Publisher's Weekly review is in
The Publisher's Weekly review of my novel (not just the excerpt) has been posted:
From Publishers Weekly
Every town has skeletons lining its closets, and Blooming Tree, Ga., is no exception. Set in the 1930s, this novel examines the dark past purposefully shrouded by those who live there. When young Baptist pastor Jacob Buchanan is sent to Blooming Tree, he faces the challenges of overseeing a parish (namely appeasing the First Redemption Parish Ladies’ Society) and ends up living on the same street as his former lover, Thaddea, and her family. Since the murder of popular Pastor Joseph in 1909, Blooming Tree’s parish office has had a revolving door. When the purported murderess, Maighdlin Baker, gives Jacob her diary, he is confronted with a conflicting appraisal — villainous, lecherous — of Pastor Joseph. At first doubtful, Jacob struggles to uncover the truth while confronting his own demons and complex feelings for Thaddea. Though the voice loses some clarity in the diary excerpt, it is more of a hiccup than a trend, and, overall, the narration is engrossing and the plot careful and suspenseful, culminating in some satisfying twists.
I need reviews, please. Review activity is important in this round apparently. So download the free excerpt (it's the first chapter), read it (it's a 10-20- min read, max) and treat it like you would any Amazon product, review-wise.
