From Amazon bestselling author SM Stryker comes an emotionally riveting, romantic suspense, about first loves, best friends,and soul mates.

༺❃༻Raw & Gritty. This isn't your ordinary love story. Sam learned early life wasn't fair. Her life was a lie.༺❃༻

My name is Sam, and I learned early that life wasn't fair.

Sam was off-limits, Oliver knew he couldn't have her, but he can't live without her either.

When Samantha's mother remarries, and she acquires an older brother that takes advantage of her innocence. She learns there is more to family than words and actions.

Oliver used to be a carefree boy until a horrifying event takes his family away. He learned one important lesson at his young age, 'Protect those you care about'.

When he sees a scared little Samantha, Oliver's heart was drawn to her, to help and protect her. Even though he's several years older, he made a promise to himself to watch over her.

She never knew he was always there.

He was her Protector.

Always in the shadows.

But he was keeping a secret from her.

When Oliver's identity is revealed, Samantha,feeling betrayed, and deceived goes into hiding, running away from the man she's loved most of her life.

Oliver must find Samantha before her unknown past catches up with her.

Will she be able to survive or will her past take her away forever leaving Oliver, a shell of a man?

Sins of a Child is a new adult romance novel and contains mentions of physical & sexual abuse, explicit language, and sexual scenes, and it is intended for persons 18 years of age and older.