Outliving Her Past-Chapter One
RachelCarrington
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RachelCarrington
Complete, First published May 13, 2016
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This novel is now up at Kindle Scout for nominations!  https://kindlescout.amazon.com/p/3D11VZBLVJHX8 If you enjoy reading this chapter, I would appreciate your nomination! 

Kate Marks has spent her entire life trying to outlive her past, but her father's illness drags her back to the hometown she never wanted to see again. Back to the judgments and the hate that seems normal to the family living here.

An Assistant DA in Charleston, SC, Kate moved as far away from her family as she could, enduring their disapproval, but that disapproval segued to unfettered fury when she fell in love with a man her family will never accept. 

She's determined to live her life her way, but her father's ultimatum sends her reeling, and when her brother is arrested for a hate crime, she's forced to confront the prejudices that binds her family together. 

Her normal life in Charleston awaits her, but has she been tainted by the evil that darkens her past?
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