Redemption Ridge is an historical family saga set in post Civil War Mississippi. It follows the trials of the the Claymore family. Once prominent southern aristocracy, they have fallen on hard times. Main characters, Brucie Claymore and Lamont Randall, are siblings sired by the late Bruce Claymore, a supposed traitor to the South. Before his death, he had a tryst with both his brother's wife and a slave. Brucie resulted from the interlude with Daddy Claymore's wife while Lamont came from the coupling with Vernell. Vernell, still a servant, shows that true love knows no barriers as she sacrifices all for the children she loves. Both Brucie and Vernell have psychic abilities which often cause the young white girl problems. This story deals with treason, murder, and incest, as well as racial issues. Yet, at the heart of the story is love.
About the Author: Lottie Brent Boggan is a long time contributing writer for the Northside Sun, a local newspaper in Jackson, Mississippi, and was Winner of General Interest Column, Mississippi Press Award, 2007. She is the author of a memoir, Come Up Churning and Keep Your Buckets High. She won First Place in the Novel Division of the Eudora Welty Film Festival; Honorable Mention in the Division of Short Story; the Mid-South Writers Award, First Honorable Mention; the Mary Margaret Norcross Memorial Writers Award; the Mid-South Writers Award, First Honorable Mention, Humorous Short Story; Mississippi's Got Talent Winner's Circle, and was a semi-finalist/finalist in the 2012, 2013, and 2014 Pirate's Alley Faulkner Wisdom Competition with the novel, Mr. Honeycut. Lottie recently placed second and third in the Turner Cassity Literary Festival with the short Stories, The Chosen and GDM and Honorable Mention in the 2013 Hemingway Short Story Contest with, The Chosen. She was a semi-finalist in the 2013 Faulkner contest with the essay, Have a Good Time Darling, the short story, Lena the Leopard Girl, and was a semi-finalist with the novel, Redemption Ridge. With Judy H. Tucker, Lottie has collaborated to edit and produce three southern anthologies. From the Sleeping Porch, Fireflies and Fruit Jars, and Mad Dogs and Moonshine. Samples of her work appear in each. Her short stories have appeared in both 2009 and 2010 editions of The Brick Streets Press anthologies and two anthologies, Sweet Tea and Afternoon Tales and Teacakes and Afternoon Tales produced by Gulf Coast Writer's Association. Mrs. Boggan has pieces in Christmas Memories from Mississippi, a collection of memoirs edited and compiled by Judy H. Tucker and Charline McCord. Her most recent published work, Streams of Mercy, a reflective memoir is available through Lemuria.