Ground Sweet as Sugar

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A love story, epic adventure, and mystery set at the turn of the 19th century in Ireland and the West Indies. 

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On the morning of June 8th, 2014, I woke up having dreamt of a seventeen-year-old girl—Charlotte Dillon.  This filthy ragamuffin came to me fully formed—brash and funny and so determined.  You could cut yourself on her determination.  There she was in her jail cell, waiting for her life to end.  She needed a way out, and I needed to write her one.  She set me on fire, and I haven't looked back since.

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I stopped editing and querying this story in 2016 to write other stories.  Shorter stories.  Better stories.  Learning stories.  But after working with a terrific editor, taking more classes, and applying everything I've learned​ about storytelling and the literary industry, in February 2018, I began an extensive rewrite.  Rewrote 75% of it, in fact.

I plan to publish this as an epic duet.  So stay tuned!