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The Notorious Murder of Ellar Day
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral Fiction
Publisher Price: $17.99
Publisher: Steinmetz Press
Published: Jun 10 2026
Pages: 386
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.86 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Notorious Murder of Ellar Day is an untold story that is as compelling as it is timely and impactful. Penny Haw, author of The Invincible Miss Cust and The Woman and Her Stars.
There is no easy or clear path for Ellar. Doing the right thing feels wrong and doing what feels right is forbidden. Kimberly Burns, author of The Mrs. Tabor and The Redemption of Mattie Silks
The political and social backdrop of a bustling Colorado mining town gives authentic historical flavor to this captivating debut novel. Sherry Skye Stuart, author of Forgotten Female Felons Book One.
Five stars for Marcy S. Wood's stunning debut! This beautiful reimagining of history portrays the delicate intersection of romantic tragedy and racial injustice with the reverence it deserves. Jennifer Wyrick, former owner of the Beaumont Hotel.
Love was never meant to end in murder, but for Ellar Day it became her legacy.Set against the rugged beauty and hardship of an 1880s Colorado mining town, The Notorious Murder of Ellar Day is a meaningful reflection of love that dared to cross racial divides.
Nineteen-year-old Ellar Day finds herself caught between the man she loves and a community steeped in rigid prejudice. When their ill-fated relationship puts her family in peril, Ellar forsakes her heart and turns to a prominent newspaper editor for a new beginning-unaware that his promises of safety come with a dark past and a treacherous scheme.
Told from beyond the grave, this romantic tragedy brims with passion, betrayal, and the quest for redemption. Inspired by true Colorado events, this novel honors the memory of lives cut short by injustice and buried beneath the cold silence of the American West.
- Female Centric
- Based on two true crimes
- Shotgun Wedding
- Sweeping Slow Burn
- Spicy Scenes
- Ghost Story told from beyond the grave
- Gothic Victorian Western
- A fictional novel based on actual events
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