When Jaycee Stevens is 6 years old, her mother dies and leaves her with an abusive drunk of a father. She grows up a foul-mouthed hellion who takes crap from no one. But she lives in fear of anyone finding out that she's also a love-starved little girl terrified of the dark.
Gods in Alabama by Joshilyn Jackson;
Survivor by Tabitha King;
She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb