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The Sun Sister by Lucinda Riley
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsElectra d’Aplièse is a woman who seems to have it all: as a top model, she has beauty, fame, and wealth. But beneath the glittery veneer, she’s cracking under the pressure of it all. The last straw comes when she finds out her father has died and she turns to alcohol and drugs to ease the pain... -
![The Problem Child by Tess Thompson]()
The Problem Child by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCymbeline Barnes declared Viktor Olofsson her arch-enemy when they were children. When he saved her beloved sister, she started to see him as a hero instead. Still, she can't let go of the idea that her destiny is waiting somewhere else in the world.Viktor Olofsson has cared for Cymbeline his whole life... -
![An Unexpected Frost by David Johnson]()
An Unexpected Frost by David Johnson
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the second installment of the gripping Tucker’s Way series, Tucker faces the biggest crisis of her life.Tucker has finally overcome a lifelong fear of trusting others and let her kind neighbor, Ella, into her heart... -
![The Unwanted Bride And Her Protective Rancher by Ember Pierce]()
The Unwanted Bride And Her Protective Rancher by Ember Pierce
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJane Blanchard is well-educated shy girl from New York.She recently lost both of her parents from cholera, but she wasn’t able to be there for them, at the end because of her work at the factory.She feels guilty about that, but also feels like there’s nowhere for her anymore. Thornton Duvall was orphaned at a young age, and he was taken in by a rancher... -
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![Hidden Places by Lynn Austin]()
Hidden Places by Lynn Austin
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA deep yearning for home had led Eliza to Wyatt Orchards ten years ago. Now widowed with three young children, she faces mounting debts and the realization it is all up to her. But she has no idea how she will run an orchard alone.When a stranger appears at her doorstep, Eliza guesses he is no different than the other out-of-luck characters searching for work during the Depression... -
![Orphan Train Christmas by Rachel Wesson]()
Orphan Train Christmas by Rachel Wesson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKenny Clark knows Santa is magical and only he can find his family. Kathleen Collins fights poverty and desperation every day in her bid to find new homes for the orphans of New York...Categorized as:
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![The School Mistress by Tess Thompson]()
The School Mistress by Tess Thompson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHow easily can an open heart unlock the door to happily-ever-after? When Miss Quinn Cooper arrives in Emerson Pass, Colorado, her entire life is packed into one small suitcase. Her widowed mother and baby sister are depending upon her for their survival back home in Boston...Categorized as:
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![The Paper Bracelet by Rachael English]()
The Paper Bracelet by Rachael English
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsEvery baby's bracelet held a mother's secret... Inspired by heartrending real events, the gripping new novel from No. 1 bestselling author Rachael English. Readers of Diane Chamberlain and Kathryn Hughes will love this book. 'A true storyteller who keeps you turning the pages' Cathy Kelly For almost fifty years, Katie Carroll has kept a box tucked away inside her wardrobe... -
![A Stray Drop of Blood by Roseanna M. White]()
A Stray Drop of Blood by Roseanna M. White
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne little drop to soil her garment.One little drop to cleanse her soul.Abigail was born free, but when her parents die, she’s sold into slavery to the family of a Roman soldier in Jerusalem. Fortunately, the Visibullis family is kind, and as years pass, she’s proud to serve them. But Abigail’s beauty attracts unwanted attention when their son, Jason, returns from Rome...Categorized as:
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![Gunslingers Don't Die by Wanda Ann Thomas]()
Gunslingers Don't Die by Wanda Ann Thomas
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBOOK TWO in the BRIDES OF SWEET CREEK RANCH SERIES—A SWEET HISTORICAL WESTERN ROMANCEMAGGIE REED HAVEN, formerly known as Lady Lily, Female Bounty Hunter, once loved risk and adventure, but she has exchanged her reckless ways for a more stable life...Categorized as:
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![Stranger at the Dower House by Mary Kingswood]()
