Happy Land

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Happy Land – A Powerful Novel of Legacy, Family, and an American Kingdom Lost to Time

📖 From the New York Times bestselling, NAACP Image Award-winning author of Take My Hand comes Happy Land, a breathtaking, multi-generational novel inspired by a real-life American Kingdom founded by freed people.

A Family’s Hidden Legacy & a Forgotten Kingdom

🏔️ Nikki hasn’t spoken to her estranged grandmother in years—until an urgent call brings her to the mystical hills of western North Carolina. But instead of uncovering the truth about their fractured family, Mother Rita shares an unbelievable tale:

👑 In these very mountains, Nikki’s great-great-great-grandmother, Luella, became queen of a thriving Black kingdom—the Kingdom of the Happy Land.

A Journey of Identity, Truth & Protection

What sounds like a fairy tale soon becomes Nikki’s reality, as she pieces together her ancestors’ extraordinary history and the ruins of a lost empire hidden deep in the woods. But this land—her family’s legacy—is in danger of being stolen, just like so much else before it.

✨ Inspired by true events, Happy Land is a sweeping novel of resilience, hidden histories, and the courage it takes to reclaim what is ours.