I’ve shared the GORGEOUS cover of my 2020 novel in just a few places, but now that it’s available for pre-order, it’s time to just put it out there! Ready? Go!
I suggested a sunrise or sunset over my beloved Appalachian Mountains and the designers came through with flying colors–literally! The story is set in Beverly, WV, and Rich Mountain plays a significant role in the story. This isn’t the top of that mountain . . . but it could be!
Here’s the tentative back cover copy:
Thirteen-year-old Loyal Raines is supposed to stay close to home on a hot summer day in 1934. When he slips away for a quick swim in the river and finds a dead body, he wishes he’d obeyed his mother. The ripples caused by his discovery will impact the town of Beverly, West Virginia, in ways no one could have imagined.
The first person those ripples disturb is Loyal’s absentee father. When Creed Raines brought his young son home from a hunting trip with a fever that left him deaf, he headed for the hills, returning only to help meet his family’s basic needs. But when Loyal, now a young teen, stumbles upon a murder it’s his father he runs to tell–shaping the words with his hands. As Creed is pulled into the investigation he discovers that what sets his son apart isn’t his inability to hear but rather his courage. Longing to reclaim the life he abandoned, Creed will have to do more than help solve a murder if he wants to win his family’s hearts again.
This sounds AMAZING!!!!!
Thank you!!
So awesome Sarah!! So Happy for you and proud of your success!! Can’t wait to read and I would love to talk to you about speaking to my book club in August.
Thank you and I would LOVE to come talk to your book club!! Yay!
Oh, such a tease!!
Yes ma’am!
I am looking forward to it already!
I’m so glad!
Sounds intriguing…….hard to wait.
For me too!