"Deceptively easy to read, this book strikes at the heart of loss, and the alchemy of change. Suzy Vitello is a gifted writer with a deep understanding of people and places. BITTERROOT is an exceptional novel by a great talent." —Rene Denfeld, author of The Child Finder and Sleeping Giants

"As a plot person, I could not put this book down. Talk about one surprise/revelation/unexpected turn after another. Never mind that the sex scenes were deliciously inventive. I loved the unlikely hero, Hazel, a benign name, but she draws dead and maimed bodies for a living, as the only forensic artist in the Silver Valley. 'When our father died...yellowed with cirrhosis...I chose watercolor.' Through a rollercoaster-from-hell life, and against all odds, she rises to the challenges of a family full of faults. One of the last lines: 'May we bloom where we’re planted.' That's Hazel." —Jan Baross, author, Bye-Bye Bakersfield

• Pacific Northwest Book Tour: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana (author hometown Portland, Oregon) with a trip to New York City
• Trade reviews
• Trade advertising
• Writing workshops and book festivals
• Author essays and articles
• Book clubs and podcasts
• Library outreach
• Pride Month social media campaign
• Author’s previous novels include Faultland, The Moment Before and The Empress Chronicles series