These books deal with trauma, its aftermath, healing, and renewal.  [front cover art for BAD SEED: The Midnight Cries of an Island Girl, A Novel by Cherry Dawn Fagbemi; a night scene with a starry sky above a home with its exterior and interior lights shining on the first floor]  BAD SEED: The Midnight Cries of an Island Girl by Cherry Dawn Fagbemi  contemporary fiction  November 2024  "Montego Bay was where I should have died in the summer of 1985."  And with that first sentence, Vivienne Pearson's harrowing saga of being haunted by the resurgence of disturbing memories of past events relevant to her present life and choices starts a compelling tale of heavy themes and dangerous circumstances. It's a potent blend of mystery, thriller, family conflict, social commentary, and romance.  Vivienne confronts her confusion, devastating heartache, alienation and more as she navigates a series of traumas in order to heal and to reclaim herself and her life....