An anthology-style novel spanning the generations. 

This prequel backstory will expand on the family bonds and their dysfunctions, taboo relationships, love, oppression, lust, torment, heartbreak, good, evil, myths, and truth. 

Enslavement – Three African Sisters

Stolen from the West Coast of Africa, three young girls are taken to a new world. As they learn the ways of a plantation house slave, the bonded sisters become skilled in the language, and the duties required. Unfortunately, all will not heed the warnings to hide their feelings and safeguard their hearts. The results will lead their lives down very different paths. Details of their stories will be passed from generation to generation.

Ensnared Heart – Ripples in the Bloodline

At the turn of the Century, descendants of settlers, slaves, and natives had their own communities. The Magee’s were a massive colored family flourishing within the confines of Jim Crow Laws. Lurell Ann saw life differently than foretold. Her feelings and choices made it difficult to balance her heart, and the concrete boundaries for a colored woman of the time. Will her decisions bring her ultimate happiness or great suffering?

Empowered – Beyond the Split Tree

In a time of civil rights activism and Black power, Hellene loved being with her family in Washington Parish, Louisiana. She learned so much from her grandmother and the older generation of women. However, will the legacy among gravestone secrets inspire her to escape the trap of hatred, or will it detonate the destruction of her family?

Enlightenment – Truth, Wisdom, and Happiness

Delphine had no intention of sharing her past pain with her adult daughter. But when Chantal-Marie said she was losing the connection to her roots, Delphine decided it was time. As the triumphs and devastation from their bloodline stories are revealed, will the truth bring them closer, or will it chisel away the bond between mother and daughter?