A poor Mulatto girl is victim of prejudices in North Carolina, and is mercilessly gang-raped. She leaves town and becomes a Vegas showgirl where she meets writer Rachel O'Neill who is keynote speaker at a writer's conference. Jessica accepts Rachel's invitation to join her at her home in England.
A young, poor, Mulatto girl is a victim of prejudices in Skyler, North Carolina, and is mercilessly attacked and threatened. The day finally comes when Jessica Sanford leaves the hurt behind her in a search for answers. She finds a temporary career as a Vegas show-dancer, drawn in by the money. In Vegas, novelist Rachel O'Neill, from England, is a guest speaker at a writers' conference. Nearing sixty years old and three years a widow, she is piecing her life back together. New people and relationships contribute to her transition, and in the process her nurturing nature comes into play when she crosses paths with Jessica, a proud, beautiful showgirl who is eager to see the world.
As deafness, illness, and demonic forces close in around him, Ludwig van Beethoven must summon his faith and genius to complete the Missa Solemnis—a sacred masterpiece he believes could bring divine light into a darkening world.
What causes America's mainstream media to fear and try to destroy a group of artists and their work? What happens when such a creative movement grows in strength and threatens media's bottom line? Why would extremists find it necessary to take acti
