Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for Coal Black Lies by Cindy K. Sproles, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
About the Book
Title: Coal Black Lies
Author: Cindy K. Sproles
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Release Date: June 18, 2024
Genre: Christian Historical Fiction
Believing the bitter lies you tell yourself leaves little room for the sweetness of truth
Coal miner Joshua Morgan managed to do the impossible--he broke away from the stranglehold of the iron-fisted Barton family and the Company Store, to whom all the miners in the Appalachian Mountains are indebted. But it cost him the life of his young daughter, who was run down by a posse led by Thomas Barton while coming to collect Joshua's payment to the store.
Five years later, a sweet but slow-witted young girl lands on his doorstep, and Joshua's desire to protect her from the clutches of the Bartons increases his thirst for vengeance. Joshua sets out to discover where the girl came from in order to take down the Barton family once and for all.
His journey leads him to the truth about the day his daughter died, a reality he finds hard to accept. But when confronted by Thomas Barton himself, Joshua is forced to rethink the dark lies brewing in his heart. If he broke away, could Thomas have also? Despite his misgivings, can Joshua join forces with a man he once despised to free the miners from the tyrannical Barton family and forge a future of peace for both the young girl and himself?
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Guest Post from Author Cindy K. Sproles
I’d like to introduce you to Joshua Morgan, a freed miner once held hostage by the Barton Company Store. Indebted to the mine’s owners for ten times his pay, Joshua had had enough. He wanted his freedom. He wanted to live with his wife and daughter, tilling the land and working the fields. So, when Joshua finds a small emerald stone in the creek, he buys his freedom and tries to secure his and his family's safety by sealing the deal with a lie—a white lie that turns coal black and leads Joshua down a slippery path causing the death of his little girl and deteriorating his relationship with his wife.
Joshua is a good man and the choices he made, he made with the right heart. He just never imagined all the rights he was making would turn wrong. When he happens upon a little girl who doesn’t “seem just right in her mind,” Joshua befriends the child to help her, not realizing that he would end up full circle and facing down the Bartons once again.
Raney Morgan, Joshua’s wife, is broken-hearted after her daughter’s death. Her sweet nature forces her to keep her feelings inside and makes her mourn alone. She has always been Joshua’s true north until the accident when she begins to withdraw. Raney loves Joshua, but she harbors a great deal of anger toward him, blaming him for their daughter’s death and causing Joshua’s guilt to be intensified. She pushes Joshua farther away, trying to protect her heart until he brings home an orphaned child with a disability.
As Raney cares for the child, her joy begins to reignite. When she and Joshua are faced with the task of finding the girl’s relatives, Raney begins to believe her own little white lie—that the child is better with them than with her family.
The Morgan family is put to the test when they are forced to face the little lies they’ve told. They learn through their trials that a lie, regardless of the intention, is never going to pan out the way one hopes. Joshua and Rainy are good, God-fearing folks who slip into deception without realizing it. Their faith and the love of a “broken” child lead them back to a path that brings them healing and once again, happiness.
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About the Author
Cindy K. Sproles is the author of devotions published in newspapers across the country and a teacher at Christian writers conferences. She spent her formative years showing off her beloved Appalachian Mountains to others, and she and her family still live in the mountains of East Tennessee.
Connect with Cindy at cindysproles.com to follow her on social media and sign up for email updates.
Tour Giveaway
(1) winner will win a print copy of Coal Black Lies plus book-related swag!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight June 17, 2024 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on June 24, 2024. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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