"e;A compelling story you won't want to miss! Well told and deeply true to its time and place."e; -Haywood Smith, author of Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch and The Red Hat Club Even the best-kept secrets must be revealed...Seventeen-year-old Adie Jenkins is newly married and newly pregnant, though not necessarily in that order. Unready for fatherhood, her skirt-chasing husband isn't much help. But in this stunning tale that redefines intimacy, love, and family, Adie discovers hope where she least expects it: from her sweet neighbor Murphy, from the world-wise midwife Willa Mae, and in the worn pages of the diary of a slave girl-a girl who is much closer to Adie than she thinks.Praise for Cold Rock River"e;An intricate novel about the mysterious ways we are all connected in the human endeavors of truth, love, longing, and loss."e;-Patti Callahan Henry, bestselling author of When Light Breaks"e;Warm, fresh, funny-the characters leap off the page! Miles is a fascinating new voice in Southern fiction. Readers will rejoice."e;-Karin Gillespie, author of Bet Your Bottom Dollar"e;Jackie Lee Miles is a wise and perceptive writer with a keen understanding of human frailties."e;-Julie Cannon, author of Truelove and Homegrown Tomatoes

"e;A compelling story you won't want to miss! Well told and deeply true to its time and place."e; -Haywood Smith, author of Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch and The Red Hat Club Even the best-kept secrets must be revealed...Seventeen-year-old Adie Jenkins is newly married and newly pregnant, though not necessarily in that order. Unready for fatherhood, her skirt-chasing husband isn't much help. But in this stunning tale that redefines intimacy, love, and family, Adie discovers hope where she least expects it: from her sweet neighbor Murphy, from the world-wise midwife Willa Mae, and in the worn pages of the diary of a slave girl-a girl who is much closer to Adie than she thinks.Praise for Cold Rock River"e;An intricate novel about the mysterious ways we are all connected in the human endeavors of truth, love, longing, and loss."e;-Patti Callahan Henry, bestselling author of When Light Breaks"e;Warm, fresh, funny-the characters leap off the page! Miles is a fascinating new voice in Southern fiction. Readers will rejoice."e;-Karin Gillespie, author of Bet Your Bottom Dollar"e;Jackie Lee Miles is a wise and perceptive writer with a keen understanding of human frailties."e;-Julie Cannon, author of Truelove and Homegrown Tomatoes