The Key
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Last published Mon, Jun 11, 2012
In 1945, Annabelle, stricken with grief over the death of her fiance, makes a split second decision to bring another soldier home with her to Camden, Virginia. Little does she know that her decision will haunt her and her family for generations; because Annabelle discovers a secret so powerful could get her and her loved ones killed. When her granddaughter, Cecelia, goes missing after Annabelle's death in 2012, it is up to Detective Ryan Bernard and her former boyfriend, Brock Hudson, to unlock this tangled web of secrets to save her. Follow Annabelle, Cecelia, Ryan and Brock through this spellbinding journey of love, loss, secrets and lies that will leave you questioning everything you once knew.
THE KEY by Jami Pack
Because some secrets can't be contained.
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