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	Before the Tracks Were Laid: Beneath the Clay: A Southern Gothic Trilogy of Legacy, Loss, and the Land (Shadows of the South Book 1) 4.11 avg rating — 28 ratings — 3 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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Well, friends… today I got the kind of news that makes a writer sit down, blink twice, and wonder if the universe accidentally sent this to the wrong author.

Tracks Beneath the Clay has been awarded the BookLife Editor’s Pick from Publishers Weekly, complete with the little lightning bolt badge that made me laugh out loud because it feels exactly like the jolt of validation I didn’t know I needed.

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Published on November 25, 2025 07:16 • Tags: author-update, book-announcement, booklife-editors-pick, dual-timeline-fiction, historical-fiction, indie-author-life, publishers-weekly, southern-gothic, tracks-beneath-the-clay, writing-journey

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