Inspirational Romance/Women's Fiction
NURTURED IN PURPLE...One man. One
woman. Bent on avenging personal vendettas. Another man. Another woman. Wanting
to only be God’s salt and light.
NURTURED
IN PURPLE continues the now-married love story of Seth Orbin and Kate Davidson
of JOY RESTORED, but nemesis' Willard Wittenberg and Elizabeth Koger come
center stage, still pursuing personal vendettas against the Orbisn.
Seth
again faces potential loss of wife and child with Kate's life-threatening
pregnancy complication while Willare maneuvers to ruin Seth's business. Willard
and Elizabeth marry, but her flame for Seth hasn't died. Late-blooming love
finds Ninville and Margie while new characters, Ruby Moody, alcoholic wife of a
deceased Vietnam vet, and she small son Bobo are introduced. Can Seth and Kate,
modeling God's grace and forgiveness, be salt and light to those in desperate
need?
Excerpt:
Excerpt:
Willard sat on a
high stool and leaned into the counter at Arkley's bar. His glass of beer stood
before him. Arkley's had the distinction of being the only bar at the Static
junction. It proved a comfortable fixture and he'd just dropped in for a quick
one, before heading to Elizabeth's house.
He couldn't help
overhearing Arkley talking to Ruby Moody, who had just come through the door.
He knew Ruby was a Vietnam widow, had a small son and a drinking problem. Many
folks shared this knowledge.
''Ruby, now what are
you doing back here again? You know you've had enough and besides, I can't give
you any more credit. Anyways, where is Bobo? You need to think of your little
son, child." Arkley Asbury pushed a dingy looking cloth back and forth
across the chipped countertop, but looked Ruby straight in the eye.
''Aw, Grandpa,
you know I'm all right. Just give me another pint of that there and I'll be
sure to bring you the money on the first." A wobbly Ruby pointed to a pint
of vodka on the shelf. "The cheap brand. Yeah, that one." She gripped
the ancient counter with one hand and raised a shaky finger.
Arkley shook his
head, but moved to get the bottle from the shelf.
''Girl, I
understand the need for another drink from my own messed up days, but this here
is the last one I'll give you. Hear me now?"
He stuck the bottle
into a brown paper sack. ''Now get on home with you, Ruby."
''Obliged,
Grandpa." She took the bag and stuck it under her arm to hide it. ''You
know I always call you that. You're like a kind, old grandpa I never had."
She turned to leave.
Willard held the door for Ruby as she
struggled down the single step from the wooden porch. Bobo rose from the wooden
step and took her hand, leading her to their old car, which was parked to the
side of the tavern, off the road and back in a clump of trees.
He caught Bobo's
words without even trying. Ruby's slurred responses were as equally audible.
Willard winced and felt glad he was the only one around to hear.
''Ruby, you know
you need to be sobered up by tomorrow when you talk to the Orbins about the
job, don't you? Can you do that?"
Without waiting
for her answer he said, ''Come on, I got us some bologna sandwiches for supper.
We can eat outside the car on those stumps there"
''Ah, Bobo, the
Orbins just had a new grandchild. They probably won't even remember me
tomorrow. Bet they've already forgotten all about that interview."
''That may be,
but we're going to be there at ten o'clock just like we said we'd be."
Why did Jude write NURTURED IN PURPLE?
NURTURED
IN PURPLE is a sequel to Joy Restored in The Chronicles of Chanute Crossing
Series; I had toyed with the idea of a sequel, but didn't want to really pour
my heart into it- until my publisher suggested it! Then, I actually found I
came to love these flawed characters in book two.
Purchase Links: NURTURNED IN PURPLE will release June 11th
in the meantime you can find the author...
Desert
Breeze Publishing. http://stores.desertbreezepublishing.com/Categories.bok
Author
website: http://judeurbanski.com/
