Escape To Zion

Maria has spent a decade in bondage to the cruel Lafayette Breaux, and when her term ends she runs to New Orleans. There, half-drowned in the river, she is pulled to safety by Hank Shroeder, a member of the Mormon faith. She attaches herself to his company of travelers, and their bond deepens along the way.

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Breaux, however, refuses to let her go and sends men in pursuit, following her even as she journeys westward with the other Saints. Can Maria elude the man who has controlled her life and at last find rest in the land she has been promised?

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