The thing that sets Trudy Stiles apart from other authors is her ability to take her own experiences and turn them into a heartfelt story.
Take "Dear Emily" for example. The letters in "Dear Emily" are real letters she wrote to her daughter as they went through their own adoption process. To me, that makes the story so much more real and personal.
"Epic Sins" is her latest example of real life experiences come to life.
It's the story of Garrett and Samantha. They are thrown together by difficult life circumstances that came in the shape of a newborn, and have to learn how to navigate through it all.
I so enjoyed watching Garrett learn how to not put himself first. I so enjoyed watching Samantha learn how to let her guard down. But the true star of this story was Kai, the baby.
As a mother of a two month old, I only recently started sleeping through the night (somewhat. It depends on what your definition of "through the night" is). We've got all his reflux and protein sensitivities under control, so he doesn't cry unless he's hungry or dirty now. And he smiles at us, which makes my day every time.
But to watch Kai go through withdrawals was heartbreaking. To live through the difficulties of parenting a drug addicted baby was fascinating. And to know it is all bases on real life events, to me, that was the epic part.
There's one other thing that's worth noting. Several of the characters from Ms. Stiles' "Forever Family" series popped in and out of the storyline as well. It was fun seeing small follow ups of their lives. Especially Emily. Seeing her family all together, that made my heart happy.
Overall, "Epic Sins" was a wonderful read. But I honestly didn't expect anything less. This story was very personal to Ms. Stiles, and it very much comes through. You don't want to miss out on seeing the real kinds of struggles real children face. Get it by clicking here.
And by the way, if you haven't read "Dear Emily" yet, it's another very personal story to her. One-click it here. It's free right now!
This was definitely a great beginning to what is sure to be an "Epic" series.
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