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All families have secrets. Some are hidden so deep that it's years before you find them out. Sofia Williams has to wait until she was the last of her line, after the death of her grandfather before she discovers the deepest and darkest of her family's secrets.

Unable to accept the sins of her forefathers, she goes about trying to fix the wrongs they've done to one man, a man that's been held prisoner by her family for generations. She discovers his truth as she works to make things right and finds that her destiny is wrapped up with his. Learning about him turns out to be learning things about herself that she never knew, including who she really is.


** This is an older novel, my first entirely original one and I am putting it here while I polish it up for publication. This is a very raw version, not first draft, but early. If you have comments, please let me know. The entire story is here. This is a complete posting. **All Rights Reserved

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