by Debra Jeter
When a small-town Southern family given a ticket wins the 1975 state lottery, the mere anticipation of sudden wealth forces three generations of women to confront issues of greed and generosity, selfishness and compassion, doubt and faith. The hope initially sparked by the lottery win gives way to sorrow, but eventually all three women find their way toward deeper understanding and redemption.
by Cheryl Williford
Widow Sarah Nolt never expected another marriage proposal. She hardly knows the handsome Amish man who’s come to help with her barn raising. Besides, they’re both still mourning the loss of their spouses. But Mose Fisher needs a caretaker for his daughters, and Sarah needs to escape her father’s oppressive rule. They agree to a marriage of convenience, but when Sarah moves to Mose’s Amish community in Florida, she can’t help falling for the strong, kind widower and his little girls. To create a family, they’ll have to come to terms with their pasts…and the secret Sarah is unknowingly carrying.
By Lori Stanley Roeleveld
Helen Bancroft, an eighty-one-year-old, widowed, Newport, RI, socialite has led a good life. She was married to one man, raised three children, enjoyed a career as a journalist and an editor, and participated in numerous charitable works. It baffles her that her conservative Christian daughter, Katherine (Kat), continues to push her to “accept Jesus.” What frustrates Helen more, though, is that her favorite grandson, Harry, is wasting his mind on theology when she thinks he should be pursuing more important life studies.
Mike Dellosso is known for his riveting suspense, usually with some supernatural element. Tyndale House is now releasing his eighth suspense novel, Centralia, and it is off to a great start.
Our congratulations to Robert Treskillard for winning silver in the prestigious Independent Publishing 2014 Moonbeam Awards contest in the YA Fantasy/Sci-Fi category.
Every Saturday our small daily, the Tryon Daily Bulletin, features a local person on the cover, with a story inside. Saturday was my turn.