Appalachian Song

Forever within the memories of my heart

Always remember, you are perfectly loved

Bertie Jenkins has spent forty years serving as a midwife for her community in the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee

Out of all the mothers she's tended, none affects her more than the young teenager who shows up on her doorstep, injured, afraid, and expecting, one warm June day in 1943

As Bertie and her four sisters tenderly nurture Songbird back to health, the bond between the childless midwife and the motherless teen grows strong

But soon Songbird is forced to make a heartbreaking decision that will tear this little family apart

Thirty years later, the day after his father's funeral, Walker Wylie is stunned to learn he was adopted as an infant

The famous country singer enlists the help of adoption advocate Reese Chandler in the hopes of learning why he was abandoned by his birth parents

With the only clue he has in hand, Walker and Reese head deep into the Appalachian Mountains to track down Bertie Jenkins, the midwife who holds the secrets to Walker's past

For fans of historical and Southern fiction comes a poignant story of love and sacrifice set in the heart of Appalachia, from award-winning author Michelle Shocklee

Full-length Christian historical fiction Standalone novel Book length: approximately 94,000 words Includes discussion questions for book groups