A debut novel of grit and grace set in southern Ohio at the tail end of the Great Depression.
Coming October 31, 2025 — A story of love, duty, and freedom in the heart of Appalachia.
Set in southern Ohio at the tail end of the Great Depression, Watermelon Winter follows Pearl, a sharp-witted young woman working in her father's store, learning the stubborn math of love, duty, and freedom.
When a winter storm brings a mysterious stranger to town, Pearl's carefully ordered world begins to unravel. As rumors spread and tensions rise, she must decide whether to follow the path laid out for her or forge her own way forward.
Through vivid prose and unforgettable characters, Watermelon Winter explores how ordinary people navigate extraordinary times, and how one young woman discovers the courage to choose her own life without losing where she comes from.
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