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Her Past Can’t Wait

No one can hide from their past forever.

Just when everything is going right for Emily Archer, it all goes terribly wrong. With a recent promotion at work, a circle of supportive friends, and a loving sister, Emily’s future looks bright. But her world is shattered when an important client gropes her at his company’s annual gala. Emily responds by slapping the man in the face, almost breaking a finger.

Forced to take time off, Emily begins working with an EMDR psychotherapist to understand why she snapped. Psychotherapy takes Emily down a path to a painful trauma she suffered as a teen. While she’s putting the pieces together and healing from her past, she discovers a local celebrity is targeting women in her community. Despite warnings from the police and her therapist to steer clear, Emily is determined to stop him. Can she bring him to justice once and for all, or will she become his next victim?

Her Past Can’t Wait is a gripping novel about resilient women fighting back, protecting each other, and healing.

Praise for Her Past Can’t Wait

2024 Human Relations Indie Book Awards:
– Director’s Choice Award Human Relations Life Adjustment Book of the Year
– Gold Winner Life Challenges category
– Gold Winner Life Changes Realistic Fiction category
2023 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY): GOLD Award Best Regional Fiction: Mid-Atlantic
2023 Global Book Awards: GOLD Award Psychological Thriller
2023 National Indie Excellence Awards: FINALIST Thriller
2023 Chanticleer International Book Awards: FINALIST Somerset Literary & Contemporary Fiction
2022 American Fiction Awards: FINALIST General Fiction, Thriller
2022 American Fiction Awards: FINALIST General Fiction, Mystery / Suspense

“Her Past Can’t Wait is a scathing commentary on how society treats women when they do something as simple as trying to set physical boundaries. Gut-wrenching, intriguing, and twisty, Boulden’s thought-provoking story lays bare just how far we have to go as a society when it comes to believing and protecting women.”
—Lisa Regan, USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author

“The World Health Organization singles out Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) as one of the top ‘evidence-based treatments of choice’ for PTSD. In her fast-paced and absorbing novel, Her Past Can’t Wait, Jacqueline Boulden illuminates the courageous and timely story of a woman facing her traumatic past and how EMDR eased her suffering. A must-read for all trying to live like the past is in the past, when it’s actually still buried in their subconscious.”
—Donna Knudsen, Psy.D., EMDR Institute Facilitator & Certified Consultant
“Boulden tackles the topic of sexual assault with great care and empathy while exploring the possible benefits of EMDR as a form of trauma therapy.… An engrossing tale about sexual assault that skillfully covers a tough and timely topic.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“An accomplished news journalist, author Jacqueline Boulden has applied her keen observation and reporting skills to telling a powerful story too many women know well, and one woman in particular must remember in order to live in peace.”
—Renée Bess, GCLS Goldie Award & Alice B Readers Award-winning author

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