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Eden's Conflict
- Narrated by: Janine Birkett
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A new century brings change to Eden Harris's ordered world. Despite years of service to the Bradburys, she hides a secret that would affect them all. When an enemy returns, her world is shattered and her secret exposed. Torn and provoked, she strains to protect her family until a devastating accident leaves her alone and frightened. As the threat against her grows, Eden takes her precious daughters and flees from the only place she's called home. But her attempt to start anew is not so simple. The past haunts her, and the man she thought lost to her so many years before returns to claim what has always been his.
Eden must gather her strength and look into her heart to accept what the future offers. Can she find the happiness she longs for?