The Prison

Best friends, Izzy and Bela, open a coffee-wine bar/bookstore in their small town's historic and haunted prison. When crime comes to the Towne Square, they quickly learn it isn't the Prison's ghosts that are dangerous… it's the living. Burglaries escalate to murder, and Izzy and Bela lose their faith in the local police. They join forces with other downtown merchants to solve the crimes and save their business, only to discover that everyone is a suspect and no one can be trusted. Will their friendship be strong enough to save the Prison? Or will they lose everything, including each other, while trying? sarah elizabeth is an author nestled in the East Tennessee mountains. ​​Her short stories can be found in anthologies such as Draw Down the Moon; Kaleidoscope; The Canadian Journal of Theology, Disability and Mental Health; Shelved: Appalachian Resilience Amid COVID-19; Chicken Soup for the Soul; Lucky Jefferson and Haints and Hollers. In addition to writing short stories, sarah elizabeth was an editor and ghostwriter for Dream Write Learn Services for four years, and in 2022, she was awarded the StoryTown Write Stuff Award. Currently, sarah elizabeth is a contributing writer for the StoryTown Radio Show and Podcast on the NPR station, WETS, and an active advocate for disability rights. When not reading or writing, sarah elizabeth enjoys drinking copious amounts of coffee, spending time with her kids and their fantastic dog, Finn.