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Lorna is a multi-published author of paranormal suspense, urban fantasy thrillers, and thought-provoking nonfiction. Her fiction explores the hidden architecture of power—ancient artifacts, moral ambiguity, spiritual mysteries, and the quiet choices that shape destiny. Her nonfiction examines consciousness, symbolism, and the intersection of myth and lived experience. She writes for intellectually curious readers who crave high stakes, layered meaning, and stories that linger long after the final page. She offers a blog and bonus content at The Spiritual Eclectic (https://www.thespiritualeclectic.com)

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Eight years ago, they branded her a pariah and drove her out; today, she’s back to own the town that broke her.

Eight years after she was driven out of Belle, Alabama, branded by tragedy and a bank‑window headline she couldn’t control, Rae Petritsis steps off a Greyhound with one suitcase and a plan. The town is throwing a parade—for supermodel Althea “Athena” Peebles—but Rae’s homecoming is colder than a January morning at Windham Café. Old wounds open: the graduation‑night wreck that killed her parents, the robbery where she froze at the teller window, and the silence of her first love, Jace Hardwicke, who crossed the street to avoid her.

Rae swears she’s here for revenge—to confront the people who shamed her and buy the power they once denied her. But Belle hasn’t stood still: Jace runs a computer shop; Mrs. Peebles guards her door; and Althea’s glossy life hides shadows. As Rae’s carefully built armor cracks, she has to choose between payback and the harder miracle of forgiveness—especially when the boy who failed her becomes the man willing to stand beside her.

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