The Lie We Told
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Zoraida Forrester lived in the brutal 1800s landscape and knew the world was an unforgiving place. Her mother had made sure of that as she raised her to marry, murder, and do what is necessary in order to get back what she sees as theirs. Zoraida did as she was told and ultimately rebelled against it. She fought to be live and ultimately died to protect what was hers. In her sacrifice, she believed she would get her revenge and protect her descendants.
Emmy Harris, the unknown descendant of Zoraida and those who harmed her, wanted a final goodbye camping trip in the summer of 1989 with her boyfriend and friends. What they found was murder, terror, and a curse that had been a part of her family's deadly legacy.
Odelia Young, the daughter of Emmy, returns to the woods in 2019 to find her own answers. The answers she feels she has been denied her entire life. Bringing her friends she uncovers family secrets, lies, and powers she had never known possible. As well as the history of the woods and a curse done long ago...
This story unfolds a deeply interwoven, multi-generational saga centered on a powerful family curse, supernatural legacies, and a brutal tradition of hunting humans in a haunted woodland. Spanning from the early 19th century to the present day, it explores themes of survival, betrayal, family secrets, addiction, witchcraft, sacrifice, and the quest for redemption and freedom from a dark legacy.
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