Dear listener,Shades of Twilight is the story of Roanna Davenport, who grows up in a wealthy southern family but never quite fits in. She isnt pretty or popular, and she has a real talent for saying the wrong thing at precisely the wrong moment. Shes in love with a distant cousin, Webb Tallant. But Webb marries their cousin Jessie, the bane of Roannas life. When Jessie is found murdered, Webb is blamed for her death, even though there isnt enough evidence to charge him. Webb leaves town, and Roanna is left to pick up the pieces.All of her life, Roanna has tried to win the love of her grandmother, of Webb, and of her extended familyand every time shes been slapped down. Shes had enough. Roanna withdraws from the family, and thats when her grandmother, Lucinda, realizes how very important this misfit is to all of them.