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Blake Gunnels

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Born

in Hampton, Georgia, The United States

Website

https://www.blufflight.com/

Genre

Historical Fiction, Fiction, Christian

Influences

Eugenia Price

Member Since

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Blake Gunnels is a landscape architect by trade and a storyteller at heart. His debut novel, By the Light of the Bluff, is a richly atmospheric work of Southern historical fiction set on Saint Simons Island, Georgia—a place his family has cherished for more than 20 years. The book was honored with a 2025 International Firebird Book Award for Southern Fiction, recognizing its evocative sense of place and emotional depth.

Summers spent kayaking through marshes, climbing the lighthouse, and exploring the island’s storied past planted the seeds for a novel about sanctuary, resilience, and the quiet strength found in second chances.

Blake’s writing blends vivid coastal settings with heartfelt storytelling, shaped by his lifelong love of Southern h ...more

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By the Light of the Bluff

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Where the Rivers Merge

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A Seller’s Market: A Jesse McDermitt Novel (Tropical Adventure Series Book 1)

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The Last Precinct (Kay Scarpetta, #11)

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Blake Gunnels added a status update: FROM BROKEN ANKLES TO AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR In 1993, I fell from a scaffold and broke both ankles. During recovery, someone gave me "The Lighthouse" by Eugenia Price, introducing me to Saint Simons Island, Georgia. Fast forward to June 2025, I released my debut novel "BY THE LIGHT OF THE BLUFF" - set on that same magical island! Check it out! https://a.co/d/9rNUXtm INTERNATIONAL FIREBIRD BOOK AWARD WINNER
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Blake Gunnels made a comment in the group Historical Fictionistas — Why am I a fan of/write historical fiction? topic " I’ve always loved stories that take you somewhere else—not just in place, but in time. Historical fiction pulls me in because it slows everything down ...more "
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