South to Freedom

My new book, South to Freedom, was just published. It is story of slaves escaping from South Carolina in 1739 to find freedom in Spanish Florida. When Mae Briscoe learns that a small group of slaves plans to flee to Florida for freedom among the Spanish, she knows she must go with them. The master’s son has been far too friendly lately, and there’s no one to protect her. She knows the trek will be rough, and it will be hard adapting to a new culture, but given the circumstances, the call of freedom is too strong to resist. Thus, she begins an adventure of a lifetime, heading south to freedom.

This book came out of a trip my husband and I made to St. Augustine, Florida. There, we came across a state park on the site of Fort Mose, the place escaping slaves, who had no other place to go, could stay. It was also set up to be the first line of defense should the British to the north attack. As a history major, I found this information fascinating, and it called me to write a novel based on it. South to Freedom became that book, and I'm very excited about it. 

The book is available in print, Kindle, and KU at this time. The Audible version is in production. It was delayed because I had a hard time finding narrators who could do all the varied voices required. Finally, I sent out emails to many of my best narrators, asking if they knew of anyone. One of them stepped up to partner with another narrator he knew, and I'm very thankful to James R. Cheatham and Shamaan Casey. I can't wait to hear how they bring the story to life.

Be sure to grab your copy of the book today.

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