LONGING FOR EVER AFTER - Debra Clopton - One Free Book

Welcome back, Debra. What are some of the spiritual themes you like to write about?

I love the themes of trusting the Lord, of hope and forgiveness. This book is a clean and wholesome book, which is mainly what I write now, but while it doesn’t have an openly Christian message it does have the message of hope after facing extreme pain.

What other books of yours are coming out soon?

This Sunset Bay series has 2 more books, LONGING FOR YOU and LONGING FOR US that will be coming in the next couple of months, Longing For Us is on preorder now for December 31 but will most likely release before Christmas…we shall see.

How can you encourage authors who have been receiving only rejections from publishers?

Don’t give up unless you feel led to. I pushed on for ten years. It took a lot of rejections and perseverance. Keep writing and finishing books, you get better with each book. And don’t be afraid to experiment with new genres. It’s a great time to be an author, I broke out on my own in 2016 and it’s been the best decision I ever made.

Tell us about the featured book.

LONGING FOR EVER-AFTER is about Jonah who has given up on love but one look at Summer and something about her draws him to her and he’s ready to find out everything about her. But Summer has secrets and needs special care. This story was a surprise to me as I wrote it. I love being a pantser, or organic writer and finding out about the stories as I go. Hope you enjoy it.  

That’s pretty much how I write, too. Please give us the first page of the book.

Jonah Sinclair walked down the streets of Sunset Bay, heading toward the long pier and the ice cream cone that was calling his name.

“Hey, Jonah, I hear you and your brothers are competing in the Sunset Bay Regatta.” Hal, the owner of the Pier Ice Cream Shop, handed him his waffle cone of chocolate turtle ice cream.

Jonah took the cone and passed Hal his money. “Yeah, can you believe it? We haven’t competed together in years. Not since Adam headed off to medical school and Tate took off to who knows where.” He grinned. Tate’s whereabouts had been a running joke ever since he managed to make a living out of his adventurous escapades and everyone always asked where he was. Half the time, the family couldn’t keep his schedule straight.

Hal chuckled. “That’s the truth. It will be good to see you all together out there again.”

“Thanks, and thanks for this.” Jonah lifted his cone in salute then headed toward the railing to watch the boats in the bay and the people fishing from the pier.

He enjoyed people-watching at the huge, long public pier. It was a fun place. Tourists who didn’t have a boat came here and enjoyed the day. And families especially enjoyed time together here. Watching them, he realized that, probably soon, at least one of his siblings who had just married the loves of their lives would probably announce they were having a baby. He figured it would be Adam and Rosie, but Brad and Lulu might beat them. Erin had just gotten engaged to Nash, so he figured they had awhile yet. It was between Adam and Brad to be the first of the six Sinclair siblings to make their mother ecstatic. Not that either of them were planning a family just to make Maryetta and Leo—their parents—happy; they were both ready to go all-in on their futures.

He licked his cone and tried not to dwell on the fact that the right woman didn’t seem to be in his future. He’d wanted a wife and kids far longer than any of his brothers or sisters, and yet it hadn’t happened for him. And after too many disappointments, he’d grown weary of looking for her. Endless dates had ended with him feeling down, and constantly having to push himself to go on another date, only to realize pretty quickly that this one wasn’t her either. It had just soured him on the whole dating scene and made him think maybe marriage wasn’t in his future.

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Thank you, Debra, for sharing this new book with my blog readers and me. I’m looking forward to reading it.

Readers, here are links to the book.

Longing for Ever After (Sunset Bay Romance) - Paperback
Longing for Ever After (Sunset Bay Romance Book 4) - Kindle

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