Books tagged: appalachia

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Beneath a Star-Blue Sky    by William Woodall
Price: $1.47 USD. 47590 words. Published on March 10, 2009. .

Seven short stories for all ages, mostly of the fantasy genre. Some are modern fairy tales, some are historical fiction, while others are difficult to classify.
Jacob Have I Loved    by William Woodall
Price: Free! 18070 words. Published on March 11, 2009. .

Jacob had always believed there had to be something more out there than just the dull and humdrum world he was used to. So when something magical was suddenly dropped in his lap, he wasn’t at all disbelieving, as some people might have been. When reality is harsh, you learn very quickly to look beyond it. This beautiful novella of love and redemption will make you ponder what truly matters.
Life on Dearth    by Tony Christini
Price: Free! 76720 words. Published on October 29, 2009. .

Life in These Incorporated Estates of Dearth.
Harlan County Horrors    by Mari Adkins
Price: $4.99 USD. 60470 words. Published by Apex Publications on February 20, 2010. .

In the black heart of coal country, malevolent spirits and unearthly creatures slip from the shadows into the minds and hearts of men. Young women, twisted by pain, call for love and revenge by the light of the moon. A dead dog by the side of the road is more than it seems. In Harlan County, Kentucky, the supernatural and the mundane mingle in the depths of the earth, filling the mines...
Hazard    by Alex Wilson
Price: $0.99 USD. 11220 words. Published on May 19, 2010. .

Dana and Josh (introduced in ‘The Maine Event’) run into unexpected hostility in the hills of Eastern Kentucky while on an innocent history research visit. Some locals with secrets to keep suspect Dana of being a government snitch bent on disrupting their profitable hemp farms. Action, suspense and dastardly doin’s.
Tall Tales of The Bible Belt    by Ernest Slyman
Price: $1.99 USD. 50630 words. Published on July 24, 2010. .

Amusing stories abut the Bible Belt. A man was sitting in the second row in church. He burst into flames, shot out the window in a ball of fire. He was eating M&Ms. He deserved it. Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord. The minister's wife found a girly magazine down at the bus depot. She brought it home, put in the dishwasher. It come out the Ladies Home Journal. Lord moves in mysterious ways.
More Than Kin    by Ty Johnston
Price: $2.99 USD. 62570 words. Published on November 15, 2010. .

Walt Johnson has been a rolling stone most of his life, moving from town to town and living on the edges of homelessness. Now he has run out of time as lung cancer has left him only months to live. Walt then begins a quest to find the son with whom he lost contact decades earlier. Out of money, he gets a job at a small-town restaurant in an attempt to save enough to buy a bus ticket to finhis son.
Murder at Blue Falls, the Horse Found the Body    by Maggie Bishop
Price: $2.99 USD. 47090 words. Published on November 22, 2010. .

Arson and murder disturb the Appalachian peace. When CSI wannabe Jemma Chase's horse finds a body, she starts to investigate, the detective comes in and it twists and turns from there. "packed with suspense around a tightly-woven plot...beautiful backdrop of the NC mountains, engaging characters, red herrings. Must-have, must-read, highly recommended." Christy Tillery Frency, Midwest Book Review
Staccato    by Deborah Ledford
Price: $6.99 USD. 80050 words. Published by Second Wind Publishing, LLC on December 9, 2010. .

Performed against the backdrop of the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, Staccato transports readers to a behind-the-scenes glimpse of professional musicians, the psychological twists and turns of its characters and, in the end, retribution that crashes in a crescendo of notes played at the literary pace of a maestro's staccato.
The Country Singer: The Story of Loretta Lynn    by Waln Brown
Price: $4.99 USD. 4500 words. Published on January 4, 2011. .

This biography of Loretta Lynn examines her humble beginnings as the daughter of a coal miner growing up during the Great Depression. Loretta was often in trouble at school and in the community. Her schooling ended in the 8th grade, and she was pregnant before her 14th birth. Then, her beautiful voice was discovered, and she rose to become one of America's greatest country music stars.