About the Author
Emily Carpenter, a former actor, producer, screenwriter, and behind-the-scenes soap opera assistant ("As the World Turns" and "Guiding Light"), was born and raised in Alabama.
After graduating from Auburn University, she moved to New York City and now lives in Georgia with her family. She is the author of Amazon bestselling Burying the Honeysuckle Girls and The Weight of Lies.
Early in her writing career, she hoped to publish romantic comedies, but it was not a good fit. Instead, she decided to write books that were dark, creepy, atmospheric and southern gothic. With this, she has been very successful.
About the Book
In an immersive Southern Gothic with echoes of Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery and Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn, a restauranteur lured by pandemic-era incentives moves her family to a seemingly idyllic small town in Georgia, only to discover a darkness lurking beneath the Southern hospitality and sun-dappled streets...
Welcome to gentle Juliana, where you can have it all…if you pay the price.
The email that lands in Billie Hope’s inbox seems like a gift from the universe. For $100, she can purchase a spacious Victorian home in Juliana, Georgia, a small town eager to boost its economy in the wake of the pandemic. She can leave behind her cramped New York City rental and the painful memories of shuttering her once thriving restaurant and start over with her husband and her daughter. Plus, she’ll get a business grant to open a new restaurant in a charming riverside community laden with opportunity. It seems like a dream come true…or a devil’s bargain.
About the Event
The event will take place at the Roswell Library on October 25, 2025 at 2 p.m.
The event is free and open to the public, but you must register to attend:
https://AtlantaAuthorspresentsEmilyCarpenter.eventbrite.com
Event is made possible by Bookmiser;book purchase is recommended.
