For those of you interested in reading a contemporary women's fiction novel about motherhood, forgivenss, growing-up and infidelity, Body of Ash, is now availble in print and on Kindle through Amazon and through Lulu.com.
In the rolling hills of Litchfield County, Connecticut, Brian
Jones has everything: an elegant home, a respectable wife and a well-mannered
daughter. His position as sole preacher in an affluent church affords him a
comfortable income and a tantalizing mistress. Canaan is the ultimate “promised
land,” far from his abusive childhood in rural Georgia, but even Brian must
learn hidden secrets have consequences.
Brian’s seventeen-year-old
daughter, Rachel, may look like she has it all, but feels invisible at home.
When Rachel learns her parents are sending her to boarding school, she packs a
bag and climbs out her window. Hiding in a nearby city, the last thing she
expects is to end up alone on the streets. While her mother, Angela, searches to
find her, Rachel begins questioning her religious background, discovering
redemption in an unlikely place.
Katie Finch is tired: tired of being
hungry, tired of going without, and tired of being alone. Ever since her parents
divorced, she starves in her father’s absence, skipping school and experimenting
with boys and drugs in search of relief. Her mother’s latest fixation is a
married evangelical preacher, but Katie isn’t convinced Pastor Jones is the
salvation her family needs. What makes it worse is Brian’s daughter is none
other than Katie’s ex best friend. Once Marge’s binge drinking and irrational
behavior leads to physical abuse and plans for murder, Katie is powerless to
stop her mother from destroying what’s left of their strained relationship.
After a wild obsession results in death, both teens are forced to
evaluate who they are compared to how the world sees them. Finding comfort in
their shared pain, Rachel and Katie learn to forgive the past while discovering
there is both beauty and heartbreak in growing up.
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