{"product_id":"on-a-dark-snowy-night-9780692046975","title":"On a Dark \u0026 Snowy Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoke Mathews is fifteen, orphaned, and now he's running scared after having killed a man.\u003c\/strong\u003e Is Hoke a criminal? Will his deed be viewed as murder? Are the authorities on his trail?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt will take him twenty years to learn the answers as he avoids the town that holds his darkest memories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut suddenly, \u003cstrong\u003ea light appears on the horizon\u003c\/strong\u003e beyond Independence, and it's pulling him back. Hoke can't make out the origins of the light, but he feels its pull as strongly as he felt the pull of a light on the night he fled--a light that offered him \u003cstrong\u003ehope in his darkest hour\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, Leanne W.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - On a Dark \u0026amp; Snowy Night is Leanne W. Smith's first published short story. She's the author of Leaving Independence. In addition to writing historical fiction, she teaches business courses for a university in Nashville, Tennessee where she lives with her husband, two daughters, and son-in-law. Leanne believes that when something calls to you, you should journey toward it. If you enjoyed Leaving Independence and now, On a Dark \u0026amp; Snowy Night, be on the lookout for A Contradiction to His Pride. This soon-to-be-released novel is the story of James Parker and Corrine Baldwyn, with many of the characters in LI making a return appearance, including Hoke and Abigail. Visit www.leannewsmith.com (with an option to join an email list) or any of the social media platforms listed here for release information: Facebook: leannewsmith2016; Instagram: leanne.w.smith; Twitter: @leannewsmith; Amazon \u0026amp; Goodreads author pages: Leanne W. Smith.","brand":"Leanne W. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50327284449554,"sku":"9780692046975","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_98a789a6-c80e-48d8-a068-9bcb4ab42844.jpg?v=1727712292","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-a-dark-snowy-night-9780692046975","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}