Stranger at the Dower House by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA widow moves into the long disused Dower House and makes a horrible discovery in the wine cellar.Thirty-year-old widow Louisa Middlehope is determined to escape from her late husband’s family and live life for herself for the first time. The tiny village of Great Maeswood offers her the peace and quiet her heart craves, and perhaps it might provide a little entertainment, too...Categorized as:
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Montana Snowfall by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMONTANA SNOWFALL – McCutcheon Family Series, Book 7 Y Knot, Montana Territory, 1886 When Roady Guthrie, longtime foreman for the McCutcheon ranch, takes time off to go bear hunting, he never expects to find a young woman asleep in his hunting cabin in the midst of a snowstorm...Categorized as:
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![Heather by Caroline Fyffe]()
Heather by Caroline Fyffe
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMAIL-ORDER BRIDES OF THE WEST: HEATHER - Book Four in the McCutcheon Family Series (Western Historical Romance) Mail-order-bride-to-be Heather Stanford dreads the day the matron of the St. Louis bridal agency finds her a husband and sends her west. Heather actually has no desire to marry; she just wants to free her struggling family from the financial burden of another mouth to feed...Categorized as:
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The Widow by Mary Kingswood
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom. Nell Caldicott awaits the return of her violent sailor husband with trepidation, but for once her fears are not realised. Her husband’s ship, the Brig Minerva , has sunk off the Cornish coast. Nell is free, but her husband has left her with little money and many questions about his past...Categorized as:
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![All God's Promises by Vikki Kestell]()
All God's Promises by Vikki Kestell
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFaith-Filled Fiction at Its Best! So many unanswered questions.Who am I really? Kari wondered again. I am not Kari Hillyer. Not Kari Granger. They tell me my real name is Kari Thoresen Michaels. But who is that person?She frowned. And where are my sister and brother? Who took them? Where are they now?“Lord, my uncle and my cousins urge me to trust you... -
![Undercurrent of Secrets (Doors to the Past) by Rachel Scott McDaniel]()
Undercurrent of Secrets (Doors to the Past) by Rachel Scott McDaniel
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo women, a century apart, are bound by a haunting secret aboard a legendary steamboat.Walk through Doors to the Past via a new series of historical stories of romance and adventure... -
![An Agent for Darcy by Laura Beers]()
An Agent for Darcy by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWidow Darcy Spencer abhors the very idea of marriage, but to become a Pinkerton agent, she must marry her trainer. She's assured that it's in name only, so she begrudgingly takes the position. Although her new husband is infuriating, she’s determined to prove herself worthy as an agent – and as a person. Agent Porter Shaw can’t help but tease his tight-lipped, stubborn bride... -
![This Bitter Earth by Bernice L. McFadden]()
This Bitter Earth by Bernice L. McFadden
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn This Bitter Earth, Sugar Lacey is on her way out of Bigelow, Arkansas, where she’d come to break with the past. With her worn leopard-print suitcase and her head held high, she walks past the prying eyes of its small-minded, cruel-hearted townsfolk, praying for the strength to keep going. She doesn’t stop until she arrives at her childhood home in Short Junction... -
![Huckleberry Harvest by Jennifer Beckstrand]()
Huckleberry Harvest by Jennifer Beckstrand
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAnna and Felty Helmuth’s zest for matchmaking is unstoppable—and with grown-up grandchild number three on her way to their home in lovely Huckleberry Hill, Wisconsin, what better reason to put their talents to work once more?... When Mandy Helmuth hears that her best friend Kristina’s heart has been broken, she decides to visit her grandparents and cheer her up... -
![Blaze's Hope: Cowboys of Coulee Crossing by Linda Ford]()
Blaze's Hope: Cowboys of Coulee Crossing by Linda Ford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom a fan favorite author with more than one million books sold: Four brothers find love in unexpected places in this western historical series. Blaze Hooper has honored the promise he made to his dying mother to take care of his brothers. He’s the responsible one. But sometimes being the responsible one isn’t enough... -
![Rafferty: Cowboy Trail Boss: Christian Historical Western Romance by Kathleen Ball]()
Rafferty: Cowboy Trail Boss: Christian Historical Western Romance by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristian Historical Western RomanceIt’s chaos at the Kavanagh Ranch between cattle rustlers and his brother’s wives having babies Rafferty becomes the Trail Boss. He’s taking on the Chisholm Trail from Fort Worth, Texas to Abilene, Kansas. The trail is fraught with hardship and danger... -
