Break the Skin    by Lee Martin Order:  USA  Can Crown, 2011 (2011) Hardcover, e-Book      Reviewed by Mary Ann Smyth Laney is not your average teenager with shiny hair and perfect skin, and with a body she dresses for approbation. She's skinny, awkward and with only the clothes that she can afford. She and thirty-five year old Delilah move in together in Delilah's house trailer. Better than living with a drunk for a mother. Laney wants nothing more than to have someone in her life to love her. Miss Baby lives in Texas. She is lonely, runs a tattoo parlor - and longs for love. When Donnie appears in her town and can't remember his life, she tells him he's her husband. Problem solved for both of them. Laney and Baby both tell their stories in their own voices. Their tales become more and more entwined until the connection becomes clear. Crime is the basis for the story of two women who both want Donnie. This is an engrossing read. One that could keep you awake into the night. Break the Skin deals primarily with personalities and the lives of quiet desperation that many of us live. Well written. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Contemporary books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews