Doris E Bernhardt

A Daughter's Cry Doris E Bernhardt

This story, set in the 60's, is one of suspense and adventure while it addresses the battle scars of sexual, emotional, and physical abuse. For Ellie Cooper, she dreams of the day she can escape the Kansas farm and her father's abuse. When she turns eighteen, she accepts the offer to be a mail-order bride and heads to Alaska. Yet, as she travels alone, she again becomes the target of abuse. After defending herself, Ellie is wrapped in guilt for causing her attacker's death. Then, after witnessing a murder, by the seasoned convict, Jack Barton, her life is threatened. When the handsome detective, Chad Ryan, questions Ellie about the murder, he realizes the peril she could face in marrying a man she doesn't even know. Despite his offer to help Ellie have a better future, by working for his brother, Dr. Matt Ryan, and his wife, Lucy, Ellie declines and is determined to continue with her plans to marry Rudy Davis. A decision she soon regrets. With her life spiraling downward, hungry, tired, and with seemingly no hope for a better future, Ellie wonders if she'll have the strength to continue on to Anchorage, and find the office of Dr. Matt Ryan. Will she ever have the life she has always hoped for? Can Ellie ever forgive her abusers? When will Ellie find her real life's purpose? This story takes you on a whirlwind of adventure and suspense. From wild Alaska, to Napa Valley California, and to the majestic Tetons Mountains of Wyoming, each phase of Ellie's life is guided and protected by the One she knows nothing about. With the genuine love and caring from the Ryan family, Ellie's hopes and dreams seem possible. Yet, will memories of her years of abuse keep her from marrying Chad? Due to Lucy's kind and gentle manner, Ellie comes to understand she is not alone; she learns the One who created each one of us has a hope and a future we can never imagine. Despite her life's heartaches and challenges, Ellie realizes her life was spared and protected for the happiness and purpose God has for her.