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ISBN13: 9798248314706
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 530
Weight: 1.54
Height: 1.07 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 530
Weight: 1.54
Height: 1.07 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Color of Title
Buried Abstract - Book Three
By Crystal Fountain
A deed can look clean.
A record can appear complete.
But appearance is not the same as truth.
When title examiner Nell Harper uncovers a pattern buried beneath decades of routine filings, what begins as a single land dispute along River Road expands into something far more unsettling. Tax sales. Partition actions. Quiet consolidations. Corporate acquisitions layered neatly over generational ownership.
Buried Abstract - Book Three
By Crystal Fountain
A deed can look clean.
A record can appear complete.
But appearance is not the same as truth.
When title examiner Nell Harper uncovers a pattern buried beneath decades of routine filings, what begins as a single land dispute along River Road expands into something far more unsettling. Tax sales. Partition actions. Quiet consolidations. Corporate acquisitions layered neatly over generational ownership.
Nothing improper noted.
Individually, each file is lawful.
Collectively, they tell a different story.
As Nell traces the history of heir property in the Low Country, she begins to see what the record does not show-families who stayed but never filed, estates never formally opened, notices sent into administrative voids, and land that changed names without ever truly changing hands.
Color of title is meant to stabilize transactions.
But what happens when color conceals defect?
When neutrality produces predictable results?
When the system functions exactly as designed?
Faced with mounting pressure from developers, insurers, and institutions invested in finality, Nell must decide whether correcting a single file is enough-or whether she is willing to question the architecture beneath it.
Because once the truth learns how to speak, silence is no longer neutral.
Color of Title is a thoughtful, legally grounded Southern property suspense novel about heir land, generational memory, and the quiet cost of not looking away. Perfect for readers who appreciate intelligent legal drama, layered social themes, and stories where justice unfolds through careful examination rather than courtroom theatrics.
The record refuses to close. And this time, neither will she.
Individually, each file is lawful.
Collectively, they tell a different story.
As Nell traces the history of heir property in the Low Country, she begins to see what the record does not show-families who stayed but never filed, estates never formally opened, notices sent into administrative voids, and land that changed names without ever truly changing hands.
Color of title is meant to stabilize transactions.
But what happens when color conceals defect?
When neutrality produces predictable results?
When the system functions exactly as designed?
Faced with mounting pressure from developers, insurers, and institutions invested in finality, Nell must decide whether correcting a single file is enough-or whether she is willing to question the architecture beneath it.
Because once the truth learns how to speak, silence is no longer neutral.
Color of Title is a thoughtful, legally grounded Southern property suspense novel about heir land, generational memory, and the quiet cost of not looking away. Perfect for readers who appreciate intelligent legal drama, layered social themes, and stories where justice unfolds through careful examination rather than courtroom theatrics.
The record refuses to close. And this time, neither will she.
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