New Anthology Short Story + THE BLACKSMITH’S BOY Giveaway!

The weather is getting cooler here in central North Carolina. Fall is creeping along – my favorite time of year. 

So far, September has been a good month on the writing front. My Middle Grades short story “Found Family” has been published in the Promised Protagonists anthology. It’s a nice collection of uplifting stories for kids, featuring protagonists from all backgrounds. Their theme is that every kid deserves to see themselves in the stories they read – and that’s a mission I support.

“Found Family” is set in the 1960s. A  neighbor’s death brings Vietnam home to twelve-year-old Cathy Humphries’ small, working-class North Carolina neighborhood. In this nostalgic, coming-of-age story, Cathy must convince her parents they can take in Jacob, the neighbor’s young son. Can her kindness and determination give hope to a child struggling with the loss of a parent?

You can order  print or eBook copies of Promised Protagonists on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Bookshop.

Also, you’ve heard me ramble about The Blacksmith’s Boy. Well, now you can win a free, signed copy from Young Adult Books Central (YABC)! Details are below, and while you are there, you can read my interview with YABC. We talk about the book, how I got the idea to do this, and what’s next.

Click here and enter to win! Did I mention it’s FREE?