Even As We Breathe: A Novel Fresh Flowers monsters to slay—these are the

monsters to slay—these are the stuff that page-turners are made from

allegiance

and characteristic lyrical brilliance

but the universe keeps pushing them together

a racially charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully accused Black defendants in this courtroom drama from #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci

Even As We Breathe: A Novel Fresh Flowers monsters to slay—these are theNineteen year old Cowney Sequoyah yearns to escape his hometown of Cherokee, North Carolina, in the heart of the Smoky Mountains. When a summer job at Asheville's luxurious Grove Park Inn and Resort brings him one step closer to escaping the hills that both cradle and suffocate him, he sees it as an opportunity. The experience introduces him to the beautiful and enigmatic Essie Stampera young Cherokee woman who is also working at the inn and dreaming