December 15, 2025

Hello All,

I am happy to announce the release of my latest novel, When One Falls. It's a historical novel based on my Kentucky Bunch family roots. The story starts just before the Civil War and follows single mother Sarah Bunch and her extended family through decades of legal trials, racial prejudice, wartime chaos, and the tender dramas of love, loss, and reconciliation. A great deal of the story follows actual documented events in their lives.

I had so much fun digging into the history of this family and weaving a tale of how their lives might have been during the 19th century in southern Kentucky. I became interested in looking more into this family after hearing the riveting tales that had been handed down in my family for over 100 years. The Bunch family was an extraordinarily close, loyal, and adventuresome clan.

It's available now in digital form and print form. I'm not pleased with the price that the printer is charging for the print version, but there's nothing to be done about it as printing costs have increased over the past couple of years. However, the digital form is considerably more affordable. If you're interested, please click on the Dee's Books tab above for links to order either version.

In other news, my daughter, author Lea Ryan, has released Flowers at Midnight, Flash Fiction Tales of the Strange. She writes intriguing stories of the supernatural. If you're interested in seeing what she has to offer in this and in her other books, click on the Other Authors tab above.

I hope you're curling up with some good books and staying warm this winter.

Dee

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