Girl Bait

Illinois, 1837: A Presbyterian priest is murdered in a small town by a mob of pro-slavery activists two-decades before the Civil War. As he lies on the warehouse floor dying, a bloody frock ties him to the future and assures the ascension of another man to the presidency of the United States.

Returning from Afghanistan nearly two centuries later, war hero Alton West seeks normalcy. His solitude ends when tragedy leads him to Odessa, a powerful woman on a quest for redemption. A fight against an international tyrant profiting from abducted children ensues as Alton and Odessa chase clues to the criminal while others try to stop them by death.

The past reclaims its significance and challenges allegiances.

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