The Cowbird's Song, (Hardcover)

<p><strong>A captivating story of faith, deception and the terrible cost of secrets.</strong></p><p></p><p>In "<em>The Cowbird's Song</em>," award winning author Joe Markko draws you into 1795 England where a small society of Methodists known as <em>the Shiloh Covenant</em> board the good ship <em>Aurora</em> with hymnbook courage and a covenant stitched tight as sailcloth.</p><p></p><p>From that bold beginning rises Shiloh Mills, a town carved into the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. Across generations, its people mark life by the rhythm of devotion-river baptisms, candlelit weddings, weathered funerals and the hard, holy labor of those who believe God is present in the ordinary work of human hands.</p><p></p><p>But every sanctuary has a shadow.</p><p></p><p>A single heart, quietly unmoored, nurtures a monstrous religious delusion, hiding it behind Scripture. When the righteous begin to call evil good, devotion becomes camouflage, trust becomes a weapon, and innocence becomes prey. In this sweeping blend of historical fiction, suspense and young adult intensity, one secret threatens to rot the very covenant that built an entire town.</p><p></p><p><strong>The Firebird Book Award for New Adult Fiction (April 2026) </strong></p><p><strong>Literary Titan Book Award for Historical Fiction (May 2026) </strong></p><p><strong>Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Novels (May 2026</strong></p>

• The Cowbird's Song, (Hardcover)
• Author: Joe Markko
• ISBN: 9798234041753
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2026-08-25
• Page Count: 540