Maryanna is over the moon, and things are going well. Her future looks bright. Until, that is, her father catches them in her room one fateful night and hunts Maryanna’s first love down in cold blood with his Winchester repeater.
Maryanna turns to the police who, for some strange reason, refuse to believe a word she says. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, they claim Faron’s murder was just a horrific accident.
On the run now and fearful for her life, Maryanna must learn how to survive on her own in a cruel world that has taught her to trust no one.
The next years force her into a downward spiral that almost takes her life. Along the way, she meets a new friend, James, and her journey to love again leads her somewhere she never expected.
Can Maryanna learn to take control of the darkness she carries within, or will it devour her before she can claim her happy ending?
Joseph Tamone is an author who wrote his first book, The Fusion World Project, in 2018. He is the founder of Philanthropy Publishing.
He has also written In the Shadow of the Demon, Gray Skies & Glass Lands, and The Hunter, The Killer, The Coward & The Doofus.
He lives in Wilmington, Delaware with his wife, Erica, his six dogs, and five cats.