Indie Author Living in Fort Erie, Canada (Niagara Region) – The Fifteenth of June, Fender, The Afton Morrison Series
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Can we lose a loved one without losing ourselves?
Twenty-eight-year-old Drew Thomson is haunted by a troubled past. After struggling for years with alcoholism and antisocial behavior, he ends a stable relationship with his girlfriend and finds himself without a home, job, or purpose.
Just as he learns that his father is terminally ill, he meets a stranger who offers him a flicker of hope for a better future. But is he ready to bury the past?
Rich with dark humor and a keen insight into the human condition, this debut fictional release from author Brent Jones delves into life's most pressing trials—destructive relationships, love, loss, and pursuing happiness.
Available in print, audio, and eBook formats.
I’m running a giveaway on Goodreads until Friday, March 17.
The prize?
I’ll be shipping print copies of my debut novel, The Fifteenth of June, to 10 lucky winners. If you’re that reader who prefers physical books to digital, it costs absolutely nothing—as in $0—to enter. All you need is a Goodreads account.
[The Fifteenth of June is] a process, for both the protagonist and the reader, of self-discovery and acceptance . . . and through this process, both reader and protagonist are shown glimpses of hope, of different possibilities, of the potential for change, and begin to understand that the way events and situations shape us depends on how we choose to deal with them . . .
—Daphne Kapsali, Author of 100 Days of Solitude
[The Fifteenth of June] is full of wit, and even though the story has some darkness to it, it has plenty of humor and lighthearted moments as well to balance it out.
—Dana Gore, Author of Choose Awareness
My wife went to a music festival in Orlando last fall. Alone with the dogs for the weekend, I decided to do something I had always wanted . . . to start writing a novel!
After roughly two months, I had finished the manuscript for The Fifteenth of June. I had initially titled it Stuck in One Spot, but my fabulous editor, Laura Mae Isaacman, persuaded me to rename it, and I’m glad she did.
Typing the first keystroke to self-publishing my debut novel took about four months in total, even though it felt like an eternity at times. Almost every day I told myself, “This might turn out to be the worst novel ever, but it’s worth a shot.”
I think I repeated that to myself so often because the thought of someone reading my work—let alone choosing an editor to dissect it—was terrifying.
Do you run a book club or participate in one?
If your club would like to read The Fifteenth of June, I may be able to provide you with a few complementary copies. Depending on my availability, I may also be able to join your club for a 30-minute teleconference. Please contact me for details.
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