About The Author- Susan Schleppegrell  

 

 

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• Have you ever used a dating site?

• Received a phone call that caught you off guard?

• Have you been encouraged to use a financial service you didn’t fully understand?

• Have you felt emotionally, logically manipulated?

• Trusted someone who appeared to be helping you—only to later question everything?

These are some of the questions at the heart of Twice Betrayed. In this deeply personal memoir, Susan shares how she became entangled in two devastating scams: first, a romance scam built on trust and emotional manipulation, and later, a second deception by someone who claimed he could help recover what had been lost. What followed was a painful journey through confusion, shame, and financial loss—and ultimately the courage to confront the truth and rebuild her life.

Through honesty, reflection, and hard-earned insight, Twice Betrayed sheds light on the subtle ways manipulation unfolds and offers readers both awareness and hope. Susan’s story is not only about betrayal, but about resilience, healing, and the power of reclaiming one’s life.

​Susan Schleppegrell is an engaging author and storyteller whose memoir  shares her deeply personal journey through this betrayal, financial devastation, and ultimately healing.

​​​With honesty and courage, Susan invites readers into the emotional realities of being deceived and the difficult path toward reclaiming confidence, dignity, and inner strength. Her story is not only about loss—it is about resilience, accountability, and the powerful decision to rise again.

​Through her writing, Susan encourages others to confront shame, rebuild self-trust, and rediscover purpose. She believes that faith in oneself is the courageous starting point for transformation. Even in life’s darkest seasons, new growth is possible.

​Inspired by her lifelong love of gardening, Susan often reflects on life as a garden. When we choose to plant seeds of gratitude, forgiveness, and positivity, we begin cultivating a future filled with strength, meaning, and hope.

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“Some of the hardest seasons of my life felt like everything was being torn out at the roots.

But now I see…
something new was being planted.

And today, I’m living in what has grown from that season—
helping others find their way through theirs.”

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Today, Susan shares her story to help others move beyond regret and step into healing—one courageous step at a time.