Seed...the ground remembers (The Seed)

By Jose Osvaldo Flores

Book One: SEED The Ground Remembers Setting: Rural Alabama, present day -- a forgotten property where the first Black Sunday school was founded post-emancipation. Synopsis: When Elijah and Naomi Cross purchase a neglected home in rural Alabama, they believe they're simply restoring a piece of family history. But the land itself has a memory. Hidden beneath the floorboards, buried in journals and dreams, lies the legacy of a spiritual resistance that began secretly during Reconstruction. As they restore the house, they uncover the story of Lottie Cross, a Sunday school teacher who taught enslaved children to read using psalms, chalk, and breath. Naomi begins dreaming of a girl named Callie. Elijah uncovers relics and relic codes that seem to respond to prayer. Locals start to gather. An atmosphere of mystery and power descends. But the spiritual restoration meets opposition. Reverend Silas Troupe, a charismatic megachurch leader, seeks to "expand" the property into a commercial project. Naomi and Elijah must decide whether to accept his offer or preserve the land's humility and sacredness. By the end of Book One, the home is reborn--not just as a sanctuary but as a sacred node for a rising movement. The SEED is planted.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F5P5RMG3
• ISBN13: 9798319493170
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 138 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 6.0"