Drowning in Destiny
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"You don't understand, because you have control of your destiny. You can marry whoever you want to because you're a man and"-Delilah's face twisted-"you can hear."
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Delilah is a young, deaf woman in the early 19th century, traveling to France where her fiance-and childhood best friend-is waiting. When a storm takes over the ship and the unthinkable happens, will she gain control of her life or will her future slip through her fingers?
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