Kate Elizabeth Russell Books

An era-defining novel about the relationship between a fifteen-year-old girl and her teacher ALL HE DID WAS FALL IN LOVE WITH ME AND THE WORLD TURNED HIM INTO A MONSTER Vanessa Wye was fifteen-years-old when she first had sex with her English teacher. She is now thirty-two and in the storm of allegations against powerful men in 2017, the teacher, Jacob Strane, has just been accused of sexual abuse by another former student. Vanessa is horrified by this news, because she is quite certain that the relationship she had with Strane wasn't abuse. It was love. She's sure of that. Forced to rethink her past, to revisit everything that happened, Vanessa has to redefine the great love story of her life - her great sexual awakening - as rape. Now she must deal with the possibility that she might be a victim, and just one of many. Nuanced, uncomfortable, bold and powerful, My Dark Vanessa goes straight to the heart of some of the most complex issues of our age.

This collection includes four charming romance short stories set in Sumner County, each offering a delightful blend of sweetness and emotion. Each tale introduces unique characters navigating love and relationships, showcasing heartwarming moments and romantic connections. Readers can enjoy a variety of narratives that highlight the joys and challenges of romance, making it an engaging read for those who appreciate lighthearted love stories.

The year 2000. Bright and ambitious Vanessa gets entangled in an affair with Jacob Strain, a forty-two-year-old English teacher Russian literature. 2017 year. Strain is accused of sexual harassment. Rethinking the events of seventeen years ago, Vanessa torn between past and present. Her mind is crowded the memories and traumas of an adult woman with troubles are interwoven of a teenage girl. She has to decide: was it love or not was it simply used? Erotic delight or unhealthy po traction? Was she ready for such a relationship when she was only fifteen?

En medio de la creciente ola de acusaciones de agresi n sexual contra hombres poderosos en 2017, Vanessa Wye, de treinta y dos a os, se entera de una que la involucra ntimamente: su profesor de ingl s de secundaria Jacob Strane ha sido acusado de abuso sexual por otra exalumna. El esc ndalo le trae recuerdos de su pasado y del campus id lico del exclusivo internado al que asisti en Maine. Fue estudiante becada, seria, solitaria y que anhelaba madurar antes de su tiempo. Vanessa se sinti desconcertada de sus compa eros y cautivada cuando el profesor Strane comenz a distinguirla. Aqu hab a un hombre que ten a tres veces su edad, que la reconoc a y elogiaba su intelecto, su talento para escribir y su belleza, y, a los quince a os, cay en una relaci n ardiente con l que le cambi la vida. Ahora, casi dos d cadas m s tarde, otra mujer ha centrado su atenci n en Strane, y de repente, Vanessa se enfrenta a una elecci n imposible: permanecer en silencio, creyendo firmemente su "yo" adolescente se involucr voluntariamente en la relaci n con Strane o que por lo contrario fue su v ctima. Pero c mo puede Vanessa rechazar su primer amor, el hombre que la transform fundamentalmente y ha sido una presencia persistente en su vida? C mo puede aceptar que el hombre que amaba cuando era adolescente, y que profesaba adorarla hab a seducido y abusado a otras chicas? Alternando entre el presente de Vanessa y el momento de la aventura y sus consecuencias, Mi sombr a Vanessa yuxtapone la memoria y el trauma con la emoci n sin aliento de una adolescente que descubre el poder que su propio cuerpo puede ejercer. Una representaci n magistral de los problemas de la adolescencia y los efectos de largo alcance del abuso sexual.