Mrs. Wiggins ( A Lexington, Alabama Novel )The daughter of a prostitute mother and an alcoholic father, Maggie Franklin knew her only way out was to marry someone upstanding and church going. Someone like Hubert Wiggins, the most eligible man in Lexington, Alabama and the son of its most revered preacher. Proper and prosperous, Hubert is glad to finally have a wife, even one with Maggie's background. For Hubert has a secret he desperately needs to stay hidden. And Maggie's unexpected charm,

made from a family recipe with a long history

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but hate isn't one of them

everything Jake knows about dead world goes out the window as Sawyer begins to haunt him

She loves to act

Now she must compete for a spot against kids who’ve known about magic their whole lives

and Zelie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls

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is an epic tale--but it's only half the story

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