I’m originally from beautiful Upstate New York where I enjoyed hiking the Adirondack mountains with my bouncy golden retriever, Juliet, and exploring the Finger Lakes wine country with my neighbors. I recently traded the cold and snowy northern winters for the fabulous sunshine of Southwest Florida! I’ve come to love tropical sunsets on the Gulf and paddling among the mangroves and manatees of Pine Island. Absolution is my first novel.

Merida Johns
If you like books about the human experience—how ordinary people tackle challenges, live through sorrow and betrayal, struggle with doubt, and