They had stepped onto the moving stage of their performance, each in a different car, separated by wood and iron, and the rigid laws of…
And in that moment, Ellen would discover that sometimes survival depends not on what you can control, but on the unexpected mercy of a stranger…

In 2001, a small town girl was getting ready for the biggest night of her teenage life. She left school early, excited. But by nightfall,…
But the most important legacy was not in the words written about them. It was in the lives they had touched, the people they had…

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1974. The city’s oldest historical museum unveils its new centerpiece for the Civil War exhibit, a lifelike wax figure of an unnamed…
Ellen kept her shoulders slightly hunched, her right arm resting in its sling, her gloved left hand curled loosely around a cane. The green tinted…
He’s been with my family since birth. I assure you, he’s not your brother’s property. The woman hesitated, studying both of them now. Ellen could…
The entire city seemed to rise against their presence. Meanwhile, Ellen and William hid in different locations, separated for safety, watching as their freedom became…
Emily smiled through her tears. I didn’t know that. There’s a lot you don’t know, but we have time now. We have all the time…
Ellen and William left the hotel before the city fully woke, moving through streets still shadowed and quiet. The steamer to Wilmington was already boarding…





