Eternal Rose

Eternal Rose, A Novel of Secrets, Scars, and Second Chances

In a world of opulence and ambition, Constance Magenta appears to have it all-wealth, beauty, and prestige. But behind the gilded gates of her Missouri estate lies a lifetime of pain, beginning with a childhood marred by domestic violence and culminating in a marriage that mirrors the very trauma she once fled.

When her husband, Charleton Magenta-a powerful construction magnate-announces his bid for governor without her knowledge, Constance's carefully composed world shatters. Her public breakdown at a lavish gala becomes a national scandal, exposing long-buried truths about abuse, neglect, and the cost of silence.

As the media frenzy intensifies, Charleton faces mounting pressure from political allies, criminal threats from a ruthless loan shark, and the unraveling of his family. Their son, Ted, discovers he has a child with his former girlfriend, Tonya, a woman whose quiet strength and faith offer a stark contrast to the chaos around them. Meanwhile, Melissa, Ted's fiancée and a rising star in the modeling world, undergoes a spiritual awakening that challenges everything she thought she wanted.

Told with emotional depth and spiritual insight, Eternal Rose is a sweeping, multi-generational story of brokenness and redemption. It explores the power of forgiveness, the resilience of women, and the courage it takes to bloom in the aftermath of devastation.

A story for anyone who has ever longed for healing, for truth, and for the kind of love that doesn't leave bruises.

About the Author

I can't remember not writing but things changed when I was in my eighth-grade English class taught by Mrs. Buckaloo. She read my poem about teenage life to the class and they enjoyed it, and I knew then that God had blessed me to share my heart. Later in life I had the opportunity to become a trucker, which fit me well because I knew, during my downtime I could keep on writing; so I did, because I just knew, one day it would all work out if I didn't give up.

In 1976 I began hauling furniture, potato chips, and I shuttled trucks. Then from 1985 until 2007 I drove for Walmart stores and from 2007 until 2022 I worked for the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Transportation department. As a Program Specialist I taught students how to drive the big trucks, and from 2022 to the present I continue to work as a C.D.L. tester with DMACC. One thing I tell myself every day I teach students: "Everybody had a first day, and everybody was new once." That keeps me grounded and to this day I continue to write because I still want to share my heart to bring hope, peace, and love to those who need it the most.