Hurt so good : 9780595360437 : 20 Jun 2005 : Life was seemingly going good for a group of friends when darkness and sexuality set in on all their lives but in different ways. Lynn, Dionne, and Vera would soon realize that they would be experiencing the ultimate test of character and strength. However, Vera Hendersen the strongest of them would be experiencing far more than a test. She would be taking the journey of a lifetime, quickly realizing that her future would not be determined by her past but by her present. "Hurt so good," explores the unimaginable and unthinkable of relationships that are adversely affected by broken promises and unscrupulous choices. Its intensity causes one to realize that not all hurt is pain but how pain itself can be a consequent of pure pleasure.