K438O
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 12, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.2 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 579 pages
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Award winning author, Vicki M. Taylor writes dramatic stories with strong women as her main characters. A prolific writer of both novel length and short stories, she brings her characters to life in the real world. She is one of the founders and past presidents of the Florida Writers Association. She's a 2011-2012 VIP Women of the Year for National Association of Professional Women. Vicki lives in Florida and shares her home with her husband, and two American Hairless Terriers and a Sun Conure Parrot. She loves to walk, read, garden, kayak, shoot handguns, and walk on the beach. She flies co-pilot with her husband in their private airplane and loves to travel. She adores her six grand-munchkins.

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  • Amy
    5.0 out of 5 stars wow, emotional and real
    Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2024
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    This dives into some very real very important issues. Be prepared to cry because this book will pull at all the feelings. Well written. If you enjoy books that talk about our real issues that impact youth read this book!
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  • gayle pace
    4.0 out of 5 stars NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUNISHED
    Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2013
    GOOD INTENTIONS
    by Vicki M. Taylor

    OVERVIEW: (FROM SHELFARI)
    Good Intentions is the tragic story of one woman's efforts to help a teenage mother. Megan, fourteen and pregnant, needed a mom. Tracy, thirty-nine and already raising a large family, gave her a home. Neither was ready for what happened next. Tracy Reynolds' life is not her own. She works the night shift at the hospital and has three boys, two girls and a husband who works the opposite shift along with a menagerie of rescued pets. Somehow, she and her husband, Tim, have made it work with love, faith, and impeccable ethics. Adding fourteen-year-old Megan and her newborn son to the mix was supposed to be uncomplicated. The adoption agency made it sound so easy. They painted Megan has a good child who had a rough life. She needed love and understanding and the stability of a respectable home and family. Tracy and Tim fit the bill and were fast tracked through the system and before they knew it trouble landed on their doorstep. Megan. Megan rejected their family values and resisted from every direction when it came to learning how to live within their family dynamics and taking care of her son. She missed her friends and the people she knew when she worked as a prostitute. Despite court orders and her probation officer's warnings, Megan secretly reconnected with her old friends and lover. The Reynolds' family spun out of control. Not one would be untouched by Hurricane Megan's path of destruction. Deceptions. Infidelity. Drugs. Child abuse. Cancer. Sexual abuse. Home invasion. The Reynolds' went through it all. Would their family ever be the same?

    BOOK REVIEW:
    This story is about a teenage mother, Megan, 14 and pregnant. A story of a thirty-nine year old woman, Tracy, already raising a large family, gives Megan a home. What would happen next, no one had a clue.

    Tracy has no life of her own. She works the night shift at the hospital. Tracy Reynolds' life is not her. Her husband works the opposite shift. They have three boys and two girls and a Heinz fifty seven of rescued pets. Somehow Tracy and Tim have made an impossible situation work with love, faith and good, strong ethics.

    When they added Megan and her newborn son to the group, it was supposed to be easy. But it wasn't. The adoption agency had made it sound so easy. Easy it wasn't.

    Megan had a rough life. She never had the love and understanding that a stable family usually brings. Tim and Tracy fit the criteria perfectly and were rushed through the system.What was supposed to be so easy, turned really hard fast. Megan resisted everything from their family values to taking care of her son. She missed the people she knew when she had worked as a prostitute. The court put orders and probation warnings on her time after time, but Megan secretly hooked up with her old running buddies and her lover.

    The family went in a tail spin, completely out of control. Hurricane Megan's destruction would touch everyone in one way or another. The Reynolds went through everything imaginable., deception, drugs, child abuse, sexual abuse, and home invasion. What more could happen? Would the Reynolds ever bee they same loving family they were? Could Megan be saved?

    About the author:(from Goodreads)
    Award winning author, Vicki M. Taylor writes dramatic stories with strong women as her main characters. A prolific writer of both novel length and short stories, she brings her characters to life in the real world. She is one of the founders and past presidents of the Florida Writers Association. She's a 2011-2012 VIP Women of the Year for National Association of Professional Women. Vicki lives in Florida and shares her home with her husband, an American Eskimo dog, Jack and a Sun Conure Parrot, Bailey. She loves to walk, read, garden, kayak, shoot handguns, and snorkel. She has three grand-munchkins that she absolutely adores.

    I received a complimentary copy of GOOD INTENTIONS from the author Vicki M. Taylor for this unbiased review.

    I would give this book 4 STARS.

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  • Fred
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Story of Love, Loss, and Unyielding Hope
    Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2024
    "Good Intentions" is full of emotions. It draws you into the life of Tracy, a woman with more love than logic, and Megan, a teenage hurricane of defiance. It's a constant push and pull, moments of grace slipping straight into painful reality.
    Tracy's compassion is beautiful, but her decisions are sometimes so frustrating you want to scream. And Megan? She's heartbreaking and maddening - a broken kid trying to navigate a world that's already against her. The tension escalates, with victories so fragile they're shattered instantly. The final pages leave shaken and certain you've read something unforgettable.
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  • Philip LoPresti
    5.0 out of 5 stars "Good Intentions" Review
    Reviewed in the United States on February 10, 2013
    This is a true to life story about a family of seven with parents who have a lot of love to give. The book revolves around a 14 year old girl who is both homeless and pregnant. The story is told through the eyes of the mother, Tracy Reynolds. The young pregnant teen named Megan has no family and no clue as to who her real mother was. She went from one foster home to another. No one wanted to adopt a troubled teen. Then she became pregnant. That is when she met Tracy Reynolds, a nurse at her hospital. Tracy fell in love with her at first sight and secretly wanted to adopt her and her future baby. The story goes on from there like a wild ride on a roller-coaster.
    The day to day detailed story will keep your mind waiting for what's to happen next. I completed chapter 26 before I realized it was a book I was reading! The detailed description of what was occurring was like watching a movie in my mind. I think Vicki Taylor is an exceptional writer, and "Good Intentions" is a book anyone can read and enjoy. I learned a lot about what it's like to be a woman and to be pregnant as well! Something I know I will never experience in my lifetime! You will remain riveted to the book and always waiting for that shoe to fall. The shoe I'm talking about is Megan, the unpredictable one. Will she flip out? Will she run away from home? Will she get pregnant again? Will she leave her baby unattended? You just never know what to expect.
    I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading. If you don't enjoy reading, you will once you pick up this book!
    Sincerely,
    Philip LoPresti
    Author of "Born Again Opinion"
    amazon.com/dp/B00AWIL6Q2
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  • Scalla94
    5.0 out of 5 stars Do Good Intentions count?
    Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2013
    This is a quick read and that is a fine thing- since you can "kiss goodbye" anything else you had on your schedule. I had to offer a few apologies of my own for chores left undone, but curiosity trumped discipline. If you have a lick of street-smarts you see the train-wreck coming, but disembarking is not an option. You must stay onboard to see how it plays out, all the while shaking your head at the naivety of this kind family. Fortunately, Mama has pluck to go along with her oversized heart, and you do find yourself hoping for a miracle. If only good deeds went unpunished once in a while...
    Flawlessly written and heartbreaking, you won't soon forget this story.
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