Jaye Marie and Anita Dawes

Love knows no boundaries.
This heart-wrenching, award-winning Biographical/Fiction sequel to Flowers and Stone shows how love can triumph over the toughest of odds. Join Luke and Darlina as they fight for freedom and battle to keep the flame of their love alive, even when separated by bars and distance. After Luke is sentenced to a seventy-five-year prison sentence, he and Darlina must rely on their undying love and courage to keep them going.

– Enjoy a riveting story of love, courage, and resilience that will restore your faith in the power of love
– Experience an emotional journey of the human spirit that will keep you captivated from start to finish
– Learn how to turn a negative dark situation into a positive one and be inspired to reach for your dreams

Be forever changed by Luke and Darlina’s epic journey of love, faith, and hope.

Meet the Author

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Jan Sikes

I’ve been an avid reader all my life. There’s nothing I love more than losing myself in a story.

Oddly enough, I had no ambition to be a writer. But I wound up in mid-life with a story that begged to be told. Not just any story, but a true story that rivaled any fiction creation. Through fictitious characters, the tale came to life in an intricately woven tale that encompasses four books. Not satisfied to stop with the books, I released music CDs of original music matching the time period of each story segment. In conclusion, to bring the story full circle, I published a book of poetry and art. I was done.

Wrong!

The story ideas keep coming, and I don’t intend to turn off the creative fountain.

I love all things metaphysical and often include those aspects in my stories.

I am a member of the Author’s Marketing Guild, The Writer’s League of Texas, Story Empire, and the Paranormal Writer’s Guild. I am an avid fan of Texas music and grandmother of five beautiful souls. I reside in North Texas.

Our Review

The Convict and the Rose is the true story of one man’s determination to believe that, whatever else happens, one day he will be free to be with the love of his life.

Sentenced to 75 years in prison, I wondered how determined he would have to be to maintain his faith and endurance in the face of such hardship, as it seemed impossible.

I was expecting a difficult, harrowing story, full of the harshness and brutality of prison life. But Luke Stone, the hero of this story, is a very special man. When life throws rocks at him, his first reaction is to find a way around them.

On the outside, Darlene’s life wasn’t easy either. Their struggles mirrored each others, as they slowly moved through the years.

Despite the main subject, which could have been traumatic for the reader, there is so much love in this story.

A love that survives… and finally blossoms…