Flame in the Dark (Soulwood, #3)

by Faith Hunter

Teaching a child to be free wasn’t a matter of telling her once and being done. It was a long battle of opportunities offered and

A woman had to stand up to men, even in this new, modern world. Women always did.

“Programming can be hardwired into a body,” I said, not looking up. “It’s something that has to be fought, day in and day out, forever. Like an addiction one hates, has defeated, yet still has to battle.”