Jennifer Haines

Jennifer Haines is the main character in the novel, Life in Solitude.

Character Profile
Jennifer is a 22-yar-old college graduate, but is unsure what she wants to pursue. She meets a handsome doctor, Chase whom she likes. However, her life changes when her mother dies from cancer and she leaves her home and moves in with Chase. But things turn worse months when Chase shows his abusive side towards Jennifer. As the months go by, Chase tells Jennifer that he needed a date for the Doctor's Convention. When Jennifer doesn't show up due to her forgetting, Chase confronts her and Jennifer tells him that she wants to leave. Chase pulls her hair and punches her stomach, threatening her if she ever leaves him. He reminds her that she has nowhere to go because her only family member is gone.

Jennifer has now become terrified of being under Chase's control. Things get worse when she discovers that she is pregnant. With a child on the way, Jennifer still tries to leave Chase, but Chase tells her that wants her to stay and tells her that he wants to raise the baby. But, the abuse Chase puts on Jennifer takes it toll. During the time he was hanging out with his friends, he forced Jennifer to wear a tiny slip that showed her baby bump to wear beer to his friends, leaving her humiliated. She tried to take a stand and told him no more. But Chase brutally slaps her repeatedly as his friends hold her. After that, Jennifer runs to the bathroom in tears. Having enough of Chase's treatment of her, Jennifer decides to leave, only to be caught by Chase. As they wrestle, Chase injects Pitocin in Jennifer to induce labor. As Jennifer begs him to let her leave, Chase knocks her out. Jennifer wakes up and finds herself tied to the bed. Chase rants on how his mother kicked his father out due to their crumbling marriage and he has never forgiven her for it. Then, Jennifer's labor begins, she begs Chase to take her to a hospital, fearing that complications would arise. But Chase refuses. With no choice, Jennifer gives birth to a baby girl with Chase performing the delivery.