Author: Roseanna LeePublisher:
ISBN: 9781945190728
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Languages : en
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Book Description
The innocence of snow. The malevolence of man. How much will three women risk for motherless children?Bessie Whately lives only for her next drink. But when her teenage daughter dies giving birth to twins during a rare Florida snowstorm, she must turn to others for help. With her desolate swampland shack miles from town, she takes the one option open to her and prevails on the kindness of her neighbors.Widow Naomi Ivey is still grieving the loss of her husband. But when Bessie knocks on her door cradling two newborns, Naomi and her daughter both rise to Bessie's plea for help. With one selfless act of compassion, Naomi catapults all three women into a demanding world where they must decide how much they will risk to save two innocent lives.Except none of the women bargained for the selfishness of the twins' grandfather whose attempts at extortion traps the women and their young charges in the rigors of surviving in an isolated area. Bound by their decisions, they settle into a routine that will only change when a cruel twist of fate strikes?Will human decency triumph over power, money and greed?Give Your Angels Charge is the first book in the compelling A Watch in the Night series. If you like strong female characters, suspenseful twists and turns, and real-life battles between good and evil, then you'll love Roseanna Lee's thought-provoking tale.