Fungal Flora of the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania (1899)

Samuele Vitallio was a man racked with guilt and sorrow, left empty from a past betrayal. Then his fathersa death brought a problem he could not fix without a bride. Then a mysterious woman appeared, and he found the perfect solution. Sam fell in love with Allison. But her past came after her, as if it had been robbed of her the first time and would not be again. Sam would not give her up thougha]not this woman who had taught him love and trust. Allison Jackson was a beautiful woman who did not believe she would ever find love. Her past was haunted with despair. When she met Sam, she knew his life would intertwine with hers. Allison knew fate followed her closely. She cursed fate, but knew she would have to bow down to it. She just prayed her love would not die alongside her.