“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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Christmas Tour: Ten Ways to Display Kindness During the Holidays
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” –Aesop The holidays have arrived, dressed in glitter, bearing the aroma of pumpkin, cinnamon, and pine. Traffic has jammed around malls and supercenters. And who can forget the increase of events? Parties,...
Christmas Tour: Embracing Christmas Traditions
My friend, Julie Arduini, shares her thoughts on Christmas traditions... Thank you so much for hosting me today, Jennifer! As a child, each Sunday we could count on roast beef for dinner. If we’d lost all calendars and had no idea what day it was, seeing roast beef on...
Christmas Tour: A Common Girl, An Uncommon Time part 2
Here is part two of Jane Carlile Baker's fictional story of Mary. If you missed part one, you'll find it here. A Common Girl, An Uncommon Time Thanks to Caesar Augustus’s demand for a census, which Mary didn’t mind, since it rescued her from Nazareth, Mary and Joseph...
New Release: Cathy’s Christmas Confession
Hello, Fellow Fiction Friends! Today I'm thrilled to introduce you to my friend, author Patti Shene Gonzales. She hosts Step Into the Light, a weekly interview-style podcast where guests share their journey out of darkness or ways they lead others out of the darkness....
Friday Fiction: Ice Hunt By James Rollins
I am a child of the eighties and grew up on the action movies of the time, especially Predator and Aliens. So the idea of going to a jungle or space station and being chased by terrifying monsters with big teeth was perfectly reasonable. Kids of my time also had a...
Christmas Tour: Christmas in Northern Hearts
My friend, Laurie Wood, shares her Christmas story... Northern Hearts (Heroes of the Tundra Book 2) is my Christmas novella set in the real-life town of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. It’s called the Polar Bear Capitol of the World. I set my entire series there, and my...
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