Before the Dawn

It wasn''t supposed to turn out like this.

We had a storybook romance. So why am I hiding in a shelter for battered women?

Especially since he never hit me.

The worst part is worrying about my daughter. Does she know she still has a mommy? Does she have any idea how much I love her?

And will I ever see her again?

Before the Dawn is the gripping story of a mother sludging her way through the trauma of a...