Battered to Blessed: My Personal Journey

As a busy nursing student and "Miss Kentucky" beauty contestant, Brenda, at age 18, had a promising future of success, love, and happiness. One night Brenda met a tall, disarmingly handsome stranger. She was undeniably attracted to him but determined to hold true to her strict moral values. Brenda couldn't have known that her bright future was about to take a dark and terrifying turn.

In shock and shame, Brenda found herself entangled in a web of deception and cruelty—trapped in a marri…