The Vale of Silence

OPPORTUNITY LIES... Weeks after its Main Street was severely damaged in a failed revenge attempt, the town of Granite Springs is in the midst of rebuilding itself-and a number of its citizens are taking advantage: some to expand their business holdings; others to exert their influence over the very nature of the town itself. Thia McDaniel is looking forward to getting her life back on track, or at least to moving forward on whatever track is now available. She is learning how to use, if not yet