Summary
Essie, a mountain girl, finds herself entangled in a web of bootlegging and deceit after her father's murder, which she believes was perpetrated by federal agents, but was actually orchestrated by the ruthless Lem, a member of the neighboring family she has taken refuge with, leading to a complex dance of love, loyalty, and betrayal as she navigates her feelings for Tom, another brother in the family, amidst the treacherous landscape of violence and secrecy.
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Essie, a mountain girl, moves in with a family of neighboring bootleggers when her father, also a bootlegger, is killed by federal agents. She falls in love with Tom, one of the family's brothers, but another brother, the violent and brutal Lem, decides he wants her for himself, and beats Tom badly. What the girl doesn't know is that it wasn't the feds who killed her father--it was Lem. Complications ensue.
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