Release Date: February 27th, 2025
​From Black Rose Writing
I will be donating all of my royalties from presales of In My Boots to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy. The ATC's mission is "to protect, manage, and advocate for the Appalachian National Scenic Trail." Folks at the ATC are currently working overtime in the aftermath of hurricane Helene to help those communities, and the trail itself, which were struck hard in NC and TN.

Please read this ATC webpage for more information on what is happening after the hurricane and how you can help.
When Amanda K. Jaros learns about the 2,160-mile Appalachian Trail after college, she walks away from a sheltered life dominated by an angry and volatile father and does something unexpected: spends six months backpacking. Alone. She expects to pass the time in the solitary and peaceful wilderness, reflecting on her life's direction. Instead, she finds herself part of a community ripe with stinky socks, buckets of ice cream, and trail magic. What matters on the trail is not a hiker's past or parents, her fears or failures, but rather, what matters is the connections we make with each other.

In My Boots recounts a challenging physical journey following the white blazes over the windy balds of the South, through snowstorms in the Smoky Mountain National Park, and above the tree line to the alpine zones of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The journey is also emotionally transformative as this twenty-three-year-old leaves behind the compliant and scared girl she once was. With each step away from her damaged childhood, each new friend, each stop in another rural trail town, she comes to understand that to succeed on the trail, and in life, it turns out, the path she walks must be her own.