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Jordana Ryan


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Jordana Ryan is a 30-year-old single mom in St. Louis. She spent much of her life working with the mentally ill and dually diagnosed population. Her love of poetry inspired her to write some passionate and deep emotional words that until recently were for her eyes only. She enjoys crocheting blankets, working on scrapbooks and memory posters. "No Matter What" is her first novel.

No Matter What

Jordana Ryan
Amira Press (2007)
ISBN 9781934475041
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (5/07)

Synopsis: Haunted by her involvement in her parents death at the age of ten, Cassandra has never been confident in the love that others felt for her--not her adoptive parents, her friends and certainly not the man she loved with all her heart. So, after giving herself to her high school sweetheart on prom night, she flees from the overpowering fears and all those who supported her. And then after four years of sleeping with one strange man after another--whose names she couldn't remember or never knew-- she decided enough was enough.

It was time to return to face those she'd left behind, particularly Brenden Carter. Brenden should hate Cass for running away from their love and with his daughter, but somehow even after years of telling himself he hated her--and doing a lot of womanizing himself--Cass' smile still managed to get next to him. Will he be able to forgive her for leaving him when he needed her most?