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• Commended for Christy Awards (First Novel) 2023

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All sixteen-year-old Rose has is what she carries: a pillowcase of clothes, her boyfriend's unborn child, and a heart full of shame. In the face of 1952's strict moral code, Seminole matriarch Ma-Ki Ebbing embraces Rose. Ma-Ki, on the fringe of society, clings to her Native American traditions and secrets surrounding her husband's murder while her adult children unravel from social injustice. When Ma-Ki's children were young, Burl Ebbing approached a wealthy, powerful man who had sexually abused his children. The villain shot Burl's heart right out of him. Twenty years later, Ma-Ki fears that her children will avenge their father's death and refuses to disclose the criminal's identity. The Ebbing women band together, marching through a chorus of grit and grind to unite a family once rendered powerless by a people who invaded their land. Will the tragic death of one of her daughters cause Ma-Ki to identify the villain and embrace Rose's newfound faith?

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A native Floridian, Kathy Maresca grew up with a grandmother of Native American heritage. Kathy served in the Air Force, at the Academy cadet chapel and then at a special operations command. She edited for the University of Florida and taught English, journalism, and drama. Kathy later earned a master's degree and became credentialed as a rehabilitation counselor, helping people who have cranial nerve disorders. Kathy has been a Guardian ad Litem and a volunteer for a prison fellowship ministry. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, Keith. They enjoy traveling and spending time with their toy fox terriers. Amanda Stribling grew up as a musical theater/show-choir girl and went on to pursue a journalism degree from the University of Tennessee. She loves all things performance and often lends her voice to audiobook productions. A southern girl, she currently resides with her husband and twins in Nashville, Tennessee. Christopher Salazar is a multi-ethnic actor, classically trained with an MFA from The Old Globe. He has worked with theaters across the country and currently is an artist in residence at Alley Theatre. His voice can be heard in many award-winning audiobooks, video games, and animated films/TV shows. He teaches improv to business professionals and very basic tricks to his stubborn Bulldog. DeLanna Studi is a proud citizen of the Cherokee Nation with twenty-five years of experience as a performer, storyteller, playwright, and activist. Her theater credits include the First National Broadway Tour of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning play August: Osage County, Off-Broadway's Gloria: A Life (Daryl Roth Theatre), Informed Consent (Duke Theater on 42nd Street), and performances in regional theater (Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Portland Center Stage, Cornerstone, and Indiana Repertory Theater). Her first play, And So We Walked: Along the Trail of Tears, retells her journey when she retraced her family's footsteps along the Trail of Tears with her father. And So We Walked has toured throughout the country and was the first American play chosen for the Journees Theatrales in Tunisia, Africa. Recently, it made its Off-Broadway debut at Minetta Lane, where it was recorded for Audible. As a playwright, she has been commissioned by The Theatre Company, Theatre for One (New York and Chicago), and a new play for Period Piece. In film and television, DeLanna starred in the Peabody Award-winning Edge of America, Hallmark's Dreamkeeper, Goliath, Shameless, General Hospital, Reservation Dogs, and Disney's Launchpad series. She has served as a cultural liaison and the Artistic Director of Native Voices at the Autry, the only Equity Theater in the country developing and producing plays written by Native American playwrights. DeLanna is a 2022 United States Artists Fellow.

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