Former street kid, Ruby McKinney reaches out to runaways through her medical clinic in the worst part of the city, but her escalating battle with a gang leader puts this work in jeopardy. Tom Masters, Ruby’s first love, is now on the right side of the law and at the center of a dangerous DEA sting involving her clinic. Tom’s disappearance ten years ago broke Ruby’s heart and rattled her faith. As their romance rekindles, memories of what it cost to love him flood her with fear. As Ruby’s battle with the gang ignites a firestorm of danger and betrayal emerges from within her own camp. With Tom’s life in the balance and her world cast in shadows, can Ruby trust God as she once did … or has she strayed too far to ever return?

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Raquel Byrnes lives in Southern, California with her husband of sixteen years and their six children. She considers inspirational fiction a wonderful way to minister to others. She writes romantic suspense with an edge-your-seat pace. Her debut novel is Purple Knot, the first book the Shades of Hope Series.

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