Hymns of Blue Hollow: A 1940s Southern Appalachian Historical Romance Series • A Book Club Favorite

Hymns of Blue Hollow: A 1940s Southern Appalachian Historical Romance Series • A Book Club Favorite

by Author Kemma MarShall · November 2024

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Hymns of Blue Hollow, a historical fiction romance novel set in the rugged hills of 1940s Tennessee, where survival, love, and secrets burn beneath the surface. Esther Primm has lived her life under her grandmother’s iron grip, bound to the dangerous world of moonshining. But when taken in by Clarissa Johnson, a Black woman with her own secrets, Esther must learn to survive in a new world—a place she was warned never to go. There she meets Ian Huggler, a brooding German man haunted by his past, whose quiet strength sparks a forbidden passion. As their love grows, threats close in—a preacher with a twisted obsession, a sheriff who never stops watching, and a community where silence can be deadly. To survive, Esther must risk everything for the chance at the life she longs for. For readers of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, The Nightingale, and The Giver of Stars, this sprawling Southern saga blends lyrical storytelling with the grit of resilience. A novel perfect for book clubs, Hymns of Blue Hollow is a historical fiction that will linger long after the last page. Can be read as a standalone or as part of the ongoing Hymns of Blue Hollow series. Claim your copy now and experience this slow-burn story of passion, peril, and suspense. The Blue Hollow Hills are calling!

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Author Kemma MarShall
Author Kemma MarShall

Author of the acclaimed Hymns of Blue Hollow series, an epic 1940s Southern historical romance, Kemma Marshall calls North Carolina home. With family roots in the Appalachian hills, the stories of her ancestors fuel her creative soul. Growing up poor as one of nine children, Kemma writes from an authentic heart, painting with words to bring her characters to life. She knows what it feels like to be a young girl who's unseen. Inspired by the love of a good man and a lasting marriage, and shaped by her years as a mother, she has spent her life as an artist and researcher, with a deep passion for history and bygone eras. Read less

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