![To Disguise the Truth by Jen Turano]()
To Disguise the Truth by Jen Turano
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Arthur Livingston arrives out of the blue at the Bleecker Street Inquiry Agency, anxious to hire the agency to seek out a missing heiress, Eunice Holbrooke realizes her past has finally caught up with her.Having fled from the scene of her grandfather's murder seven years before, Eunice is a lady with secrets--the most important that she is the missing heiress Arthur is seeking...Categorized as:
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![The Dressmaker’s Secret by Lorna Cook]()
The Dressmaker’s Secret by Lorna Cook
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsParis, 1941: As Coco Chanel’s assistant, Adèle lives side by side with German officers in the splendor of The Ritz hotel. But Adèle has a secret. She is working for the resistance, right under the German’s noses...Categorized as:
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![No Journey Too Far by Carrie Turansky]()
No Journey Too Far by Carrie Turansky
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA family long divided, a mysterious trunk, and a desperate journey across the ocean--all in the name of love. The epic saga of the McAlisters continues in this riveting sequel to No Ocean Too Wide. In 1909, Grace McAlister set sail for Canada as one of the thousands of British Home Children taken from their families and their homeland... -
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![Quinn: Cowboy Risk by Kathleen Ball]()
Quinn: Cowboy Risk by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Christian Historical Western Romance Quinn Kavanagh is never going to risk his heart again. In fact, he doesn't think he has a heart anymore. Everything he thought to be true wasn't and now he is traveling trying to find a place where he fits. Heaven Burke is about to be shot when Quinn arrives. He saves her then and again later that day in a shootout...Categorized as:
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![No One's Bride by Nerys Leigh]()
No One's Bride by Nerys Leigh
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA mail order bride with no intention of marrying, a young postmaster determined to change her mind. It's 1870 and Amy Watts needs help, money, and to get as far away from New York City as possible, and her only hope is to answer an advertisement for a mail order bride. The last thing she needs, however, is a husband... -
![Absolute Truths by Susan Howatch]()
Absolute Truths by Susan Howatch
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt is 1965, and Charles Ashworth has attained the plum position of bishop of Starbridge, an honor that keeps him in a heady whirl of activity that would exhaust the most seasoned corporate executive. With the invaluable support of his minions and his attractive, unsinkable wife, Ashworth stands against the amorality and decadence of the age—"Anti-Sex Ashworth... -
![The Orphan Daughter by Sheila Riley]()
The Orphan Daughter by Sheila Riley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWinter, Liverpool 1947. Evie Kilgaren is a fighter. Abandoned by her mother and with her father long gone, she is left to raise her siblings in dockside Liverpool, as they battle against the coldest winter on record. But she is determined to make a life for herself and create a happy home for what's left of her family...Categorized as:
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![A Gilded Lady by Elizabeth Camden]()
A Gilded Lady by Elizabeth Camden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCaroline Delacroix is at the pinnacle of Washington high society in her role as secretary to the first lady of the United States. But beneath the faade of her beauty, glamorous wardrobe, and dazzling personality, she's hiding a terrible secret. If she cannot untangle a web of foreign espionage, her brother will face execution for treason...Categorized as:
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![The Lost Daughter by Iris Cole]()
The Lost Daughter by Iris Cole
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsClary only wanted to find her mother. She couldn’t know the terrible price she would pay.Clary’s home is the foundling hospital where she has lived since birth. When a terrible tragedy occurs, Clary is blamed and thrown to the streets with her only possession - a token, left by her birth mother... -
![Island of the Innocent by Lynn Morris, Gilbert Morris]()
Island of the Innocent by Lynn Morris, Gilbert Morris
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCheney discovers some disturbing facts about the Winslows and aims to help Shiloh find the truth. But will they first be buried by an imminent volcanic eruption? Cheney Duvall book 7... -
![We've Only Just Begun by Kathleen Ball]()
We've Only Just Begun by Kathleen Ball
