And it's not in the final pitch. This is the one I went with (for better or worse).
Nikki Twig grew up unloved and abused by her mother's husband until Wally, a Cherokee neighbor with lots of courage and a hidden agenda, rescued her from that criminally abusive situation. Years later, Nikki learns that she is not who she thinks she is.
The secrets of Nikki's past become unlocked when she meets Weep, the Cherokee man who is her biological father. With the truth in the open Nikki begins to understand why Wally fought so fought so hard to save her from the man who raped her when she was twelve in retaliation for her mother's affair with Weep.
On a trail ride through the Oklahoma countryside, Weep and Nikki form an unbreakable bond and she is welcomed into the loving family she always wished for but never knew she had. The puzzle of Nikki's life comes together when the final link in her genealogy is revealed.
WEEP is a mainstream fiction novel set in present day Oklahoma (75,111 words) about a woman’s spiritual quest for identity and belonging with a special emphasis on Cherokee history and culture.
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