Wow! I can hardly believe it is June 14th. On Monday, the 17th, my debut novel, Jessie’s Hope, will be released, a lifelong dream realized at last. This dream began in the 8th grade when I won a school wide poetry contest. Seeds were planted then of a possible writing career but one I tucked away when I fell in love and married, then raised a family.

The time away from writing was not wasted. I’ve lived a Southern life full of family, farming, tragedy, and triumph. Death and births. All of this formed me into the writer I am today. My experiences are woven into every word I pen.

I hope anyone who picks up my book will enjoy the story. I want them to leave encouraged and hope-filled. Not because all my characters have perfect lives and happy endings. They don’t. But, as much as I’ve been able, I’ve tried to portray real life and all that goes with it.

If you read my story, please take a moment to write a short review on Amazon, Goodreads, or Barnes and Noble. Or even give the book a shout out on FaceBook. 🙂

Thank you, my friends!

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And let me share some information on my June Blog Tour Giveaway Extravaganza!

June 10^th-June 30th

Prizes include:

• $25 Amazon Gift Card

• $10 Starbucks Gift Card

• Print copy of Jessie’s Hope

• 2 Kindle copies of Jessie’s Hope

Giveaway details: Go to my Rafflecopter Page to enter the drawings for five prizes to be drawn by Rafflecopter from all the entries. Winners will be revealed on the author’s blog on July 1^st.

You can only enter by visiting the blog tour from June 10^th until June 30th. Blogs I’ll visit:

June 13^th–Jennifer Slattery Lives Out Loud

June 14^th–Favorite Friday Fiction

June 15^th–Inspired Prompt

June 17^th–Author Trish Perry

June 17^th–Southern Writers Magazine

June 18^th–Author Liz Tolsma

June 19^th–Inspired Prompt

June 21^st–Snark & Sensibility

June 24^th–Fear Warrior

June 24^th–June Foster

June 25^th–Trumpet Tuesdays

June 26^th–Seriously Write

June 28^th–Heartfelt, Homespun fiction

June 29^th–The Write Conversation

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Jessie’s Hope

Years ago, an accident robbed Jessie Smith’s mobility. It also stole her mom and alienated her from her father. When Jessie’s high school sweetheart Matt Jansen proposes, her parents’ absence intensifies her worry that she cannot hold on to those she loves.

With a wedding fast approaching, Jessie’s grandfather Homer Smith, has a goal to find the perfect dress for “his Jessie,” one that would allow her to forget, even if for a moment, the boundaries of her wheelchair. But financial setbacks and unexpected sabotage hinder his plans.

Determined to heal from her past, Jessie initiates a search for her father. Can a sliver of hope lead to everlasting love when additional obstacles–including a spurned woman and unpredictable weather–highjack Jessie’s dream wedding?