Jude Deveraux 'Comes Rose Marks': Summary

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story of Jude Deveraux is the perfect example of what not to do. Jude Deveraux, a romance novelist from New Mexico, was experiencing painful marriage woes. Again, there is no greater pain than that of marital problems. Jude described her marriage as “horrific, terrible, very bad.” Her husband she described as “brutal.” She felt the only way out of her marital woes was suicide (a common thought among those who are experiencing marital woes). In comes Rose Marks. Rose is described as being of Roma heritage, matronly in appearance, with silver hair, olive skin, and designer eyeglasses. Marks did not describe herself as a physic. No. She described herself as a life coach. She stated that she was an independent contractor who was hired …show more content…

She promised her “a peaceful divorce.” What she received was a divorce in which she agreed to give her husband the property, the cars, and to pay her former spouse’s bills into the future, along with his future taxes. Marks told Jude that it did not matter because her husband was “going to die very soon…within three years.” He never did. Twenty years later he is still alive and well, enjoying the fruits of the Agreement Marks convinced Jude to sign. He is wealthier and healthier than before the divorce which Jude filed at the advice of Marks. After the divorce, Rose Marks continued to be Jude’s life coach/spiritual advisor. Jude wanted a child so Rose said she could help. In fact, she told Jude that she could not have a child without her help. Jude paid Rose a hefty sum of money and proceeded to get pregnant eight times, miscarrying each time. When she finally did carry the pregnancy to birth, Rose explained to her that she needed her to help protect the child. So Jude paid Rose another hefty payment. Shortly thereafter, her son was hit by a truck and died. Rose told Jude that she had visions of her son surrounded by flames. She charged her more money to ensure that he would not go to hell, a place she reported he was destined to go if Jude did not pay her more

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