Books with author Carmen Klassen

Living on the edge of poverty is crushing, but single mom Carrie Bennet is determined to somehow make life better for herself and her two children. Every day she has to fight the critical voice of her ex-husband echoing in her head, while trying to keep her head above water and re-build her life.Desperation leads her to pull things out of a dumpster and try to sell them for some extra cash. In the process she finds something unexpected that changes her life.Sweet, Smart, and Struggling is a story about hope, friendship, creativity, and how one woman learns to live life on her own terms.

What do a dumpster, a buy and sell site, and a thrift store have in common? For single mom Carrie Bennet, they offer the chance to earn a little bit of money so she'll never leave a grocery store in tears again. But what she finds along the way goes far beyond her meager expectations.Friendships, unexpected treasure, and a surprise chance to fulfill her dream to become a psychologist are suddenly within reach. It will be hard to do it all while prioritizing her 9-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter. But this is an opportunity that's too good to ignore, and she's determined to take full advantage of it.Sweet, Smart, and Struggling is the story of how an average woman creates value from things other people throw away and transforms her life with hard work, a little creativity, and the help of some good friends.

Are you better on your own if your family won’t support you? Lisa Naylor thinks so. Her dad’s verbally abusive, her mom’s distant, and she doesn’t have any friends because they might accidentally give away her secrets.When her parents don’t show up to the high school graduation she worked so hard for, she leaves without planning to ever return.Can she figure things out on her own? She’s good with numbers, she’s not afraid of hard work, and she has a dream. All she needs is someone to give her a chance.But she still has to shake off an unhappy childhood, and one phone call threatens to bring it all back.Fans of Carrie from Book 1 will be thrilled when she shows up to help Lisa.The Cost of Caring is Book 2 in the Success on Her Terms series, but it can also be read as a touching and inspiring standalone novel.Start reading today!

What do a dumpster, a buy and sell site, and a thrift store have in common? For single mom Carrie Bennet, they offer the chance to earn a little bit of money so she’ll never leave a grocery store in tears again.What she finds along the way goes far beyond her meager expectations. Friendships, unexpected treasure, and a surprise chance to fulfill her dream to become a psychologist are suddenly within reach. It will be hard to do it all while prioritizing her 9-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter. But this is an opportunity that’s too good to ignore, and she’s determined to take full advantage of it.Sweet, Smart, and Struggling is the story of how an average woman creates value from things other people throw away and transforms her life with hard work, a little creativity, and the help of some good friends.*This book was previously published as Framed for Success in the Net Worth series

Sometimes you're better off alone. That's what Lisa Naylor decided when she was sixteen. After two years of keeping secrets from her parents, she's ready to leave her dysfunctional family and create her own future.Alone in a big city for the first time, she lets loose and blows through all the money she had so carefully saved. By the end of the summer, she's broke, lonely, and doesn't have a plan.A chance encounter challenges her to take control of her life and make something out of it. Four years later, she's transformed into someone confident, successful, and about to make a childhood dream come true. Then, one phone call changes everything. She must choose whether to rescue her mom and risk her own dream or turn her back on her family for good.The Cost of Caring is the story of one woman's transformation and the way her choices change the lives of the people around her.

Sometimes you’re better off alone. That’s what Lisa Naylor decided when she was sixteen. After two years of keeping secrets from her parents, she’s ready to leave her dysfunctional family and create her own future.Alone in a big city for the first time, she lets loose and blows through all the money she had so carefully saved. By the end of the summer, she’s broke, lonely, and doesn’t have a plan.A chance encounter challenges her to take control of her life and make something out of it. Four years later, she’s transformed into someone confident, successful, and about to make a childhood dream come true. Then, one phone call changes everything. She must choose whether to rescue her mom and risk her own dream or turn her back on her family for good.Counting on Success is the story of one woman’s transformation and the way her choices change the lives of the people around her.

Are you better on your own if your family won’t support you? Lisa Naylor thinks so. Her dad’s verbally abusive, her mom’s distant, and she doesn’t have any friends because they might accidentally give away her secrets.When her parents don’t show up to the high school graduation she worked so hard for, she leaves without planning to ever return.Can she figure things out on her own? She’s good with numbers, she’s not afraid of hard work, and she has a dream. All she needs is someone to give her a chance.But she still has to shake off an unhappy childhood, and one phone call threatens to bring it all back.Fans of Carrie from Book 1 will be thrilled when she shows up to help Lisa.The Cost of Caring is Book 2 in the Success on Her Terms series, but it can also be read as a touching and inspiring standalone novel.Start reading today!