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The soft orange glow of sunrise spilled across the rolling Iowa hills, casting long shadows over rows of corn just beginning to stretch toward the sky.

Inside the Wright home, the smell of coffee and baked oats filled the air—a quiet, steady life in a town where everyone knew your name.

Allison Wright was already awake.

She moved through the kitchen with purpose, humming softly, her hands busy preparing breakfast for a family she loved more than anything.

Her life was built on sacrifice—long days, quiet prayers, and a strength no one ever really saw.

Down the hall, her daughter Shannon was already outside.

Before the sun fully rose, before the world even stirred, Shannon ran.

Not for attention.
Not for praise.
But because something inside her demanded more.

Every step was discipline.
Every breath was faith.
Every mile was a quiet conversation between her and God.

No one in town noticed her.

Not like they noticed her brother, Sean—the star quarterback, the golden boy, the one everyone believed was destined for greatness.

 

But Shannon didn’t need the spotlight.

She had something deeper.

Something stronger.

Something no one could take from her.

Until the day everything changed.

A letter.
A dream.
An opportunity that would pull her from the quiet fields of Iowa…
and into a world far bigger than she ever imagined.

A world of wealth.
Power.
Secrets.

And a truth that would test everything she believed.

The Price of Gold — Sample

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