Soul Mate Series by Hilda Lorraine Graff

Volume 3 of Soul Mate Series The 15-year-old daughter of a mulatto slave is raped by the master's 17-year-old son, becoming pregnant with his child. When she dies during childbirth, her fair-skinned baby girl is whisked away and placed for adoption with an unsuspecting white couple in another state. Growing up in a wealthy home has its advantages, but when the young woman is about to be married, the truth nearly destroys her... moreVolume 3 of Soul Mate Series The 15-year-old daughter of a mulatto slave is raped by the master's 17-year-old son, becoming pregnant with his child. When she dies during childbirth, her fair-skinned baby girl is whisked away and placed for adoption with an unsuspecting white couple in another state. Growing up in a wealthy home has its advantages, but when the young woman is about to be married, the truth nearly destroys her. Though convinced she will never love again, the son from a prominent family, proves her wrong. Unfortunately, he has a secret of his own, one so shocking it makes her previous love affair seem 'perfectly respectable' in comparison. less

Volume 5 of Soul Mate Series Two young adults sail to Charleston, South Carolina together; a young man from New England who has secured an apprenticeship with an elderly physician; and a young woman returning home, after spending years in Boston at an institution for the blind. What appears to be love at first sight is actually a harbinger of disaster... moreVolume 5 of Soul Mate Series Two young adults sail to Charleston, South Carolina together; a young man from New England who has secured an apprenticeship with an elderly physician; and a young woman returning home, after spending years in Boston at an institution for the blind. What appears to be love at first sight is actually a harbinger of disaster. Another young man, returning to Charleston after years abroad, finds that he cannot escape his past; and the indiscretion of five years past is all too fresh in the minds of some. When his life is threatened, only two people are in a position to save him, the doctor's handsome apprentice and the beautiful young woman, blind since childhood. The question becomes, "If another man is pursuing the woman you love, how far should you go...how far will you go...to save his life?" less

Payton Cary is a university senior, known for his prowess on the basketball court. When he dies suddenly, the 22-year-old decides to remain with his body in an effort to return to his family. This involves observing his own autopsy, watching as his body is embalmed and prepared for burial, and then setting out on the 800-mile flight back to his hometown. Surprisingly, the experience proves cathartic, as he gradually disassociates from the lifeless form... morePayton Cary is a university senior, known for his prowess on the basketball court. When he dies suddenly, the 22-year-old decides to remain with his body in an effort to return to his family. This involves observing his own autopsy, watching as his body is embalmed and prepared for burial, and then setting out on the 800-mile flight back to his hometown. Surprisingly, the experience proves cathartic, as he gradually disassociates from the lifeless form. Present, then, when his parents and two younger brothers arrive at the local funeral to view his body, Payton is nearly destroyed by all he sees and hears. His only hope lies in finding someone who can see him, hear him, and validate his existence. That ‘someone,’ though, has spent the past ten years avoiding the dead, at all costs, and though this beautiful woman is moved to make an exception, in Payton’s case, neither of these young adults is prepared for the consequences of that decision. less