Having escaped a life of poverty, teen pregnancy and domestic violence, and put herself through sixteen years of night school to earn three degrees as a single mother, L.Y. Marlow never imagined that she would one day walk away from a prosperous corporate career to dedicate her life to founding Saving Promise--a national nonprofit organization inspired by her granddaughter's story, a little girl named Promise.

Through her provocative and deeply moving storytelling style, L.Y. takes you on a captivating journey as she shares candidly her most terrifying moments and monsters--from...