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Louisville, Kentucky, The United States

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Shirley Jackson, Ruth Ware, Alice Hoffman, Ernest Hemingway

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I'm a Southerner, born and raised in the Bourbon Belt of Kentucky. After living and teaching in Southeast Louisiana, I now embrace a laid-back coastal lifestyle along the sugar-white beaches of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

The chords from each of these geographical areas resound loudly in my writing because their atmospheric values provide comfort and inspiration. Hello, fellow readers! I write fantasy fiction, specifically magical realism with a healthy dose of dark romance. I'm heavily influenced by the Southerners' familiarity with folk magic, spiritualism, buried secrets, and the acceptance that life's journeys often converge on rocky roads.

While I'm drawn to the heartbeat and history of the Deep South, I am perhaps more captivated by how ...more

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So many joys in this novel! Dual timelines, supernatural events, broken characters, an unexpected resolution - perfectly woven together. I’ve discovered a new favorite author.
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I generally enjoy Mary Kubica novels, so this was an easy choice for me. This time, though, I was most interested in viewing how she handled writing in dual timelines AND multiple voices (and they’re a number of them!) because that’s my style of writ ...more
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