[F]oto Friday

Good fiction is hard to find lately. At least, it has been for me, as I've torn apart my shelves for that next book to sink my teeth into.
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First, I tried this novel. Certain content did not sit well with me.

I'd had high hopes for the next one; the author is one I've enjoyed before, and the premise sounded exciting! Yeah...

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How's this for excitement? (Watch out, I drool.)

And then this one! This one seemed so original, with a main character I could potentially relate to.

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*sigh* At least I got some good daydreaming done.

But wait! What's this? Why, I believe it's Kathryn Magendie's new release, Tender Graces, in my mailbox, of all places!

Color me giddy!

So, good fiction? I found it, in Kathryn's story of Virginia Kate. The back cover blurb is this:

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The death of her troubled mother and memories of her abused grandmother lure a woman back to the Appalachian hollow where she was born. Virginia Kate Carey, the daughter of a beautiful mountain wild-child and a slick, Shakespeare-quoting salesman, relives her turbulent childhood and the pain of her mother's betrayals. Haunted by ghosts and buried family secrets, Virginia Kate struggles to reconcile three generations of her family's lost innocence.
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Virginia Kate's story, so heartrending, snatched my attention up immediately (and still holds it hostage). And Kathryn's writing? Powerful. Each sentence, so fresh and full, lifts from the page to swirl around me, so I feel it.

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Are you looking for good fiction?

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I recommend this book. Get you a copy.