Yankee Doodle Daddy

On Cole Mountain, whistling Yankee Doodle ain't for fun. It's a warning to hide

Deep in the mist-shrouded coves of Appalachia, Carrie Beth Cole lives by a grim mountain code where the twisted old ways still rule and a man's word is law.

Then Sam Cole crossed the line.

Arrested and put on trial for her husband's murder, Carrie Beth faces many in a community that would rather protect a violent tradition than a woman's life. But the secrets of the cove are being revealed and a decades-old cycle of violence begins to claw its way into the light.

The debut novel, book one of the Cole Family Saga, Yankee Doodle Daddy is a gripping, historical thriller that begins in the untouched coves of mid-century Appalachia, and sheds light on the heavy cost of secrets and the relentless faith of a family determined to turn a house of fear into a home of hope.

A tragic and gripping family saga, Yankee Doodle Daddy is the first in a five-book journey of resilience and reckoning. Perfect for fans of Rick Bragg's All Over But the Shoutin', Where the Crawdads Sing, and The Bible of Blackwater.