Cheryl Rau

Scars for Sophie Cheryl Rau

Former journalist turned best-selling romance author Liz Harper was enjoying her comfortable life until the hallucinations began. Deeply disturbing visions for which no cause or cure could be found tormented her week after week. With her second marriage unraveling and her drinking spiraling out of control, Liz's lucrative livelihood along with what remains of her sanity are threatened. Contemplating suicide one night, Liz is shocked to discover that the little girl and man she sees in her troubling visions are not merely creations of her tattered mind but rather real people living in another city 100 miles away. The child is a 5-year-old orphan named Sophie. The middle-aged man sexually molesting her is rich, powerful, and running for Governor. Liz vows to pull herself together, determined to find a way to save Sophie. Who can she convince to believe her? How much will she risk for a child she's never met? Why should she trust the secretive, handsome stranger with a gun?