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Home from the Hill: A Tale of Love and Betrayal

Captain Wade Hunnicutt, a notorious womanizer and the wealthiest and most powerful person in his East Texas town, is wounded by a jealous husband. Wade’s scornful but beautiful wife Hannah has raised their son Theron to be dependent upon her, but as he reaches adulthood his father seeks to help Theron become a man.

Theron’s Transformation

Wade introduces Theron to hunting and other masculine pursuits under the watchful eye of Rafe, Hunnicutt’s loyal employee. Theron admires the slightly older and self-reliant Rafe, and rapidly develops into a marksman and skilled hunter. He also learns about women from Rafe.

A Secret Love Affair

Theron’s new lifestyle leads him into a love affair with Libby Halstead, a local girl from a proper family, but her father Albert’s animosity forces a secret relationship. Theron learns from his mother that the reason for Libby’s father’s scorn is Wade’s reputation as a womanizer, that Rafe is his illegitimate half-brother, and that his parents have not been intimate since before he was born.

A Family Shattered

Theron becomes disturbed by his parents’ dysfunctional relationship and his father’s treatment of Rafe. Theron rejects his parents as well as the concept of family, and thus Libby, his true love. Though Theron does not know, Libby is pregnant, but she does not want her pregnancy to be the reason for their marriage. Confused and despondent, Libby turns to Rafe, who out of attraction and compassion agrees to marry her. Realizing his error, Theron is devastated.

Tragic Endings

On the day of Libby’s newborn son’s baptism, her father overhears gossip that Captain Hunnicutt fathered the child and is enraged. Wade and Hannah seek to reconcile after 17 years. After Hannah leaves the room, Wade is shot down by an unknown assailant who escapes. Theron tracks down his father’s murderer and sees that it is Albert. Theron kills Albert in self-defense and soon after Rafe catches up. Though Rafe objects, Theron leaves town, promising never to return.

A Glimmer of Hope

Several months later, Rafe encounters Hannah at Wade’s grave. He offers to include her in the life of her grandson, and she shows him that she has acknowledged him as Wade’s son on the headstone.

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