Lone WomenmeetsSorrowlandin this surreal Southern Gothic debut in which a woman escapes into the uncanny woods of northern Georgia and is forced to contend with ghosts, haints, and most dangerous of all, the truth about herself.

When Judith Rice fled her childhood home, she thought shed severed her abusive mothers hold on her. She didnt have a plan or destination, just a desperate need to escape. Drawn to the forests of northern Georgia, Jude finds shelter in a house as haunted by its violent history as she is by her own.

Jude embraces the eccentricities of the dilapidated house, soothing its ghosts and haints, honoring its blood-soaked land. And over the next thirteen years, Jude blossoms from her bitter beginnings into a wisewoman, a healer.

But her hard-won peace is threatened when an enigmatic woman shows up on her doorstep. The woman is beautiful but unsettling, captivating but uncanny. Ensnared by her desire for this stranger, Jude is caught off guard by brutal urges suddenly simmering beneath her skin. As the woman stirs up memories of her escape years ago, Jude must confront the calls of violence rooted in her bloodline.

Haunting and thought-provoking,On Sunday She Picked Flowersexplores retribution, family trauma, and the power of building oneself back up after breaking down.

Yah Yah Scholfields work has been featured in a number of horror and speculative fiction magazines and anthologies, includingFiyah Lit MagandDeath in the Mouth Vol. 1.They have also published a short story collection,Just a Little Snack. When theyre not terrifying innocents, Yah Yah is a professional stay-at-home daughter in Atlanta with their cats, Sophie and Chihiro.

• Publisher: S&S/Saga Press
• Publish Date: January 27, 2026
• Pages: 240
• Language: English
• Type: Hardcover
• EAN/UPC: 9781668091210
• Dimensions: 212.7 X 139.7 X 14.2 mm | 6.4 oz
• BISAC Categories: , Popular Fiction, Literary Fiction, LGBTQ+