The Secret in the Letter

A dark family secret remains hidden until a letter arrives from a childhood friend from the past. Southern Belle, Dorcas Harper anticipates Cotillion, her formal rite of passage that will cement her future into a family of equal social status. But her heart belongs to her childhood friend, Marcus whose family does not resemble the social elite. When Cotillion is cancelled due to World War ll, Dorcas is relieved. Her unbridled passion for Marcus explodes and he knows he cannot keep Dorcas in the lifestyle that she is accustomed to living. Thinking he will earn Lamott Harper, Dorcas’ father’s blessings, he enlists in the re-activated Buffalo Soldiers at the end of WW ll. —- ISBN: 9798862679236