Mallory Skoug’s New Book, “A Swallow’s Heart,” is a Powerful Story of Faith, Family, and Friendship Set Against the Backdrop of the Impending American Civil War – PR.com

Diboll,
TX,
January
30,
2025
–(PR.com)– Fulton
Books
author
Mallory
Skoug,
a
born-again
Christian
who
lives
in
Deep
East
Texas
and
enjoys
hunting,
fishing,
ranching,
reading,
and
writing,
has
completed
her
most
recent
book,
“A
Swallow’s
Heart”:
a
poignant
and
compelling
novel
that
explores
the
lives
of
two
pairs
of
siblings
who
find
their
lives
turned
upside
down
as
the
Civil
War
begins,
and
one
of
them
sets
off
to
fight
for
the
side
of
the
Confederacy.

“The
story
is
set
in
a
fictional
community
called
Pecan
Grove
in
East
Texas,
and
it
follows
two
families,
the
Smiths
and
the
Johnsons,”
writes
Skoug.
“Their
children,
Mert
and
Kate
Smith
and
Jonas
and
Jim
Johnson,
become
close
friends
growing
up.
The
two
pairs
of
siblings
enjoy
adventures,
including
playing
on
the
church
grounds,
riding
horses
on
the
Johnsons’
ranch,
and
hunting
in
the
woods
that
surround
the
Smiths’
farm.

“But
when
the
Civil
War
starts,
the
kids
go
through
a
hard
time
when
sixteen-year-old
Jonas
decides
to
go
and
fight
for
the
Southern
forces.
Fifteen-year-old
Mert
has
a
very
hard
time
with
this,
with
Jonas
being
one
of
her
best
friends.
She
knows
that
he
will
be
in
great
danger
and
that
he
might
not
return
home.”

Published
by
Fulton
Books,
Mallory
Skoug’s
book
will
transport
readers
as
they
discover
the
fears
that
the
families
and
friends
of
the
soldiers
felt
on
the
home
front
during
the
Civil
War.
Expertly
paced
and
emotionally
stirring,
“A
Swallow’s
Heart”
is
a
character-driven
novel
that
promises
to
leave
readers
spellbound,
making
it
a
must-read
for
fans
of
the
historical
fiction
genre.

Readers
who
wish
to
experience
this
gripping
work
can

purchase
“A
Swallow’s
Heart”
at
bookstores
everywhere,
or
online
at
the
Apple
iTunes
store,
Amazon,
Google
Play,
or
Barnes
and
Noble.

Please
direct
all
media
inquiries
to
Author
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via
email
at
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or
via
telephone
at
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