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Bored and struggling at work with her abusive boss, Dean Newberry, Mariana Richland created a page for her real-life role model and his inspirational art. Nathaniel Kilpatrick embodies the father she always wished for but never had. Mariana published it for pure enjoyment, a way to honor the artist icon and to test her web design skills. She couldn't have imagined from that day forward all her hard work would reward her with an opportunity of a lifetime. Nor could she have imagined the pure hell it would put her through. With success on the horizon, her boss, Dean Newberry, becomes increasingly hostile and abusive. Kidnapped, tortured, and stalked; will Mariana escape Dean's aggressive behavior? Will Dean get his long-held need for revenge? Or will fear paralyze Mariana? Nathaniel Kilpatrick wouldn't really know the extent of the page's creator and the young woman's humanity until meeting her face to face. Nathaniel learns something very important about her which would not only bring a special meaning to his life but inspire him to do something only a loving father and kindhearted human would ever think to do. Challenging humanity, inspiring love, and defining fatherhood. Follow Nathaniel and Mariana as they form a father/daughter bond, sprouting forth the inner warrior within Mariana to fight the abuse and rough times. While Mariana questions her self-worth and Nathaniel comes to see her beauty within, they both come to an understanding of something much deeper, even though their lives are different. Can love overcome fear? Can love wipe away the paralyzing fear Mariana feels? Will they try Dean for his crimes? Will justice prevail? CONTENT WARNING: Material contains abuse, kidnapping, torture, and stalkish behavior.

Mariana, now a web design graduate, looks forward to the day when she can start up a business, and work independently, and let the budding relationship between her and Carl blossom. When a mysterious package arrives in the mail with disturbing contents and the voice from the beach comes to mind, will Mariana have to surrender everything to catch her stalker? When the threats to her life become more real and the attacks on her become more frequent, will Mariana's psyche break? Events inspire Carl to make the plunge and ask her to marry him after a string of break-ins threatens their safety. Carl and Mariana know they love each other, but she realizes when their honeymoon is disrupted, a dawning need to find and meet with her father, General Woodward Richland, for answers. More strange gifts show up and she faces off with her aggressor in the couple's bedroom, nearly sabotaging her mental progress. Mariana's decision to attend an exhibition to honor Nathaniel Kilpatrick and a one-on-one meeting with the art curator of the Pennington Gallery for a chance for the job of a lifetime, sends her into peril again. When she faces off with the enemy a second time at the exhibition and loses the interview, she solidifies her decision. Since it all began, she has played the victim and allowed everything happening to her to isolate and paralyze her. Now, it is time to work to preserve her mother's memory, keeping her father alive and to catch the killer. Mariana must cast aside being the victim to become the hero. Will she catch the man responsible in time? Can the lieutenant compile enough evidence to help? Will everyone that she loves survive this madman? Content Warning: Material contains abuse, kidnapping, torture, and stalkish behavior.