Death In The Family
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BOOK TWO
Simone has survived a life ruined by her father's experiments in conditioning her mind to suit his sadistic will, but can she survive without him? Through investigating who he once was, she will discover how deep the darkness runs through their family tree and just how far she and his brothers fall from its rotten branch.
Book 2 of the Closing the Distance trilogy.
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