“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: Books From Off the Beaten Track 2021
By Jennifer Hallmark Hi, Friday Fiction Friends! I hope you’ve enjoyed all the different books that I and my fellow writers have shared in 2020. There are still many speculative books that we’d like to talk about. Cammi Woodall, A.S. Hardin, and I plan to keep you...
Throne of Glass By Sarah J. Maas
“You could rattle the stars,” she whispered. “You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too. That’s what scares you most.” -- Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass I am way past the age that Young Adult novels are marketed for, but I absolutely...
Friday Fiction: His Majesty’s Dragon (Temeraire, Book 1)
I loved this book, not because it's packed with action or because it's a perfect book without flaws but because of how it made me feel. Every time Laurence climbed onto the back of Temeraire and took flight, I felt like that kid in the "how reading feels" meme with...
Friday Fiction: Soul’s Gate by James L. Rubart
Hello, Friday fiction friends! James L. Rubart is my favorite author and I've recently re-read one of his early series. My favorite in this trilogy, Soul's Gate: A Well Spring novel. follows the premise-What if you could travel inside another person's soul? Follow...
“The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe
In this month of October, with the days growing blustery and Halloween creeping towards us, I thought it fitting to spotlight the father of the modern horror story, Edgar Allan Poe. First published in the late 1800’s, his works such as “The Pit and The Pendulum”, “The...
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