Veda E. Blount Books

The wedding is a winding tripthrough the lives of the Sands family who are gathered together in Washington, D.C. for the wedding of Ethel Sands eldestdaughter Renee Sands.? The strong willedbride to be struggles the entire day against the demons between she and her mother.?Her tormented younger sister Gail Sands is still mourning the loss ofher own child one year ago.? A tragedyshe holds Renee responsible for.? Thebright sunny skies can?t disguise the haunting secrets of the past as theythreaten to erupt with each passing minute.The resentments come full circleand take their toll on all lives, as the secret between Renee and herstepfather Jim Wilson, eventually burst through. Suspicions are confirmed asthe affair between Renee and her step sisters husband Ted Taylor is confirmedafter their latest sexual escapade is witnessed just moments before she is tosay ?I do? to Barry Fletcher.As the wedding march is played,Renee is found dead, and her stepfather stands accused.The investigation headed by oneof Metropolitan D.C.?s finest detectives solves not only this murder, butuncovers the sickening secrets surrounding the tragedy from one year ago.