She Was Never Supposed to Fall

Ava Carter was the girl everyone expected to succeed.  Raised in a loveing home by two devoted parents, challenged by three protective older brothers, gifted in the classroom, and exceptional on the track, she entered college carrying scholarships, ambition, and the weight of everyones expectations.  Then one pill offered her something achievement never had:  silence.  What begins as relief becomes dependence, and dependence becomes a decade long descent through lies, homelessness, exploitation, crime, and prison.
 The people who love Ava refuse to stop loving her, but they must learn that love cannot rescue someone from consequences she will not face.  Behind prison walls, Ava finally confronts the damage she caused, the identity she surrendered, and teh daily word required to become trustworthy again.  Freedom brings a new battle.  Employers reject her.  Temptation remembers her name.  Her family watches carefully.
 But one executive offers Ava opportunity, and Ava answers that chance with discipline, humility, and relentless excellence.  From an entry level position to the executive suite, she begins opening doors for women whose records have convinced the world to close them.  She Was Never Supposed to Fall is an emotinally charged novel about addiction, accountability, family boundaries, incarceration, recovery, and the extraordinary power of a second chance.
 It asks a difficult question:  When a promising life collapses, can faithful chorces made one day at a time build something even stronger?