David E. Hilton - Kings of Colorado

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Adult Event

Start: 01/13/2011 7:00 pm

William Sheppard had never ventured beyond his Chicago neighborhood until, at thirteen, he was sent away to the Swope Ranch Boys’ Reformatory. Buried deep in the Colorado mountains, Swope is shrouded in legend and defined by one prevailing rumor: that the boys who go in never come out the same. With twenty-four months of hard time ahead of him, Will quickly learns to distinguish his allies from his enemies. He also learns about the high price of a childhood lost. If he is going to withstand the ranch, he must first overcome tragedy and death—a feat that could haunt him for years to come.