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Something About Me and My Book:: Like my protagonist Lindy Harrington, I am a preacher’s daughter who grew up somewhat isolated from the rest of the world in the Southeastern region of the United States. As a writer, I enjoy sharing the rich, diverse, and sometimes dark, traditional heritage of the Appalachian Mountains. My debut novel Redemption is the first of a series set in Parson’s Gap; a small coal-mining community inspired by the people and places I grew to love as a child. My work explores the social and cultural issues, both good and bad, that permeate the southern region I call home. My hope is to share with readers the beauty of the South, and offer them the opportunity to feel the strength and determination of the people who inhabit the Appalachian region in a world where sometimes merely survival is the ultimate goal. When I am not busy creating new worlds, I teach English at a local college. Currently, I am hard at work on Salvation, the sequel to Redemption.
Redemption: A Parson’s Gap Story
Lindy Carver Harrington loses her unborn child during a violent altercation with her husband. On the same day, her closest friend Sara careens off a mountainside to her death. Devastated, she becomes easy prey to her husband’s abuse until a brutal confrontation forces Lindy to choose to either end her husband’s life, or save her own. Escaping, she returns home to Parson’s Gap to rebuild her shattered life. Haunted by the cryptic message Sara left moments before she died, Lindy embarks on a perilous journey into the final days of her friend’s life, and the truth she uncovers buried in the past may set Lindy free if she can only find a way to survive the present.
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What some readers are saying about Redemption;

Brandi Heitmann reviewed Redemption

This book has everything!

This book has everything! It usually takes me quite a while (weeks or months) to get through a book due to losing interest or a lull in the story. Not in this case! I was hooked from the first page and just couldn't seem to put it down. It's easy to immerse yourself in the characters, the town and the story. I highly recommend this book. Can't wait to see what else Samantha Charles comes up with!

Brian D. Sawyer -

Be sure to be fully buckled in for this fast paced thrill ride of a novel. Each twist and turn seems to take you deeper into the Appalachians mountains never knowing which ridge, valley or coal mine the next surprise is going to spring from. A great mix of loyalty, lost faith, betrayal and never ending spirit of love for true family "bloodline" or not.
Simply put a fantastic book that I want to thank the author for sharing this with the rest of the world.

Enthralling Mystery

Charlene Leatherman "Adventurous Romance Writer"

Redemption is written with tremendous passion. The main character is struggling with escaping from some horrible events in her past. Samantha Charles not only writes an intriguing and captivating story, she makes the characters so believable that the reader feels the sadness, the pain, the terror, and the anger the characters feel. The mystery was written in such a way that nothing is given away. The reader is drawn into the goings-on.
I recommend Redemption as an excellent mystery and Samantha Charles as an author to watch. Keep an eye out for her sequel Salvation. It will be worth the read.

Industry Professionals Reviews

There's never a dull moment or a lull in the action. Charles makes her characters breathe in the intensity of their relationships to each other. Redemption is the kind of book that the reader does not want to put down. Adele Brinkley, editor at With Pen In Hand

[Redemption is] One hell of a novel. Terese Ramin, author of The Cured and Editorial Director, Ignite at Entangled Publishing

Samantha grabs readers from the first sentence, then pumps up the powerful action to her final page. Molli Nickell at Get Published Now