BluffLight Books
Southern Stories That Shine Through the Storm
BluffLight Books invites you to experience the heart of Southern historical fiction—stories shaped by salt air, shifting tides, and generations of quiet resilience. Our focus is on richly atmospheric novels set along the Southern coast, where landscapes breathe with memory and every tree, tide, and shadow carries the weight of untold stories. From barrier islands to forgotten bluffs, we publish immersive fiction that honors the past while capturing the soul of the South. If you love stories steeped in history, anchored in place, and stirred by the sea, you’ve found your place. Thanks for stopping by.
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Saint Simons Island—1873
...The shoreline was a tapestry of salt marsh grasses in myriad shades of green and gold, dotted with the occasional splash of color from early spring wildflowers. Beyond the marsh rose the trees—towering pines, spreading live oaks, and the occasional magnolia with its waxy, dark leaves and promise of creamy blossoms to come...
Our debut novel
'By the Light of the Bluff'
Written by Blake Gunnels
An excerpt from the book
...The April sunlight filtered through live oak branches draped with Spanish moss as they rounded the bend. The distinctive, slightly acrid scent of the marsh filled Jesse’s nostrils—a living smell of mud and salt and things growing and dying all at once. Somewhere, a heron’s haunting call echoed across the marshes, breaking the silence of the moment. The pungent tang of oyster beds exposed by the retreating tide mingled with the sweetness of wild jasmine blooming along the shoreline. Jesse caught her first real glimpse of Saint Simons Island—her refuge, her hiding place, her fresh start...
