“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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The Countdown to Jessie’s Hope
Hi, everyone! The countdown to the release of my debut novel, Jessie's Hope, has begun and is around 15 weeks away. I'm so excited! 😁 If you'd like special insight into what's going on, please sign up for my monthly email updates. You'll receive a short newsletter and...
Small Acts of Kindness: The Pasta Donation
By Julie Arduini Of the many things people associate me with---wife, mom, author, speaker---I think a big part of my heart belongs to encouraging young people. I help out with our church’s youth group and there is so much potential with those teens. My husband and I...
Favorite Friday Fiction: Mind Games by Nancy Mehl
Today, my friend, Ginger Solomon, will share one of her favorite books. Ginger is a writer, mother of seven, and is very active in the writing community... By Ginger Solomon I have long been a Nancy Mehl fan, and this new book, Mind Games--first in the Kaely Quinn,...
Small Acts of Kindness: Love All
Favorite Friday Fiction: Travelers Rest by Ann Tatlock
A young man comes back from war angry and depressed. When he left, he had his future all planned out. After his time in Iraq, He would return home to his fiancée. They would marry and have children and settle into a nice life in the South. Instead, he came back after...
Free Medical Care for Several Years
I’d moved to South Carolina from California and had no health insurance. That’s a major issue when you take prescription medicine. I had enough meds to last me one month, but after that I would have a problem. My folks had already lived here for three years and were...
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