Unraveling Velvet
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Last published Sun, Aug 14, 2016
GRIEF
As Amanda delves into despair after losing her brother and sister-in-law, she finds solace and even hope in her now orphaned teenage niece Emily. However, matters go from bad to worse when she realizes that not only is her past about to catch up with her, but it's about to devastate her new found life.
LOVE
Emily has no emotional strength left to sustain a relationship, but circumstances beyond her control are coercing her to choose between the brave and bold Ryan Miller or the kind and smart Seth Dempsey
DEATH
Detective Marshall is on the verge of retirement when he is forced to muster up all his investigative abilities for one last case; a murderer who leaves his victim garnished amidst a pool of blood with a signature, a Black Rose-woven with velvet.
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