The Fire Bell Strikes at Midnight was published on October 22, 2024.

https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Bell-Strikes-Midnight-historical/dp/1917449038

One reader wrote:

"This is storytelling on an epic scale with a panorama as rich, and vast, and historically illuminating as 'The Grapes of Wrath'…
I was totally hooked from the very beginning and loved the luxury of a gloriously long, well-crafted novel which leaps from genre to genre - historical, family saga, crime, romance, environmental thriller, western - and evokes more emotional turmoil than I can ever remember experiencing.
The writing possesses all the narrative values I have always cherished: it is vivid but nuanced, authentic but touching, heartbreaking but heartwarming, with a cast of characters convincingly portraying the best and worst of humanity.
The author brings rural California to life on the page with sincerity and integrity. A marvelous book - not to be missed.”

Another reader wrote:

“A special book that you will have difficulty putting down. Freitas does an incredible job of intertwining a dramatic, intricate narrative with sociopolitical themes that hit on much of the American experience. Her use of time and space is admirable and in moments you can almost feel the heat coming off of the pages. Highly recommend as a lover of history, and someone who believes in the message that community is the only way to grapple with the challenges that lie ahead.”

Read a short sample of the novel on the Amazon page (linked above).