What if you were afraid to even turn the doorknob to your front door when coming home because of what might wait inside for you? What would it take to make you step out of your shadows, and once and for all break free from the twisted security of familiarity, and take a chance with another that just might change everything?
What if you could ask for what you want without being afraid? Could you trust another person that much? Could you trust yourself to ask it and be willing to hear the things you fear?
And what if you could truly begin to conquer those deep fears that hide...

My heart is on fire. For the first time in my life I am awake and the desires I've pushed down are smoldering. The shadows of my youth are daring me to step away from them, and new visions are circling through my head that include having intimacy in a way I never dreamed of.
My name is Nicky Young and this is my coming of age story and family saga. I have begun to understand if I want to live differently than my parents-an alcoholic father and co-dependent mother-I need to love, forgive, trust and live with an open heart. As I look in the mirror, I am seeing a new woman emerging-one...

AMAZING HEART DESCRIPTION TEEN & YOUNG ADULT COMING OF AGE CONTEMPORARY FICTION WOMEN'S CONTEMPORARY LITERARY FICTION SERIES It's Amazing, but for the first time in my life I have let go of the control. I've battled so hard to hold onto the twisted security of my family's battle with alcoholism-it's what I've known-never risking too much, holding back, so the hurt didn't cut too deep. Now? I feel a new life An unknown. Vulnerable. It's magnificent. It's . . . intimacy, being held, letting someone see into my dark places so the light, hidden since a little girl, can finally become brilliant....