shannon_muir
Synopsis
Truth has always known she was different. Born to a single mother who is the town tarot card and palm reader (spiritual medium), she longs to fit in and be taken seriously. Truth has fought her mother constantly and is a very devout Christian, but whether she really feels led that way or driven to fit in even she's starting to doubt.
Now someone claiming to be her father arrives in to town on her 18th birthday, doing outrageous things. Some claim he's a devil. Others claim them gifts from God. Still others just say cheap parlour charletain.
For Truth, it's just a matter of finding out who she really is, and she wonders if this person has the answers. Not to mention there's the matter of his equally charming young assistant... with a surprisingly unfortunate name of Lye, and a mysterious past of his own.
Excerpt
Truth Knox always knew she stood out. Her name didn't help much either. In actuality, the name on her birth certificate read Firinne Solas Knox. Her mother explained that Truth's grandmother came from a Gaelic background, and that her name meant Truth Light Knox. Of course no one could pronounce her name, so as she explained to people her name meant "Truth," inevitably she would be called that. She didn't know anything about her father or his side of the family.
It turned out Truth wasn't sure what her mother's real name was. She knew that Knox was her mother's birth last name, and that her mother's parents married and divorced. On all the paperwork sent home for parental permission, her mother's signature scrawled so poorly Truth never could make it out. When she pressed, her mother found ways to dodge the question. Everyone in town just called her "the fortune teller lady". For that, in fact, described Truth's mother's line of work. She specialized in tarot readings and palm readings, and might do other things but Truth wasn't sure what. She sort of steered clear of all that.
Truth's best friend growing up became the preacher's daughter, Myanna. Myanna focused first on getting to know Truth as a person, emphasizing it is important to love everyone, even though the Bible mentioned that people like Truth's mother should not be communicated with. Fortunately Myanna didn't start out pushing that point down Truth's throat, but it did come up after a while - and only because other kids growing up Christian gave Myanna a hard time in front of Truth.
