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HARD ROAD SOUTH

Available now from

Blue Ink Press

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GONE, THE REDEEMER

Available now from
Blue Ink Press

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PRAISE FOR SCOTT'S WORK

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GONE, THE REDEEMER

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An enduring tale shot through with poetic description and heart-pounding action. The ensemble of entertaining characters will steal your heart as they journey across the wild and vivid landscape.

HEATHER BELL ADAMS,
AUTHOR OF THE GOOD LUCK STONE

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HARD ROAD SOUTH

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Scott Gates writes with an intimate knowledge of the land and the people who live by it. This is a gripping historical narrative from start to finish, one that gets down in your bones. A nuanced look at families and neighbors you won’t soon forget. 

CALEB JOHNSON, AUTHOR OF TREEBORNE

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GONE, THE REDEEMER

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Gates perfectly crafts a story with that magical balance of gorgeous sentences worth savoring, and a plot so electric one can’t stop turning pages.

MEAGAN LUCAS,
AUTHOR OF SONGBIRDS AND STRAY DOGS

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ABOUT SCOTT

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Scott Gates grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, and has worked as a writer and editor in Colorado, Virginia, and North Carolina. His first novel, Hard Road South, was a finalist in the debut author category of the Feathered Quill Book Awards, and his short fiction has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize. His second novel, Gone, the Redeemer, was published June 2022 by Blue Ink Press and is an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award silver winner.

 

Scott and his brother share perspectives on Southern culture at incidentalist.com. He currently lives near Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife, Kelly, and their three children.

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