“I travel the way of truth, even if I’m the only one. I travel the path of light, even if I’m the only one. I travel the path of hope, even if I’m the only one. One giving truth and hope and light to those who think there is no truth and hope and light left to hang onto.”
-James L. Rubart
Southern Fiction Author
Jennifer Hallmark
Jennifer Hallmark writes Southern fiction with a twist. Her website and newsletter focus on her books, love of the South, and favorite fiction. She creates stories with unforgettable characters—her stories are a little eerie and otherworldly but with a positive turn.
Jessie’s Hope, her first novel, was a Selah Award nominee for First Novel. Her latest novel, Smoking Flax, will be released on January 16th, 2024.
When she isn’t babysitting, gardening, or exploring the beautiful state of Alabama, you can find her at her desk penning fiction or studying the craft of writing. She also loves reading and streaming fantasy, supernatural stories, and detective fiction from the Golden Age or her favorite subject—time travel.
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Books From Off the Beaten Track
Friday Fiction: Calor by J. J. Fischer
Fairytale retellings are cool and all, but nothing is cooler (literally) than a fairytale retelling mashed with Greek myth in a post-apocalyptic fantasy world. A world of gray, ice, and snow. A world where memories are currency. A world of power struggles, gifts, and...
Friday Fiction: The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
Hello, Friday Fiction Friends! I'm ready for 2023 and all the entertaining speculative books out there waiting to be read. I found this novel, The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton on Prime Reading, and decided to check it out after reading the blurb:...
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Friday Fiction 2023
Hi, Friday Fiction Friends! I hope you’ve enjoyed all the different books that I and my fellow writers have shared in 2022. There are still many fun, unique books that we’d like to talk about. Cammi Woodall, A.S. Hardin, Melissa J. Troutman, K.A. Ramstad, Arthur, and...
Determined to Dance Podcast: Looking Toward 2023
Hello, friends! Hope your holidays have been stupendous and you are looking forward to a new year. Or maybe you feel a little trepidation like I do. To state it mildly, the last few years have been a bit intense, and I don't know what surprises 2023 will bring. As a...
The Soul’s Warfare Series: The Hot Marble, Book 1 by Rosemary B. Althoff
I like to introduce a science fiction series by my friend, Rosemary B. Althoff. She is in the process of finishing book three and hopes you'll enjoy her series... Here's more about The Hot Marble: LEWIS BRAHMINDURA is a brilliant young physicist, dark, handsome with...
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