The Golden Hour


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 1. Part One
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Chapter One
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Chapter Two
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Chapter Three
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Chapter Four
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Chapter Five
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Chapter Six
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Chapter Seven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Chapter Eight
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Chapter Nine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Chapter Ten
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Chapter Eleven
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Chapter Twelve
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Chapter Thirteen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The Golden Hour
 
 Fayla Ott
 
 
 
 Heritage House Publishing
 
 
 Copyright The Golden Hour Copyright © 2023 by Fayla Ott Published by Heritage House Publishing Cover art by The Killion Group, Inc. All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher or author, except as permitted by U.S. copyright law. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception To all who live in a world they don't understand He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.[Micah 6:8] Part One Chapter One Arledge Hall Plantation, Delta, Mississippi, September, 1852 Lucy’s bare feet ran fast, but they couldn’t outrun the panic in her chest. She’d dreaded this day since she first heard her baby’s weak squall as the missus placed him on her