hazleypie
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1932. Melody Blair has lived in Clarksdale, Mississippi all of her life, stuck in a small cottage on the edge of town. Her father left when she was younger and with her mother recently contracting tuberculosis, Melody is now the sole bread winner for her family. When the tax man knocks on her door asking for more money than she has, Melody realizes she needs another job. While looking for one, she runs into two white men down the road. Businessmen type, and all too interested in a black girl walking down the road late at night by herself.
When they give chase, running Melody into the forest near town, she doesn't expect to run into the charming, silver tongued stranger hiding out in the dark woods. And doesn't expect the kind of help he offers, or his interest in her after the deed is done.