Raised in the wheat fields of Topeka, Kansas, """"Jersey"""" takes place in the hometown of the author, Steven Thomas Dykes; bringing about an undeniable love for the lesson of how love is defined....He considers it to be the """"Romeo and Juliet"""" of the 21st Century. Only his second short novel released, eleven years of time have passed since his last self-publication of """"In The Town of Comfortability."""" """"Jersey"""" is the depth of the darkened heart, making their relationship told with the narration of Scott Trejo, along with the sprint to the border after complete oblivion the tale that told on the train that brought me to Mexico for my first day. I loved her at first sight, it is the title of the first chapter, as I wanted each segment to be focused with a title only being a piece of the tale. I have always believed in love at first sight Having that fateful moment was near, my words come from an ancient romanticist, as the basis of the journey comes with the power of their first meeting......Going back to the horse of Jersey's life, his story is told of possession, a curse that would be passed on to the next rider from its previous owner. She quickly found herself swallowing sand, falling into the depths of a bad man, starting a relationship that bridges the story. Most girls living with big-time drug dealers become high off their mans' drugs for free, for Jersey started spiraling out of control all the way until she landed herself in a Rehabilitation Center. Never one to be stagnant, she ran away and become lost to all the others that loved her except me. I found her at the stables, beaten, bleeding, and strung out from his cruel treatment It was then and there when I asked myself the true philosophical query, """"How far will you go for unconditional love?"""" | Jersey by Steven Thomas Dykes, Paperback | Indigo Chapters