<p><strong>"[A] striking debut..."—BUSTLE</strong></p><p><strong><em>He&apos;s gonna be sorry he ever messed with me and Loretta Lynn.</em></strong><em></em></p><p>Sadie Blue has been a wife for fifteen days. That&apos;s long enough to know she should have never hitched herself to Roy Tupkin, even with the baby.</p><p>Sadie is desperate to make her own mark on the world, but in remote Appalachia, a ticket out of town is hard to come by and hope often gets stomped out. When a stranger sweeps into Baines Creek and knocks things off kilter, Sadie finds herself with an unexpected lifeline...if she can just figure out how to use it.</p><p>Fans of <em>The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek</em> will love this intimate insight into a fiercely proud, tenacious community and relish the voices of the forgotten folks of Baines Creek.</p><p><strong>With a colorful cast of characters and a flair for the Southern Gothic, <em>If the Creek Don&apos;t Rise</em> is a debut novel bursting with heart, honesty, and homegrown grit.</strong></p><p>"Like Daniel Woodrell&apos;s &apos;hillbilly noir&apos; novel <em>Winter&apos;s Bone</em>...[<em>If the Creek Don&apos;t Rise</em>] unfolds like a dark, gripping alt-country ballad."—Yahoo!</p>