Impressions of Innocence
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The tall woman, her features invisible in the
moonless night, blocked Jenna’s path.
The evil emanating from the woman reached toward Jenna like invisible
wisps of draping willow blown in a paralyzing wind. Enveloped in blackness, the figure was darker than the
surrounding night. There was nowhere to
go, nothing to do but to look into her faceless eyes. The woman reached out and effortlessly ripped a small yellow
bracelet from Jenna’s wrist.
Why does she want it?
Terrified, Jenna’s mind raced, but her feet seemed
glued to the spot where she stood, her defenseless arms unable to move.
It’s Ron’s, and it’s made of string. String!
It has no value!
The faceless woman took a menacing step toward
Jenna. Her obscured hand drew a scarf
from somewhere in the blackness. Jenna
could not see the woman’s face, but she could see the tiny yellow flowers on
the blue background of the scarf.
Unable to deflect the sinister thing, Jenna felt it fall across her like
an invisible web, suffocating, yet scarcely there, strands of it touching her,
binding her.
Jenna wanted to scream, but could not. Her voice was silenced by the evil of the
night. If only she could scream!
“Ron!” His
name brought no comfort. “Ron!”
No! It was
not Jenna who was in danger! It was
Ron! She must run to him, warn him, but
her feet were gripped in the imperceptible threads of the scarf.
“Ron!”
“Jenna.”
Gently, Greg called her name.
“Jenna, are you dreaming about Erika again?”
Gratefully, Jenna trembled in her husband’s arms,
sweat pouring down her back. Breathless
and panting, she leaned against him, her fear subsiding at his touch. Greg stroked her hair, her back, her arms.
Though her body quivered inside, her eyes were
dry. There were no more tears for Ron
and Erika. They were gone now, and she
tried to wipe unbidden thoughts of them from her mind. Usually, she was successful in turning her
thoughts elsewhere, except in the troubled dreams of the night. The nightmares, coming less frequently now,
were memories, melting away in the warmth of Greg’s love. Yet, the symbols were there. They were always there.
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About the Book
What is a nice girl like Jenna Ogden doing in love
with handsome, provocatively mysterious Ron Sundy, whose mother is a buffalo
who has not yet been born?
Confused by Ron’s beliefs and his mystic abilities
to heal and to “mind travel,” Jenna must examine her own faith as she wrestles
with Ron’s claim that his life’s mission is to save the world from evil. Yet, she cannot help being drawn to the
compelling Ron Sundy.
Ron leads his religion, a mix of Indian lore, myth,
and Christianity. He sees himself as
the son of White Buffalo, whose rebirth will signal the end of the earth. His cousin, Erika, wants to dispose of Ron,
and enthrone herself as spiritual leader of their tribe. Her interference disturbs Jenna, as Erika
attempts to recruit Jenna into her dark schemes.
Jenna never dreamed she’d fall in love. She was waiting for Connor Young to return
from his two-year Mormon mission and marry her. Impressions of Innocence
is the story of love’s pain and triumph as Jenna grows from a sheltered, naive
Mormon girl to a mature and wise woman.
Mormons, myths, and mystery combine in this story of
love, deception, and intrigue.
About the Author
Ms. Martin began writing for the newspaper in grade
school. She’s won several national
writing contests for comedic prose and poetry.
Her comical Mother’s Day poem has appeared in a syndicated column across
the United States.
She has researched and written numerous articles for
hire, including a multi-million- dollar elder-care solicitation campaign in New
York. She has written and directed many
short musical plays for youth, which have been performed in Utah and Arizona.
Ms. Martin has worked with teenagers throughout her
life. She is in her 18th year as a
religious educator for high school students.
She graduated from Brigham Young University, is married, and the mother
of 6. Impressions of Innocence is her maiden voyage into a full-length
novel.