In These Hills

A woman fleeing a deadly secret finds an unexpected refuge in rural Tennessee.

1905. Josephine Dunham is running for her life. After a women’s suffrage rally in Atlanta turns deadly, she buys a one-way ticket on the first train out and lands in rural Tennessee. There, Dodge Coburn, a rough-edged stranger with undeniable appeal, begrudgingly offers her a ride to Lynchburg, where Josephine hopes to disappear.

Hoping to work in exchange for room and board at Miss Mary Bobo’s Boarding House, she discovers the only job matching her skills is at Jack Daniel’s Distillery, an irony not lost on a suffragist committed to prohibition.

Dodge is skeptical of Josephine’s claim that she’s on the run from an abusive husband. But as her convictions and compassion draw him in, both must face a world more complicated than their principles. When Josephine’s secrets resurface, they must decide who they will risk everything for, and whether faith will hold when the cost is high.

“Alexander’s fans will be well pleased.” ~ Publishers Weekly, on In These Hills