Summer is right around the corner and I thought this book would be a good way to welcome it. Take it away, Barbara Britton!
Thank you for having me back on the blog, Nancy. I’m
excited to share about Until June. Even though I am published in
Biblical Fiction, this will be my first Historical book baby to launch. I heard
the story nugget for Until June while on an Alaskan cruise excursion
over a decade ago. My family visited a lodge near a glacier outside of Juneau
and I heard how a veteran and a caregiver lived in the lodge and were cut off
from society for months when the Taku River froze. A man and a woman alone in a
lodge? That is how the spark of a story began.
Pelican Book Group will release my caregiver story on June
11th.
Book Blurb for Until June:
When seventeen-year-old seamstress, Josephine Nimetz,
agrees to take care of a WWI amputee in a remote Alaskan lodge to escape the
influenza of 1918, there’s enough friction to melt the Mendenhall Glacier. Her
position is only until June, and it pays well enough to overlook the hardship
of managing a rustic home and a shell-shocked veteran, Geoff Chambers.
Geoff makes it clear that he isn’t too fond of the “runt”
sent to take care of his needs, nor of her painful mistakes. Dealing with a
depressed and addicted amputee, pushes Josephine to the brink of leaving, if
not for the money her salary brings.
But Josephine is a perfectionist, determined to get Geoff
back on his feet—figuratively. Although, sending a rich, handsome veteran back
into society may cost Josephine the man she has grown to love.
Excerpt from Until June
Geoff’s head whipped to
the side. His lips puckered. A scowl wrinkled his face.
“I can’t go on patrol.
Not tonight.”
She shivered as if
thunder had rattled the wall behind her. Geoff acted as if someone else was in
the room.
“Tell him, Jo.” Geoff’s
gaze turned to her. “No sentry duty.”
No one was there to tell.
“Do it.”
Should she talk to the
air? She didn’t sign up for this—the physical care yes—but the mental? How
could she heal someone whose nightmares grew flesh?
“I told you.” Geoff
held onto every vowel.
Was he talking to her
or the man? Wait. No one else existed.
Flinging off the
afghan, she balled it up in front of her chest. She could do this. Boss a
ghost.
Staring at the closet
doors, she cleared her throat and said in her calmest voice, “Please leave. Geoff Chambers is
unable to assist you.”
There. Done. Then, why
was she still looking at the invisible intruder?
Geoff settled into his
covers.
She turned to leave,
but then she heard a real voice.
“I need more morphine.”
And that was the
scariest voice of all.
You
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Barb’s Bio:
Barbara M. Britton lives in Southeast Wisconsin and
loves the snow—when it accumulates under three inches. She is published in
Biblical fiction and enjoys bringing little-known Bible characters to light in
her stories. Look for Barb to venture into sweet Historical fiction with “Until
June.” Barb is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers, the Society
of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Romance Writers of America and
Wisconsin Romance Writers of America. Barb has a nutrition degree from Baylor
University but loves to dip healthy strawberries in chocolate. Find out more
about Barb’s books on her website www.barbarambritton.com.
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It's great to be back on your blog, Nancy. I'm excited for the release of "Until June."
ReplyDeleteAnd of course I am glad to host you once again. Good luck with the new release!
DeleteThank you, Nancy.
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