Welcome to the blog tour & giveaway for The Ornament Keeper by Eva Marie Everson, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
ABOUT THE BOOK
Title: The Ornament Keeper
Author: Eva Marie Everson
Publisher: New Hope Publishers
Release Date: September 24, 2018
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Holiday
Award-winning author Eva Marie Everson wraps up a Christmas story of hope, love, and forgiveness just in time for the holidays.
The Ornament Keeper, a contemporary Christmas novella, features Felicia and Jackson Morgan who are spending their first Christmas apart after twenty years of marriage. But a lifetime of gifted ornaments helps Felicia piece together the story of their marriage and the one mistake of unforgiveness she made before they said, “I do.”
Can these memory-filled ornaments reunite this family before Christmas? Only time will tell.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Main Character Bios:
Felicia
Stewart Morgan is a woman who is about forty years of age. She is married to
Jackson Morgan, a man she has loved since they were high school sweethearts.
They have three children--Sara, 19, Travis, 14, and Hank, 7. All three children
came as surprises and all three interrupted Felicia's plans for higher
education. Still, she loves them dearly--that love is the one thing in life she
is sure of.
Jackson
Morgan left UGA midway through a four-year degree after his father dies unexpectedly.
Jackson nearly worshipped his father whose business--an auto parts store in a
small Georgia town--meant everything to him. Jackson cannot bear the thought of
losing both his dad and the family losing the business, so he drops out of
school. In time, he makes the business more successful than his father ever
dreamed of, including expanding the business to other locations.
Felicia
and Jackson appear to have a rock-solid marriage. He is as handsome as she is
beautiful. Their children are thriving, they live in a beautiful home, they
both work jobs they enjoy. But underneath the façade, a root of unforgiveness
grows in Felicia's heart. And this Christmas, for the Morgan family, is
different than the others before … this Christmas, Jackson and Felicia are
separated and neither of them can figure out why.
As
Felicia opens up the special ornaments given to her over the years by Jackson,
the story of their marriage is revealed and Felicia finds herself coming to
understand just how powerful unforgiveness--even over the smallest
things--really is.
Author Holiday Favorites:
I absolutely adore
Christmas! My mother did, too … so having her ornaments and do-dads places here
and there in the home brings her all the more closer to me. I put up four trees
filled with special ornaments. I also have an antique wooden bowl (that my
great-grandmother used for making bread) in the center of the dining room table
which is filled with ornaments from my mother's collection (that I couldn't fit
on the trees). Placing it on the table is almost a ritual, done with absolute
love and care.
I play a
lot of holiday music at Christmas … starting the day after Thanksgiving. And I
enjoy hot cups of apple cider.
One of
the most important traditions for me, however, comes during the years when I am
able to return to my hometown of Sylvania, Georgia. Shopping in the stores with
my best friend, Carla … seeing the sites from my childhood … breathing in the
cold air … saying "Merry Christmas" to those who shaped my childhood
… but most especially, attending the Christmas Eve candlelight service with my
brother. These days are so precious to me, especially as I become older,
knowing they are now rare gifts.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Eva Marie Everson is a multiple-award winning author and speaker who hails from the picturesque Southern town of Sylvania, Georgia. She is president of Word Weavers International, director of Florida Christian Writers Conference, Managing Editor at Firefly Southern Fiction, and enjoys coaching new authors through her company, Pen in Hand. She is an avid photographer who enjoys turning her photos into inspiring memes for you to share (with proper attribution). Eva Marie and her husband make their home in Central Florida. They are the parents of three fabulous children who have blessed them with the world's greatest grandchildren.
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TOUR GIVEAWAY
(1) winner will receive:
- a print copy of The Ornament Keeper, and
- an ornament handpicked by the author
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