“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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Friday Fiction: The Tethered World
Warning: This book may be for you if... you homeschool were homeschooled know someone with autism are a Christian love fantasy. I fit in most of those categories, and I loved The Tethered World: a unique, ingenious adventure following seventeen-year-old Sadie...
S1 Episode 7: Awaken: Dreams and Dancing
Welcome to the Determined to Dance podcast with your host, Jennifer Hallmark. Today’s episode, “Awaken: Dreams and Dancing” looks at the night dreams and daytime dreams that shape our lives and often show us more about the dance and our place there. Are...
Friday Fiction: Grace Livingston Hill – Brentwood and Head of the House
I have noticed that my recent book reviews contain words like horror and graphic violence, so just for today, I would like to go to the opposite end of the spectrum. Grace Livingston Hill was a Christian writer from the early 20th century. The author of over 100...
S1 Episode 6: How Distraction Diminishes the Dance
Welcome to the Determined to Dance podcast with your host, Jennifer Hallmark. The world would have us march to its chaotic beat but God invites us to dance in His will and His way. Let’s take a moment to be energized, refreshed, and motivated to face the...
Friday Fiction: Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
I have always enjoyed Hollywood’s black and white version of Frankenstein and the many adaptations that followed like Igor, Edward Scissorhands, and Frankenweenie. I had yet to read the story, so I hadn’t known better than to trust the popular misinterpretation that...
S1 Episode 5: The Art of Prayer
Welcome to the Determined to Dance podcast with your host, Jennifer Hallmark. The world would have us march to its chaotic beat but God invites us to dance in His will and His way. Let’s take a moment to be energized, refreshed, and motivated to face the...
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