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HARLOW & CREW'S WORLD

From the Blue Ridge
to New Orleans

From Harlow’s working-class roots in Southern Appalachia to Crew’s privileged upbringing in the Blue Ridge, their story unfolds in the heat of New Orleans, far from home but never far enough to escape the past.

THE SHAPE WE TAKE

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Harlow & Crew's Story

Coming November 25, 2026

Harlow has spent her life outrunning the chaos that took her mother—building a career in the ER where control means survival and lines are never meant to be crossed. But when she reconnects with the man she once met by chance, the life she’s carefully constructed begins to fracture. Drawn to his steady presence and undeniable pull, she finds herself slipping into something that feels dangerously close to fate. The problem? Crew didn’t just survive his past—he crossed a line to escape it, one she’s spent her entire life trying to prevent. As their connection deepens, Harlow is forced to confront the truth she's avoided for years: the boundaries she clings to may not be protecting her—they may be repeating the very pattern she swore to break. Now, as the truth he's spent years outrunning finally catches up to him, Harlow must decide whether a single unforgivable choice defines the man she loves...or whether the shape of a life is determined by everything that comes after.

THE SHAPE WE TAKE

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“My granny always said my eyes were dangerous, drawin people in, never lettin ’em see what was underneath. Same eyes that could pull a man in or cut him clean dependin on the day.”

“Before her, I always had somewhere to put the restless parts of me. The road. Work. Bourbon. Women. Whatever kept me moving. Whatever kept me from sitting still long enough to think. Then she showed up. And suddenly none of it worked anymore. Didn’t want it to.”

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SOME CHOICES CHANGE EVERYTHING

Five years after two strangers meet on a mountain road, New Orleans brings them together again. She’s spent her life trying to save people. He’s spent his outrunning what he’s done. Loving him means Harlow must decide whether Crew’s darkest choice defines him—or whether everything that came after matters more.

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FROM THE KITCHENS OF BROKEN MOUNTAIN

MARILYN'S GINGERBREAD MUFFINS

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GRANNY'S CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS

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The Shape We Take will be available for wholesale ordering through Ingram when the book is released.

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