Cotton Bondage

The Road to Freedom

Freedom has a price—and Eve is about to pay it.

Mississippi, 1860. Beneath the blistering heat of the cotton fields, Eve dreams of escape. When a brutal overseer’s cruelty pushes her past the breaking point, she flees into the night with only faith—and fear—as companions.

On the run, Eve finds an unlikely ally in Nate, a runaway determined to reach freedom across the Detroit River. Guided by whispers of the Underground Railroad, they travel north through hidden trails and Quaker safe houses. But deep in Indiana, they encounter Clem, a terrified teenage boy newly escaped—a meeting that tests their courage and forces Nate to decide whether risking everything for another soul is worth the price of mercy.

Cotton Bondage – Book One: The Road to Freedom launches Dickie Erman’s powerful new trilogy about courage, faith, and the unbreakable will to be free.

⭐ Awarded 5 Stars by Readers’ Favorite, which called it “a rousing historical novel that vividly portrays the horrors of slavery… [and] the power of brotherly love as brave people band together to set the slaves free.”

For readers of Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad and Toni Morrison’s Beloved, this unforgettable story shines a light on the endurance of the human spirit against impossible odds.