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Once and Future Wife (Jennie Bateman's Story Book 2) Kindle Edition

by David Burnett (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 60 ratings
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Jennie and Thomas are falling in love again, but Tasha, one of his children, is determined to destroy their relationship.

Jennie had done that herself a number of years earlier when, in the midst of a manic episode, she had deserted Thomas, choosing a life of shameless debauchery in place of their marriage. Tasha knows of Jennie’s earlier life, and she has discovered that Jennie now takes medication to control her behavior.

Only a weakling depends on medicine, Tasha tells her. Even worse, she insists that, even if Jennie does take meds, she will become ill again, that another manic episode surely lies ahead, perhaps just around the bend. She reminds Jennie that if she were to relapse after marrying Thomas, she would ruin his life a second time. Jennie wants to prove she can live without her medicine. As she considers tossing it, though, she question whether knowing she can live without the medication is worth the risk that she will fail the test and be unable to cope.

If you like a good psychological romance, download Once and Future Wife and enjoy following Jennie as she goes a second round with her demons, the same ones that shattered her marriage two decades earlier. How will she stop them from destroying the love and happiness that finally seem to be within her reach?

Once and Future Wife is a stand-alone sequel to Those Children Are Ours.

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  1. Book 2 of 2
    Jennie Bateman's Story
  2. Print length
    234 pages
  3. Language
    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
  5. Publication date
    June 1, 2016
  6. Reading age
    15 - 18 years
  7. File size
    1155 KB
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Editorial Reviews

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While this is the second book in the series, each book can be readas a standalone. Those Children Are Ours,the first book, was wonderful. Once and Future Wife is even better. Jennie isstill redeeming herself to her ex and her children but she is doing it. She isworking hard to make a life for herself and be self- sufficient. Her childrenare working on accepting her and making her more of her life and the ex isletting them.
David Burnett has a way withtelling the story. He writes with somuch emotion and truth that I could not helpbut be pulled into the story. I was invested in Jennie and Thomas. Neitherof them had an easy life and this book starts with Thomas losing his wife. Howhe deals with the loss and raising of his children is absolutely amazing. Ilove how he opens up his heart again, he learns to trust again, and he learnsto love again.
The ending is absolutely amazing. I did not see how it wouldend. I had my thoughts and hopes but I was sure that just mine. was thrilled when someof my thoughts came through and surprised at some of the twists. The feelings, the reactions, and the story are allso real and true...

Charlotte Lynn
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Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01F2QTBSI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ David Burnett (June 1, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 1, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1155 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 234 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 60 ratings

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David Burnett

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David Burnett lives near Charleston, South Carolina, where he walks on the beach almost every day and photographs the ocean, the sea birds, and the marshes that he loves. Three of his four books are set in Charleston, and he has always enjoyed the Carolina beaches.

David enjoys photography and has photographed subjects as varied as prehistoric ruins on the islands of Scotland, star trails, sea gulls, and a Native American powwow. He and his wife have traveled widely in the United States and the United Kingdom. During trips to Scotland, they visited Crathes Castle, the ancestral home of the Burnett family near Aberdeen, and Kismul Castle on the Isle of Barra, the home of his McNeil ancestors.

He reports that he went to school for much longer than he wants to admit, and he has graduate degrees in psychology and education. He and his wife have two children and a blue-eyed cat named Bonnie.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2018
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Either the author has lived this crazy bipo life of mine or he is 1 check of a researcher. I say it is like changing into a werewolf-you know it is happening yet you are powerless to stop it. Even with the best med regiments and intentions it is not easy,but without them and an addiction added in it a living help.
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Gigi
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Read
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2016
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Started a little slow; however, I really got into the characters. Surprising turn of events most certainly makes this a good read.
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Joni
5.0 out of 5 stars A heart stoper
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2017
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This was a great second book in the series, and a real page turner. I didn't realize there was a second book that this was a series. You laugh and cry and hope for the best all the through the book. This author doesn't disappoint what a great book
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Shirley Henning
5.0 out of 5 stars A love story.
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2020
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A wonderful book of unconditional love. I couldn't put it down and recommend this book if you like love stories.
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K. Parry
5.0 out of 5 stars So good
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2017
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Riveting. Once I started reading, I couldn't stop. Jennie Bateman's journey to becoming the future wife and struggle with bipolar disorder was heart wrenching. Must read.
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Nicki Conroy
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Read Bringing Mental Health to the Forefront
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2016
I have to admit I did not read Those Children Are Ours so was thrown into the storyline that that book created. My guess is that both Once and Future Wife and the prequel can be read as standalones as this book read great to me without the previous book.

I relate Once and Future Wife to watching a scary, not necessarily horror movie but one with scary parts, movie. There were parts of the book that I knew were going to play out in a way I would not like. Jennie was making decisions I would not endorse or would not have personally made. I had to, at times, get up and walk away for a little bit to get in the right mindset to continue reading. It was either walk away or scream at the screen of my Kindle app as I wanted to tell her not to do that.

More than the settings in different parts of this book – small town Georgia, Atlanta, Charleston, all of which I love – I was drawn to the unwritten commentary on mental health that threads its way through the book. I pleaded, in my mind, with Jennie Bateman to not throw away her 12 years of constant living by doing something rash. I screamed, even though I walked away my brain was still screaming, at Jennie to talk things over with someone.

At times, the book hit too close to home. I do not have bi-polar disorder but know those who do and who have tried the self-medication or no medication routes. Neither have proved successful in real life so I had a slight idea of how this was going to end up. What I couldn’t count on in my real life to book life scenario comparison was the strength of Thomas’s character. I did not know how he would react.

I truly believe everyone should read this book for any number of reasons. First and foremost, it is a good read. Second, it discusses a topic that in many social circles is taboo – yet, a topic that needs to see the light of day more frequently. Third, while I could try to predict the ending, I did not have a good grasp on it until the last few pages of the book.

I received this book to review through Beck Valley Books Book Tours, all the opinions above are 100% my own.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Poignant Love Story
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2017
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We love everything this author writes and are looking forward to more.
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LuAnn Braley
4.0 out of 5 stars Love is Lovelier the Second Time Around
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2016
I was so happy to read a book with a main character who had a mental illness. Having had depression for a long time myself, and feeling someone 'judged' on occasion. There is such a stigma against those with mental illnesses, which is both unfair and unfortunate. But it is what it is, as the saying goes.

Once and Future Wife was an emotional read anyway. At the beginning of the book, Jennie's ex-husband's second wife has been killed trying to save a child in her classroom from an abusive father. Doctors did manage to save her then prematurely born child. Most of the people in the family seem rather extraordinary to me and stand as testimonies to the power of forgiveness.

Except for Tasha, at least at the beginning. She assumes Jennie is trying to get back into Thomas's life and lets Jennie know, in no uncertain terms, that she will have none of it. Tasha taunts Jennie into stopping her medications for the bipolar disorder, with predictably bad results. The scene at the bar is incredibly powerful and gave me the shivers.

I'm going to reveal, I suppose it would have to be called a prejudice of mine, and was surprised when I found out the writer of Once and Future Wife was a man. This story has Lifetime Movie/chick flick written all over it. The story has incredible sensitivity. I was reading through tears in the last couple of chapters...it was that good.

Once I read the 'pre-quel' "Those Children are Ours", I will keep my eye open for new books by Mr. Burnett. And I heartily recommend other readers to the same.

(Disclosure: I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.)
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