Welcome to the tour for Joy After Noon by Debra Coleman Jeter! I have a review of this book coming up soon over at Andi’s Book Reviews. But for today, I am sharing an excerpt from the book and a giveaway with you. Check it out and then follow the rest of the tour for even more excerpts. Leave comments and questions for Debra along the way!
Joy marries a widowed bank executive caught in an ethical dilemma and misreads his obvious frustration while struggling to integrate into her new family. Inspired in part by Love, Come Softly, this novel explores the challenges of second marriages and dealing with step-children during the crucial years of puberty and teenage angst. A college professor coming up shortly for the huge tenure decision, Joy finds herself falling apart as her career and her home issues deteriorate and collide.
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Debra Coleman Jeter has published both fiction and nonfiction in popular magazines, including Working Woman, New Woman, Self, Home Life, Savvy, Christian Woman, and American Baby. Her first novel, The Ticket, was a finalist for a Selah Award, as well as for Jerry Jenkins’ Operation First Novel. Her story, “Recovery,” was awarded first prize in a short story competition sponsored by Christian Woman; and her nonfiction book “Pshaw, It’s Me Grandson”: Tales of a Young Actor was a finalist in the USA Book News Awards. She is a co-writer of the screenplay for Jess + Moss, a feature film which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, screened at nearly forty film festivals around the world, and captured several domestic and international awards.
Website and Blog: www.debracolemanjeter.com
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/njjeter/the-ticket-a-novel/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debra.c.jeter
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DebColemanJeter
The Amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/dp/1941103863/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/dashboard
The Ticket trailer: https://vimeo.com/50187275
Debra Coleman Jeter will be awarding a $15 Amazon or B/N GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
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Thanks to my host for this opportunity. Also, thank you to all who visit and comment. I look forward to your thoughts.
Thanks so much for sharing a book description and giveaway also. Sounds great!
Thanks for hosting!
Seems like a lovely book by Debra… Would be more than happy to win this giveaway and claim my free copy.
Looking Forward.
Thanks so much and good luck with the drawing
Why did you decide to set the book at the beach?
I based the setting on the community of Gulf Shores Alabama, a Beach Community that I have visited and enjoyed for many years myself.
Do you have any ideas for a sequel to the book?
I do have a couple of ideas for the third book in the series. The second book is already being edited and almost ready to go. The second one is called song of sugar Sands. For the third one I am thinking of doing a case of some missing small children from a birthday party in the same beach town.
Why did you decide to set the novel (and series) at the beach?
Great excerpt!
Sounds like a great read.
Thanks so much for visiting and commenting today.
I’ve read up on this book and I know you talk a little about drug abuse. Were you a little afraid to talk about something that controversial especially if you’re writing for a Christian audience?
Maybe a little. However I believe that Christians are subject to the same temp tations as non-christians and that it is important not to bury our heads in the sand but to face the challenges and think of ways of dealing with them positively.
Sounds like a must read.
Thanks
Maybe a little. However I believe that Christians are subject to the same temp tations as non-christians and that it is important not to bury our heads in the sand but to face the challenges and think of ways of dealing with them positively.