Living on a Prayer Author:Mary Dawson Mary Dawson is a pseudonym and once you have read the book you will not blame her for remaining anonymous. Although she comes from simple beginnings, her life for the past decade has been nothing that resembles simple. Life has taken her on the wildest roller-coaster ride she could have ever imagined. She has experienced the highest of highs ... more »and the lowest of lows one can ever know in a lifetime. How was she to know when true love entered her life it would also bring evil! She lost everything: her reputation, social status, and her soul. The forces that kept her alive and striving to come out of the dark hole she found herself in were the love for her daughter and God. She was forced to learn how to live again. She chose for adversity not to destroy her, not knowing it would make her a wiser and stronger person in the process and much more. She has learned that love really is stronger than evil and to never ever give up.« less