'The Fallen Fruit' by Shawntelle Madison is an intertwining tale of history and fantasy, where a family curse compels each generation to lose one member to the echelons of time. In 1964, history professor Cecily Bridge-Davis inherits land that leads her to an esoteric family secret—the mysterious time-travel curse that has haunted her ancestors. Bound by rules to prevent catastrophic changes to history, Cecily arms herself with her family's Bible and an enigmatic map as she embarks on a perilous journey through time. With survival packs hidden in ancestral lands to guide her, Cecily meets a cadre of ancestors such as Sabrina Humbles, Luke Bridge, Rebecca Bridge, and Amelia Bridge, each with their own poignant narratives that weave into Cecily's destiny. Through battlefields and societies where the color of one's skin defines their fate, Cecily endeavors to uncover the origins of the curse and find a path to free her family from its grasp. Madison deftly crafts a saga where destiny, love, and the enduring strength of kinship converge to test the bounds of time itself.