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"Stories of a past you never knew.
With characters you'll never forget."

Joy Jordan-Lake
is a #1 Amazon bestselling author,
mom, hiker, dog-lover, gardener of all things hardy that need no coddling, a recently-rededicated--but often backsliding--runner and, from time to time, an adjunct professor of literature

and creative writing.

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To date, she's written 11 books, including historical and dual timeline novels such as the #1 bestselling A Tangled Mercy, set in Charleston, SC; Under a Gilded Moon, set at the Biltmore Estate during the Gilded Age and selected as a Humanities NC for its 2023 North Carolina Reads programand the Christy Award-winning Blue Hole Back Home.  Her children's picture books include A Crazy-Much Love and Sir Drake

the BraveHer most recent historical mystery, A Bend of Light, set post-WW2  on the coast of Maine, features a cast of characters you will come to care for.

Joy loves to connect with readers and other writers, so a hundred thousand welcomes to you!

Come on in....

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