Jessie Xavier

Layla Jessie Xavier

The young and innocent Layla an Alabama native with features that some love and others hate. She finds herself tangled in a web of deceit by a father she adores and a mother she does not know. Spinning from a whirlwind of anger her path leads her to the neon lights of New York. There she falls victim to a madman. Only her grandmother's prayers, her brother's resolve and an Italian stranger are her hope for rescue. This page turning novel is about following one's dream no matter how many detours encountered. With all it's twist and turns it shows how anger can direct your life down the wrong path. This novel's climax offers up hope that even in our darkest moments we can find strength to blow God a kiss!