Borrowed Rings: A Novel Inspired by True Events – Paperback

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Some promises are borrowed. The consequences are not.

Nina was nineteen when the adults around her mistook marriage for protection.

Wearing her grandmother’s rings, she promised forever to a man who had already taught her to fear him. By nightfall, Marcus was on a train to Memphis—and Nina was left carrying two babies, a broken promise, and a life she never chose.

From teenage motherhood and betrayal to homelessness, violence, and the fierce fight to reclaim her children, Borrowed Rings follows one woman’s journey through the love she imagined, the vows that trapped her, and the strength that finally set her free.

Inspired by true events, this emotionally powerful novel is a story of survival, motherhood, courage, and starting again.

“The rings were borrowed. The survival was mine.”

Book details:

• Paperback

• 232 pages

• 6 × 9 inches

• Author: J.D. Mance

• Genre: Women’s Fiction / Life-Based Fiction

Please note: This story contains mature themes involving domestic violence, trauma, betrayal, and homelessness.

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