On the Reef is a series featuring fabulous indie authors from around the blogosphere and beyond. Titles, covers, and blurbs that catch my eye, new releases, great reads… Basically, authors I’d like to highlight and works I’d like to share with my fellow book-loving word nerds. Happy Reading!
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Surrender at Orchard Rest by Hope Denney
Orchard Rest Series
(Book 1)
A Southern Gothic tale of love, loss, and betrayal in the dark days after the Civil War…
Somerset Forrest, a former Civil War nurse, is expected to live up to the legacy of her mother’s crumbling society family and restore them to their former prestige, but she yearns for independence. She’s never gotten over Eric Rutherford, her first love who disappeared years before in the hills along the Chickamauga. As she struggles to find her place among a family all too adept at keeping secrets and tries to make peace with the past, her fiancé Sawyer Russell reveals a secret that threatens the peace of Century Grove, Alabama.
Joseph Forrest, Somerset’s brother, is recovering from a farming accident when Fairlee, his former great love, returns to Century Grove. Joseph wants nothing more than for the two of them to marry, but Fairlee demands change before she can accept his proposal.
And Blanche Forrest, mother to Somerset and Joseph as well as proud mistress of Orchard Rest, struggles to improve her children’s lives while coping with a haunting family tragedy.
You can get your copy here: 🙂
The first in the Orchard Rest Series.
About Hope:
Hope Denney writes character-driven novels with a distinctly Southern Gothic voice.
She is currently at work on the fourth novel in the Orchard Rest series as well as two standalone novels.
When she isn’t arguing with her characters, you can find her in the kitchen trying to outdo her last chocolate cake.
Amazon Author Page (Please check out her other books here)
On the Reef: The Shark’s Friday Feature
Thanks for the intro, Sarah. It’s lovely to meet Hope and learn about her book. 🙂
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That’s my aim. 😉 I enjoy highlighting talent and introducing different faces, names, books… The joy of online connection. Thanks so much, Diana. ❤️
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Sounds like a great book, Sarah. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks, Robbie. (She’s an excellent writer.) 🙂
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Thanks for sharing, Sarah. It’s good to meet Hope and hear about her book. So many books to read!
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Thanks for stopping by, Norah. I’m delighted to introduce Hope and her series to whoever pops in to read. 🙂 (I know…sooo many books…)
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