“Sign the deed or I’ll sn:a:p your arm right here!” my brother screamed while slamming me against the truck outside Sunset Lavender Co. as our parents watched without emotion.

going to claim my father’s original transfer of the deed was a “”temporary trust”” that could be legally revoked. The sheer audacity was suffocating. He owed nearly a million dollars to ruthless creditors who were charging him eighteen percent a month. He was desperate, completely cornered, and entirely willing to destroy my life to save his own skin.continue reading …