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After the Innocence is Gone
In After the Innocence is Gone, the author shares her personal story of surviving a traumatic childhood experience which sent her on a downward spiral during her teen aged years. While most teen girls shared everything going on with them, she opted to keep this secret close to her and suffer in silence, but this only led to a laundry list of bad decisions and tumultuous relationships.
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Sugar Coated and Watered Down
In the heart of the city, six friends—Leylah, Aisha, Tiffany, B, Reina, and DeVone—have built a bond that looks unbreakable from the outside. To the world, they are friendship goals: laughter, loyalty, and picture-perfect moments. But beneath the surface, their lives are woven from secrets and sugarcoated truths.
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Leylah, the group’s confidante, seems to have it all—her relationship with Rossi is the envy of everyone. But behind closed doors, it’s a performance hiding heartbreak, betrayal, and the fear of starting over. Aisha clings to a stagnant relationship with Marcus, wrestling with whether comfort is worth the cost to her dreams. Tiffany, long labeled the “broke friend,” quietly builds her own fortune, terrified that honesty will cost her her place in the circle. B, the group’s anchor, hides a relationship with Reina, whose silence conceals as much pain as it protects. And DeVone, always the straight shooter, wears her boldness like armor—masking wounds she’s never dared to share.
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When one secret breaks through, the rest unravel—testing old loyalties and forcing each friend to choose: keep pretending, or risk everything for something real. In a world where the sweetest relationships can hide the most bitter truths, will honesty set them free—or shatter them for good?
Sugarcoated and Watered Down is a deeply relatable novel about friendship, forgiveness, and the courage it takes to tell the truth—even when it means letting go of the lies that kept you safe.
About Me
A Storyteller at Heart
Welcome to the official website of Sonja Babino, author. I’ve always been inspired by the stories of women who have overcome adversity. I love engaging with the topics and people I talk to and about in my vlog, jumping right to the heart of the matters we feel uncomfortable talking about.
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The Silent Wife
Anyone we might marry could, of course, be a little bit wrong for us. We know that perfection is not attainable. Nevertheless, incompatibility in married couples seem to occur with ease and regularity and the red flags during courtship are often ignored. A good marriage can elevate your life in ways that you never thought were possible. A bad marriage however, can leave you silently heartbroken and depressed. The Silent Wife details the authors story of three failed marriages while explaining the relationship reg flags spotted but chosen to ignore. The tale of each union coupled with self-reflection cause you to think on how to handle similar situations in your own relationship. Once you’re aware of some of the red-flag worthy problems displayed in your relationship, you can evaluation what you’re okay with, what you’re not okay with, and hopefully, gain a better understanding of what kind of man/woman and relationship works best for you.Whether you’re in a marriage that is on the verge of ending or you’ve already walked away, feelings of discontentment, anger, and regret set in and cause you to wonder if marriage was ever really for you. Like After the Innocence is Gone, The Silent Wife will show readers what can happen when you choose peace over frustration. For the author it meant walking away to gain strength. You have the power to reclaim your strength in a way that makes you stronger, happier and more peaceful whether you stay or go.
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Over the years, social media and dating apps have become so much a part of our daily lives and honestly has allowed us to meet more people and make more connections than ever before. Some of the interactions, well let's just say they leave much to be desired. So, if you are in for a good chuckle or two, this book is for you.