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The Book of Hasdam

The Book of Hasdam

Rachel S. Donahue

Romance · Work in Progress · Weekly release

Adult Themes

Bound to a temple god and buried in shame, Layla has learned to survive by hiding her heart. When Paddon buys her freedom instead of her fruit, his mercy shatters everything she understands. But freedom alone can’t heal her old wounds—when traders from her past find their way to her present, Layla struggles to hold on to her new identity. Will Paddon's love cost him more than he can bear?

18 chapters available to read.

About the author

Rachel S. Donahue

Rachel S. Donahue

Rachel S. Donahue holds a B.A. in English and Bible from Welch College and enjoys travel, housewifery, and homeschooling while fulfilling her role as Chief Creative Officer of Bandersnatch Books. She wishes she could host you at Chittering Cottage (her family's home in NC) for a cup of tea and a chat. Instead, she’ll write you stories and poems.

She's published two poetry collections, Beyond Chittering Cottage: Poems of Place and Real Poems for Real Moms: from a Mother in the Trenches to Another, and she is the editor of a children's poetry anthology, I've Got a Bad Case of Poetry. Her first novel, The Book of Hasdam, is open to beta readers.

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