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Vows Are Said Out Of Necessity Can Love Really Grow? Susan Farr loses her parents and her home in one swoop. She takes her horse and rides to Independence Missouri to join a wagon train and start a new life. Mike Todd, the Wagon Master doesn’t allow single women to have their own wagons. It causes fights and distractions. Susan solves her problem by marrying Clancy Willis in name only... -
![Beyond the Silence by Tracie Peterson, Kimberley Woodhouse]()
Beyond the Silence by Tracie Peterson, Kimberley Woodhouse
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLillian Porter has always wanted to fulfill her mother's dream of going west, so when she hears about a nanny position in Angels Camp, California, she defies her grandfather and takes a chance on a new future. But she quickly wonders if she made the right choice. There are rumors in town that her new employer, Woodward Colton, caused the death of his wife...Categorized as:
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![The Promise of Dawn by Lauraine Snelling]()
The Promise of Dawn by Lauraine Snelling
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeloved Author Lauraine Snelling Launches New Immigrant Series When Signe, her husband, Rune, and their three boys arrive in Minnesota from Norway to help a relative clear his land of lumber, they dream of owning their own farm and building a life in the New World... -
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![Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke]()
Secrets She Kept by Cathy Gohlke
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe secret a mother was forbidden to share . . . the consequences a daughter could not redeem—but will risk everything in her attempt.All her life, Hannah Sterling longed for a close relationship with her estranged mother. Following Lieselotte’s death, Hannah unlocks secrets of her mother’s mysterious past, including the discovery of a grandfather living in Germany... -
![The Writing Desk by Rachel Hauck]()
The Writing Desk by Rachel Hauck
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTenley Roth’s first book was a literary and commercial success. Now that her second book is due, she’s locked in fear. Can she repeat her earlier success or is she a fraud who merely found a bit of luck? With pressure mounting from her publisher, Tenley is weighted with writer’s block... -
![We Hope for Better Things by Erin Bartels]()
We Hope for Better Things by Erin Bartels
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Detroit Free Press reporter Elizabeth Balsam meets James Rich, his strange request--that she look up a relative she didn't know she had in order to deliver an old camera and a box of photos--seems like it isn't worth her time. But when she loses her job after a botched investigation, she suddenly finds herself with nothing but time... -
![The Mercy Falls Collection: The Lightkeeper's Daughter, The Lightkeeper's Bride, The Lightkeeper's Ball by Colleen Coble]()
The Mercy Falls Collection: The Lightkeeper's Daughter, The Lightkeeper's Bride, The Lightkeeper's Ball by Colleen Coble
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnter the World of Turn-of-the-Century Coastal California The Lightkeeper’s Daughter A storm brings an injured stranger and a dark secret to Addie Sullivan’s California lighthouse home. The man insists she is not who she thinks she is, but rather the child long lost and feared dead by the wealthy Eaton family...Categorized as:
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![The Faithless Fool by Sarah Woodbury]()
The Faithless Fool by Sarah Woodbury
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGareth & Gwen find themselves once again at the center of a conspiracy … with the throne of England on the line.May 1149. Unexplained death follows Gareth and Gwen wherever they go, as does their reputation for solving murders. So when a man turns up dead at Carlisle Castle, where the pair have traveled as representatives of Gwynedd, King David of Scotland naturally turns to them for answers...Categorized as:
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![While the City Sleeps by Elizabeth Camden]()
While the City Sleeps by Elizabeth Camden
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKatherine Schneider's workaday life as a dentist in 1913 New York is upended when a patient reveals details of a deadly plot while under the influence of laughing gas. As she is plunged into danger, she seeks help from the dashing Lieutenant Jonathan Birch, a police officer she has long admired from afar... -
![Baron of Emberly by Tamara Leigh]()
Baron of Emberly by Tamara Leigh
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA WARRIOR DANGEROUSLY IN CONTROL England, 1334 ~ In the second book of The Feud series, Baron Magnus Verdun is a warrior whose handsome face gives little indication of the darkness he struggles to contain...Categorized as:
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![A Deep Divide by Kimberley Woodhouse]()
