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Absolution (2025)
Helen McAllister is dying—and with her final breath, she plans to confess her role in a crime the world never solved. For decades, she lived quietly—serving soup, tending her garden, and hiding the secret that changed everything. But now, as her illness accelerates and time runs out, Helen must confront the truth that has haunted her for years.
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Hurry Down the Chimney (2025)
In 1953 Manhattan, two unlikely songwriters pen a Christmas tune that shocks the censors, charms the nation—and just might lead them to love.
Judy Jacobs has a knack for witty comebacks and cocktail parties—and disappointing her mother. When she teams up with Ira Silverman, a struggling songwriter from Brooklyn, their flirty, not-so-innocent Christmas song becomes the talk of the town… and the scandal of the season.
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"Absolution was phenomenal! Crime junkies and family saga folks are going to fall in love with it!"
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DANIELLE STEWART
Best selling author of Three Little Lies
Praise & Reviews
Absolution pulled me in and didn’t let go. I went in expecting a mystery and came out thinking about forgiveness, justice, and the weight of the past. This isn’t just a story about what happened. It’s about what it meant to the people who lived through it.
It’s the kind of book that makes you pause, reflect, and want to talk about it with someone else. I’ll be recommending this one for a while. A powerful and thought-provoking debut.
RUTH CARDELLO
New York Times Best Selling Author
An unforgettable debut that hooked me from the very first page.
Absolution is everything I want in a novel—gripping, thought-provoking, and emotionally rich. From start to finish, I couldn’t put it down. The story moves at a perfect pace, with each chapter pulling me deeper into a world that felt both grounded and intense.
GG
Goodreads Reviewer
About Shadow Dance Stories
Shadow Dance Stories is a Rhode Island–based micro-press and creative studio specializing in author-led fiction. From editorial refinement to immersive launch assets, the imprint delivers hand-crafted reader experiences. Its first release was E. E. Lawson’s literary suspense debut, Absolution, published June 30, 2025.