I wrote this novel in 2010. I knew it contained a story of child abuse worth telling. I just wasn’t sure when the time was ripe to tell it. That was because the abusers were members of a well-connected religious community. While their victims were essentially orphans of color who had no support systems in place to protect them. I worried that the acts of abuse and molestation might be too lewd to tell. Or worse when I described the acts, my book would be placed in the X-rated category. This story would never get to the people I wanted to reach.
I also thought it was a story worth telling because I met several women and at least one man who went through something like this when they were kids. Their adult abusers were respected members in their communities and were believed. The child victims were blamed for what happened, if they were believed. If they weren’t believed, the children were left to suffer in silence. Either way the children were shunned by their communities. They had no caring adults help them through a difficult time. They had nobody to lean on and so they were forced to help themselves.
I wanted to tell the child victims’ stories in my book. I wanted to describe how it felt to go through the abuse conducted by upstanding members of the community. What did the children have to do to become normal members of society. How did they do it without going crazy, suicidal or violent towards each other or society?
My books tracks two girls who bonded over their childhood abuse and what becomes of them as women. It seems both women have been keeping a murderous secret. The only way to solve the murder is to unlock those secrets. That’s the premise of: What You See Ain’t;
What You Get, a story of abandonment, loyalty and love.
It’s available for pre-order 05/17/24. The release date is 6/02/24.
Here are the links for: What You See Ain’t; What You Get, a story of abandonment, loyalty and love.
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D48CCR2R
Kindle UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0D48CCR2R
Print: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D49N5J54
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1565119
Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/qThOL4moei4
Connect with BL Wilson at these links:
My blog: https://wilsonbluez.com/
Amazon author page: https://amzn.to/1y7Ncar
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/10787497.B_L_Wilson
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wilsonbluez
Smashwords Interview: https://www.smashwords.com/interview/wilsonbluez
Smashwords author Page: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/wilsonbluez
IAN author web page: https://www.independentauthornetwork.com/bl-wilson.html
Lesbian Authors Guild: https://lesbianauthorsguild.com
