St. George resident Royanne Boyer publishes “Passion and Poison”
“Passion and Poison” narrates the life of a woman who married too early and whose entire life is controlled by her husband
Royanne Boyer felt compelled to write about her own mother’s affluent but agonizing life. She believes her mother lived in the wrong generation, one that continued to thwart the lives of women quite capable of using their intellect to achieve success in areas of their choice. In an effort to leave behind the childhood that has forever haunted her daily existence, Boyer wrote her mother’s story in first person, hoping to appreciate her life experience and the result of which is her book titled “Passion and Poison,” published by Xlibris April 2018.
Set for a new marketing campaign, the book tells a about a woman who married too early and discovers that she is a sexually passionate woman married to a man who is her sexual match and never expecting that he would come to control her entire life. She does not want children but ends up with one child whom she cannot love. She tries to find ways to fulfill her growing need to accomplish something other than motherhood and being a wife and hostess to a successful man. Her efforts are blocked at every turn with dire outcomes.
“Women have endured being second class to men throughout history, and most have sublimated their personal goals and desires to those of their husbands’ lives,” Boyer said. “We are just learning that while much has improved, women are still subjected to sexual abuse in the workplace, be it Hollywood or business. We have come a long distance, but not nearly as far as we might imagine.”
Through the publication of “Passion and Poison,” Boyer said she wants readers to realize that beauty is an accident of nature that tends to promote vanity at its worst and has the possibility of destroying lives if not understood by those who are born beautiful. For her, beautiful or not, a woman can become successful if she is willing to put aside her self pity, pain, and vanity, and once that is accomplished, she can begin the process of focusing on her interests and finding some paid or unpaid related work experience.
“Do not marry too young, do not allow any man to possess your heart, body, and soul until you know who you are and whether the man in your life will support your life goals during or after he chases his own dreams,” Boyer adds.
Royanne Boyer is the author of “Secrets of the Seven,” a pre-teen book for all the young girls she loves, and she resides with her husband in St. George.
