Author: allisonkgarcia

In a world filled with hate, how do you know what love is?Escaping a violent and abusive environment, eight-year-old Emanuel Martinez attempts to cross through three countries to be with his mother, Ana, whom he hasn’t seen since he was a baby. When la migra catches him at the border and he’s thrown into an immigration center, his dreams for being a real family start to disappear.Vowing never to … disappear.Vowing never to be like her own mother who abandoned her and never looked back, Ana has worked for six years to get her son to the United States, Now…

Multi-Award Winning Novel2018 Royal Dragonfly Awards – 1st Place in Cultural Diversity Ebook Category2018 IAN Book of the Year Award – Christian/Religious Category – Finalist2018 Eric J. Hoffer Awards – Ebook Category – Honorable Mention2018 Eric J. Hoffer Awards – Montaigne Medal Finalist2016 ACFW Genesis Contest FinalistLinda Palacios crossed the border at age three with her mother, Juanita, to … three with her mother, Juanita, to escape their traumatic life in Mexico and to pursue the American dream. Years later, Linda nears college graduation. With little hope for the future as an undocumented immigrant, Linda wonders where her life is…