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Kemma MarShall

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Historical Fiction, Romance, Fiction

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Author of the best-selling and acclaimed Hymns of Blue Hollow series, an epic 1940s Southern historical romance, Kemma Marshall calls North Carolina home. With family roots in the Appalachian hills, the stories of her ancestors fuel her creative soul.

Growing up poor as one of nine children, Kemma writes with authenticity, painting with words to bring her characters to life. She knows what it feels like to be a young girl who goes unseen.

Inspired by the love of a good man and a lasting marriage, and shaped by her years as a mother, she has spent her life as an artist and researcher with a deep passion for history and bygone eras.

Her work has earned over 10 million Kindle Unlimited page reads and maintains a 4.5-star reader rating.

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	Hymns of Blue Hollow: A 1940s Southern Appalachian Historical Romance and Family Saga 4.46 avg rating — 1,413 ratings — published 2024 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where the River Settles, The Lost Pages: An Epic 1940s Southern Historical Romance Saga • A Book Club Favorite (Hymns of Blue Hollow 2) 4.48 avg rating — 544 ratings — published 2025 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Held in the Rising Smoke, The Lost Pages: An Epic 1940s Southern Historical Romance Saga • A Book Club Favorite (Hymns of Blue Hollow 3) 4.58 avg rating — 381 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Forged by Wind and Song, The Lost Pages: An Epic 1940s Southern Historical Romance Saga • A Book Club Favorite (Hymns of Blue Hollow 4) 4.69 avg rating — 351 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lost Beneath a Stone and Sky, The Lost Pages: An Epic 1940s Southern Historical Romance Saga • A Book Club Favorite (Hymns of Blue Hollow 5) 4.77 avg rating — 234 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“skipped chapters often miss the beauty of each page—hoping to turn the last page of the book together.”
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