Kemma MarShall

Kemma MarShall’s family roots run deep in the Appalachian hills of Tennessee, and it is their stories she honors through her writing. Her novels blend Tennessee historical fiction, slow-burn romance, and powerful stories of resilience and survival. It is this authentic heart that has led readers to describe her work as beautifully written and impossible to put down.

A lover of all things Southern Appalachian, Kemma MarShall rests her head in North Carolina. Surrounded by beautiful trees and the quiet inspiration of the natural world, she writes captivating, haunting Southern Gothic fiction. Having grown up poor as one of nine children, she finds herself especially drawn to multigenerational bonds, complicated families, and the enduring ties that shape a family saga.