title: Wicked Edisto:: The Dark Side of Eden
author: Alexia Helsley
description: Alexia Helsley has served thirty-three years with the South Carolina Department of Archives and History, and also as director of public programs. She also manages a genealogical and historical consulting business. Alexia has published a number of books on North and South Carolina.
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  # Beauty’s War
  
  
  ### A Gods Reborn Novel
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Anna Edwards
  
  
  ## Claire Marta
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  ### Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Dear Reader](part0003.html#2RHM0-f6eae36b9eb244208e686bc02a7540f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0004.html#3Q280-f6eae36b9eb244208e686bc02a7540f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 2](part0005.html#4OIQ0-f6eae36b9eb244208e686bc02a7540f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 3](part0006.html#5N3C0-f6eae36b9eb244208e686bc02a7540f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 4](part0007.html#6LJU0-f6eae36b9eb244208e686bc02a7540f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 5](part0008.html#7K4G0-f6eae36b9eb244208e686bc02a7540f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 6](part0009.html#8IL20-f6eae36b9eb244208e686bc02a7540f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 7](part0010.html#9H5K0-f6eae36b9eb244208e686bc02a7540f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 8](part0011.html#AFM60-f6eae36b9eb244208e686bc02a7540f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 9](part0012.html#BE6O0-f6eae36b9eb244208e686bc02a7540f6)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 10](part0013.html#CCN