Recs if you like Blackwater: The Complete Saga...

We think of summer as the season of light, but shadows are longest when the sun is highest. It is the time of the year when the woods grow too thick to see through, the water grows too dark to see into, and the heat makes the mind play tricks. From the rotting porches of the South to the blood-stained cabins of the North... We call them the Summer Nightmares.

Books in which family is more than just a backdrop. Sagas that span generations, complex relationships, family secrets, inherited trauma, conflicts, loyalties, and stories that resurface in each new generation. Regardless of genre, era, or setting, what matters here are family bonds and their impact on the lives of the characters. From sweeping multi-generational epics to intimate stories about families that are hard to love, but even harder to escape.

Books set in Alabama or written by Alabama authors