I kept trying to run away from me... ...but there was nowhere to go that I wouldn't be there. The more I ran, the more I needed to run. It was hard for me to see where I was headed because I was blinded by fear. The nightmares, the daydreams, and the panicking was going to be my demise.

Dakoda Foxx's debut memoir recounts her life from becoming a child bride at age thirteen, through seemingly endless cycles of abuse and assault, until the moment she decided to be her own savior and take back her life. Incredibly raw and always vulnerable, The Magic in the Nightmare that was Me is a story of survival, perseverance, and a spirit that refused to be broken.

I knew the direction that I wanted to go, and it was just a matter of time before the pieces of me fell into place like a puzzle.