Historical fiction rooted in Appalachia.
Zella
Tennessee, 1890. Based on true events.
A hotel built for high society.
An ambitious young woman.
A secret feminist club.
A new look at the old South, Zella tells the story of the feminists and boundary-pushers who were hiding in polite society all along.
Publication date forthcoming.
Long-listed for the Bath Novel Award 2023.
A love story to place. When your ideas are too big for your hometown, perhaps you were the one sent to change it.
“…inordinately well written and fascinating.”
Hestia
North Carolina, 1934.
A mountain resort at the end of its season.
A cook with everything to lose.
A body discovered in the wrong room.
A Depression-era mystery about class, survival, and the families that hold the secrets to our past.
Publication date forthcoming.