A Deep Divide by Kimberley Woodhouse
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter being kidnapped as a child, heiress Emma Grace McMurray has seen firsthand the devastation that greed causes in the world, and she wants nothing to do with it--including her father's offering her hand in a business deal. She sneaks away to be a Harvey Girl at the El Tovar Grand Canyon Hotel, planning to stay hidden even if it means always looking over her shoulder... -
![Brides & Twins Box Set: Mail Order Bride Compilation : Historical Western Romance by Natalie Dean, Eveline Hart]()
Brides & Twins Box Set: Mail Order Bride Compilation : Historical Western Romance by Natalie Dean, Eveline Hart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTHREE heartwarming series full of love, mystery, humor, and compassion. Twelve books in all! The books of the first series, Brides & Twins have been on the Amazon best sellers lists in Western & Frontier, Religious and Inspirational, and Western Romance categories... -
![The Prodigal: A Ragamuffin Story by Brennan Manning, Greg Garrett]()
The Prodigal: A Ragamuffin Story by Brennan Manning, Greg Garrett
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJack Chisholm is on top of his game: lead pastor of a big church in a big city, thousands of members, a huge physical plant. His books sell millions of copies, and he is a public figure, sharing his life's philosophy: 'We have got to do better.' He is also living a lie---nobody could be as holy as his congregants think he is, and like all of us, he has his share of faults, flaws, sins... -
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![Driven With the Wind by Lynn Morris, Gilbert Morris]()
Driven With the Wind by Lynn Morris, Gilbert Morris
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDoctor Cheney Duvall is one of inspirational fiction�s most beloved characters, known for all of her adventures, struggles, successes, and romances. Now Gilbert and Lynn Morris bring the series to New York in Driven With the Wind. Here, wedding bells are poised to chime for their friends…but will they? During the month-long journey, Shiloh asks Cheney to be his bride... -
![Angel of Mercy by Tracie Peterson, James Scott Bell]()
Angel of Mercy by Tracie Peterson, James Scott Bell
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen an old enemy of Kit Shannon is arrested on suspicion of murder, he insists Kit is the only one who can represent him. Refusing at first, but moved by his desperation, she agrees. His possible guilt tests Kitbs resolve to represent only the innocent. Step-by-step, she discovers there is more to this case than meets the eye. Much more... -
![Jewel of Persia by Roseanna M. White]()
Jewel of Persia by Roseanna M. White
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow can she love the king of kings without forsaking her Lord of lords? Kasia grew up in a poor Jewish home with more siblings than luxuries. But when a chance encounter forces her to the palace of Xerxes, she becomes a concubine to the richest man in the world. She alone, of all Xerxes' wives, loves the man beneath the crown. She alone, of all his wives, holds the heart of the king of kings...Categorized as:
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![A Perilous Circumstance by Laura Beers]()
A Perilous Circumstance by Laura Beers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDesperate times call for desperate measures…Miss Georgie Holbrooke is in the most dire of circumstances. Her brother has arranged for her to marry a vile man, and she has no doubt that he will punish her severely if she refuses. When an opportunity to work at an orphanage in the rookeries arises, she takes it, knowing it may be her only chance to escape...Categorized as:
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![In Times Gone By by Tracie Peterson]()
In Times Gone By by Tracie Peterson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter getting left at the altar, Kenzie Gifford flees to San Francisco to start her life over, determined never to love again. She's made new friends and has a good job in the office of her cousin's chocolate factory. The only thorn in her side is Dr. Micah Fisher, who insists on pursuing her despite her constant rejection. Then the Great 1906 Earthquake strikes the city, and everything changes...Categorized as:
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![Mystical Paths by Susan Howatch]()
Mystical Paths by Susan Howatch
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Nicholas Darrow follows his father into the Anglican priesthood in 1968 at the age of twenty-five, he is fleeing a troubled past. But when his fascination with his own psychic powers results in a near-tragedy, Nicholas must face the truth about his relationship with his father before he can find his way out of the seemingly impenetrable darkness that engulfs him...
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