Joy Jordan-Lake

Joy Jordan-Lake is the #1 Amazon bestselling author of thirteen books, including A Bend of Light ; Under a Gilded Moon , a 2023 North Carolina Reads selection; A Tangled Mercy , an Editors' Choice recipient from the Historical Novel Society; Blue Hole Back Home , winner of the Christy Award for Best First Novel; and three children's books. Raised in the foothills of the southern Appalachians, Joy spent many a summer vacation on St. Simons Island, Georgia, a place of heartbreaking and...See more

Joy Jordan-Lake is the #1 Amazon bestselling author of thirteen books, including A Bend of Light ; Under a Gilded Moon , a 2023 North Carolina Reads selection; A Tangled Mercy , an Editors' Choice recipient from the Historical Novel Society; Blue Hole Back Home , winner of the Christy Award for Best First Novel; and three children's books. Raised in the foothills of the southern Appalachians, Joy spent many a summer vacation on St. Simons Island, Georgia, a place of heartbreaking and surprising history. She holds two master's degrees and a PhD in English and has taught literature and writing at several universities. Now living outside Nashville, she is startled to find only the ten-pound rescue pup still living at home full time, the kids launching to college, getting married, and building careers of their own. She and her husband console themselves with hiking to waterfalls and traveling to story-worthy settings. Joy loves to connect with readers. You can visit her at www.joyjordanlake.com. See less