Ashes Don't Tell Everything: Some Secrets Refuse to Stay Buried - Softcover

Richards, Norma Jean

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798999994011

Publisher: Next Chapter Life Press, 2025

Synopsis

Ashes Don’t Tell Everything
Some secrets refuse to stay buried.
When a wildfire consumes the privileged enclave of Hawk Landing, Madison Jackson Winter sees her chance to vanish. Trapped in a high-profile arranged marriage to a powerful bishop, a life polished for the public but broken in private, she fakes her death and escapes.

For years, she lives in hiding under a new name, until one desperate act lands her behind bars for a crime she didn’t commit. Now, on the eve of her release, Madison discovers the past she tried to bury is waiting to confront her, and one secret has come back breathing.

Taut and emotional, Ashes Don’t Tell Everything is a layered story of reinvention, betrayal, and the dangerous lies families tell to protect themselves, and the truths that won’t stay silent.

About this title

About the Author

Norma Jean Richards is the pen name of Norma J. Washington, psychologist, pastor, spiritual advisor, podcast host, and author of several acclaimed self-help books on women's empowerment, marriage, and healing. Known for her compassionate voice, profound teaching, and bold storytelling, she brings emotional depth and cultural insight to her fiction.With a social media following of over 145,000, Norma has spent years helping women rediscover their voices. Now, through fiction, she's telling the stories that haven't yet been told.Ashes Don't Tell Everything is her debut novel, written under her maiden name to honor her roots, her voice, and the stories passed down through generations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Next Chapter Life Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798999994011
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 426