Never Say Never: From the Orphanage to the Grammys

When fifteen-year-old Carmen escapes her burning orphanage in Chicago, she has a choice: allow herself to be rounded up by the Red Cross and sent to a new orphanage or run away and try to realize her dream of becoming a famous model in New York City. She decides to run. Navigating the streets of the Big Apple on her own, Carmen does what she must to survive. With some unexpected assistance, she establishes a new identity for herself and makes plans for her future. Along the way, she meets five important men who change her perspective forever. In the end, she must choose between her first love-the man she gives her virginity to-or a man ten years her senior who helps her transform from an inexperienced teenager to a confident woman. The first of a planned trilogy, this romance novel follows a teenage orphan as she seeks a new life for herself.