Category: Cultures Publisher: Golden Seal Publishing, LLC
ISBN-10: B0H557X32X
Type: Fiction
Pages: 461
Copyright: June 14,2026
ISBN-13: 9798234045164
Price: $0.99 (eBook)
Yankee Doodle Daddy is a historical Appalachian Family Saga. The story follows a mother's reckoning as she struggles to survive and keep her four daughters alive.
On Cole Mountain, whistling Yankee Doodle ain't for fun. It’s a warning to hide.
Deep in the mist-shrouded coves of Appalachia, Carrie Beth Cole lives by a grim mountain code: a man’s home is his, and his wife is his property. What goes on in a man’s home ain’t nobody elses business. For years, Carrie Beth’s daughters hid between the terrified moments when they were forced to mop up the blood after her husband, Sam Cole’s moonshine-soaked rages till there weren’t enough rags to go around.
When Sam crossed that final, unforgivable line and left one of their daughters for dead, the "quiet wife" vanishes. In her place stands a mother with a double-barrel shotgun and nothing left to lose.
The pull of both triggers and a tumble down the stairs ends Sam Cole’s reign of terror—but Carrie Beth’s actions to save the lives of herself and her daughters have subjected her to a brand new nightmare.
Arrested and put on trial for murder, Carrie Beth faces many in a community that would rather protect a violent tradition than a woman's life. But the secrets of the cove are being revealed and a decades-old cycle of violence begins to claw its way into the light.
The debut novel, book one of the tragic Cole Family Saga, Yankee Doodle Daddy is a gripping, historical thriller begins in the untouched coves of 1940’s Appalachia, that sheds light on the heavy cost of secrets and the relentless power of a family determined to turn a house of fear into a home of hope.
Perfect for fans of Rick Bragg’s All Over But the Shoutin’, Where the Crawdads Sing, and The Bible of Blackwater.
Excerpt
"You just hang on, Mama. Sammie Lou's the fastest runner on this mountain. Help'll be here soon. You just rest now."
There was no response.
Crissy Lee pulled the throw from off the back of the rocking chair and covered Carrie Beth's legs. She filled a bucket half full of tap water, added hot water from the warming pan on the stove, and set about cleaning up some of the blood. She watched her Mama's chest rising and falling. She didn't know what she'd do if it stopped. She dumped the bloody water and refilled the bucket. Lifting her tear-streaked face to the open kitchen door, she shook her head in disbelief. The first rays of the sun tickled the tops of the pines and began its daily duty of burning away the blue mist. She clasped her bloodstained hands under her chin.
"God, please don't let my Mama die," Crissy Lee whispered. "I know you saw Sam Cole hit her, and now there's so much blood. Please God, don't let my Mama die. Amen."
Opening her eyes, Crissy Lee took a deep breath. Plunging the rag into the bucket, she stained the clear mountain water red with her Mama's blood.
Professional Reviews A beautiful heartbreaking story
An authentic voice from Appalachia, this story depicts a culture that I know existed up until less than a hundred years ago. The author brings it forward to the 1950s. I was hooked at the first scene. The tension was palpable, and by the end of the first few chapters, I was in love with the characters, except for one. Read the book; you’ll know whom I mean.
The courtroom scenes were delightful.
This is a book you won't be able to forget. I've already read it twice.
Great read
Just finished reading this book. Lost lots of sleep because I couldn’t put it down. Characters are very real and the author makes you feel like you are right there involved with them. Gives you all the feels…sadness, love, suspense, fear, compassion, anger. Can’t wait for the next book.
Compelling, violent, and uniquely Appalachian
The author does a great job putting the reader in the setting.
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