Cheating Like Breathing

For twenty years Brenda has patrolled the aisles of Mount Hebron Baptist church, assertively maintaining order during the weekly church services. She's zealous in the role, but her manner is at times abrasive. Nobody crosses Miss Brenda. Most church members steer clear of her, except for Lawrence Foster. The widower admires the dedicated, feisty woman, who is both strong-willed and attractive. He makes a point of getting in her crosshairs and drawing her attention.Brenda has a one child, her twenty-eight-year-old daughter, Gia who lives a life that conflicts with her mother's religious values. She's a beautiful and successful career woman, who is hazy in her faith life. She makes her own rules: men and good times are what she worships, and she runs hard after both. Through persistence, Lawrence softens Brenda's tough exterior, and they begin a mature romance. Gia at the same time, reconnects with Lawrence's son, Kevin, a childhood playmate; they create sparks of their own.As the older couple draws closer, the younger couple's relationship is in turmoil. Gia is dishonest as she seeks to maneuver Kevin around her own secrets. Lawrence also has a daughter, Stephanie, who's career up to this point has been using men and borrowing money to finance her vices of gambling and shopping.Brenda and Lawrence are also caught up in a family drama surrounding Brenda's father, stricken with Alzheimer's. Her siblings are pressuring her to assume the responsibility of his care, without involving them, or costly external resources.The newly married couple relies on their strong foundation of faith to make a life together as they navigate multi-generational family issues. Their unwavering confidence in God draws their family together as they all look toward a brighter future.

• | Author: M M Ryan
• | Publisher: MaRyn Enterprises LLC
• | Publication Date: Dec 13, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 271 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1734788119
• | ISBN-13: 9781734788112