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and explosive consequences that toggles between the past and present to explore the far-reaching legacy of first love

a conservative white family relocates to an affluent suburban enclave

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The Secrets of Lost Stones By Melissa Payne Material:Soft Cover and a feared rebel leaderA soul stirring novel about the bonds between mother and child and the redemption that comes with facing the past and letting it go. Thirty two year old Jess Abbot has lost everything: her job, her apartment, andmost heart wrenchingher eight year old son, Chance, to a tragic accident. Haunted by memories and grief, Jess packs whats left and heads for the small mountain town of Pine Lake, where she takes a position as caregiver to an eccentric old