Abstract:
In 1946, Clem and Mary Ann Perkins discover “pretty stones” on their small Tennessee farm, unaware that the stones are natural rubies. Simon Laramore, who owns the general store, recognizes the raw gems immediately—but he doesn’t tell Clem and Mary Ann. Instead, he hatches a deadly scheme to acquire their farm so he can develop a ruby mine for himself. Decades later in Atlanta, Simon’s great-granddaughter, Chris, receives a letter that lay undiscovered for thirty-five years, exposing the shameful truth behind the Laramore fortune—her fortune. Chris returns to Tennessee, determined that the Perkins descendants shall have justice, finally.