Shannon Keys

Abigail Shannon Keys

The blood stained purging post has haunted Abigail since childhood. Terrified by the penalty of truth, she has carefully followed the village law her whole life, except for this one thing. When the only man who knows her secret starts planting fear and mistrust in the villagers, she must find a way out. There are just two problems: no woman has ever left the village, and Abigail won't abandon her younger brother, not even to save her own life. Her only hope is that when her father, the head elder, finds out he will show her mercy, rather than demand her purging. When Abigail's brother is suddenly taken from the village, her plans start to unravel and she is left to face the purging post. Just when the truth is about to cost her everything, a stranger walks through the village gates and stuns everyone with an offer they cannot refuse.