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The Death of a Father – (Chris) Don’t go, something isn’t right; I don’t know what, but something isn’t right, I begged in a tearful voice to my father, young Chris cried.

The Sentencing of a Monster – (Chris) The judge stated you will be brought back to this courtroom on January 10^th for sentencing, and believe me you will serve every day of the 30 years I’m going to impose upon you.

Starting My Punishment – (Chris) I was about to enter a hellhole called Attica, this death trap would be my home for many years to come.

A New Playground – (Chris) But of course, I liked the wild female C.O.’s and nurses were looking for a man, and I had fun helping them to find me.

Prison Betrayal & Revenge (Chris) It was wintertime and below freezing bit they refused to have any windows fixed, so sickness and death came upon us like a dark force. But of course, in their reports they said that some inmates died of natural causes.

Fatherhood Behind Prison Walls (Chris) When I first saw my daughter, it was through a ten by twelve glass with a phone on each side.

Who is Pearl McNeill (Chris) She talked about God, but something inside of me told me not to throw her letters away. I knew there was a power, but I didn’t respect it, only feared it.

The Building of a Life (Dutchess) Married life wasn’t what I had thought it would be as a seventeen year old girl.

Hardship (Dutchess) I was truly unhappy. I was raised in a Christian home, but not feeling God anywhere.

Destroying A Marriage/Building on False Hope (Chris) Pearl and her family were already calling me son, more like the devil I thought. - (Dutchess) He could talk so immediately I thought he was a Christian, but little did I know he was a devil in sheep’s clothing.

Lies, Sex & Deception (Chris) I started calling her Dutchess at that time, and one of the golden rules for a con man or player is never to allow emotions to get involved. – (Dutchess) I never thought I would give up being a suburban housewife and to become a drug-packing, hot sexy prison mamma in my new husband’s crazy prison world.

Heartaches & Pain (Dutchess) He had gotten a woman pregnant and I screamed out to God, “Please help me, I can’t do this anymore.”

Confronting The Evil Within (Chris) I knew I had to change. I had to make sacrifices in order for me to beat the evil within me. I had to kill myself in order for the new me to be born.

God’s Promise Brought To Light (Dutchess) I was beginning to believe that Chris loved me. I knew what God had told me to do. He’d said for me to “wait” and “be patient.”

Spiritual Awakening (Chris) I had heard about people receiving the Holy Spirit and once it happened it would move your heart to do what is right. Dutchess could tell God was talking to me.

God’s Promise Revealed (Dutchess) Many of our conversations began to more about the Lord and I knew Chris was hungry for more of God and anxious to learn about Him.

A New Life in Christ (Chris) God has His own way of getting our attention, and that’s just what He did with me.

New Beginning (Dutchess) God made it very clear to me to stay, and He would honor my faithfulness. But much prayer, reading His word, and trust brought about his promise to me.

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I realize many may not understand or agree with my actions but God asks people to handle all kinds of situations in different ways. My ordeal with Chris was what He asked "me" to bear. He knew that one day Chris was going to be a different man, but I had to continue to "wait." God's timing is the right timing. What I put into my relationship with Chris would come back to me tenfold, but I still had a lot more to endure...

I truly thank God for Redemption and Deliverance from within The Devil's Playground for both Chris and myself. You will have to read our story to know all the difficulties, heartaches and also good times that we went through. It was a difficult journey, but God brought us through the BAD, the GOOD, and the BEST...

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(PRESS RELEASE FOR "THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND")

Announcment of Publication for "The Devil's Playground" by Dutchess Taylor, A True Story of Redemption & Deliverance

By OutskirtsPress

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The Devil’s Playground, published by Outskirts Press, is a true, inspirational story that shows how one woman’s love and her faith in God change a man destined to destroy everything in his path, especially women. In this moving memoir Dutchess Taylor details her life as it moves from an innocent sheltered existence through a marriage with a controlling monster behind prison walls to a life with renewed hope.

Inspired by their devotion to each other and a strong faith in God, Dutchess and Chris Taylor present a compelling story that takes an in-depth look at relationships that survive lengthy prison terms. Dutchess had seen something in Chris which others could not fathom and which ended up causing adversity and confusion throughout her world and those in it who had loved her. However, she continued to wage a brave battle to preserve this bi-racial relationship with a man seventeen years her junior.

As a child, Chris had witnessed the shooting of his own father. He then turned to a life of crime as he tried to achieve the revenge he felt was deserved by all women because they were the gender responsible for his father’s death. After being sentenced to thirty years in jail, his already monstrous behavior became even worse as he quickly learned how to manipulate everyone he came in contact with from “The Devil’s Playground.” He took in the life of the prison around him and fashioned it into his own personal hell before Dutchess began slowly to salvage him.

In this heart warming and inspiring story, the love and faith in God of this remarkable woman changes this man otherwise bent on destroying everything around him. The accolades Dutchess has received not only from other authors, but from other women, as well, testify to the truth of this being a book of redemption and deliverance.

Barack Obama himself, after reading of Dutchess’ ordeal, wrote back to her: “Keep fighting, Dutchess, and carrying on, and keep hoping. Those are the things we can do, and if we do them, we will not be disappointed.”