Glory Road

Welcome to the Blog Tour for Glory Road by Lauren K. Denton with JustRead Publicity Tours! We continue the Glory Road celebration on social media starting March 26.

My Review of Glory Road

This book is a great fiction or romance novel.  No real mystery going on and definitely no murders.  A feel good keep you reading type book.  One that you can read at night while your husband is away.  Not saying it might not make you cry, but you’re not gonna wake up thinking a murderer is on the loose.  

Three generations of women.  All with male names.  This struck me within the first few chapters.  Grandma goes by Gus, mom goes by Jessie, and daughter is Evan.  Interesting.  

Both Jessie and Evan have an obsession with men driving a jeep.  This jeep goes back years on this road and holds so many memories.  But is Jessie willing to go back to the memories and through the hurt of the past?  Or maybe she’d like to venture down another road. 

Evan is a teenage girl about to start high school.  Her character is well developed and everything a southern teenage girl shouldn’t be.  There’s no light pink lip gloss and floppy ponytails for her.  She’s not out to fit in and is comfortable with her weird music loving taste.  There is something about this new boy that draws her in.  He’s older, mature, and his voice!  Now, to find out more about him and figure out how to get him to notice her.

Jessie isn’t sure yet what she wants.  Her business is not going well.  She’s divorced and living back home now.  Her mother lives down the road(her neighbor in fact) and is forever giving away her stock in the store plus forgetting things.  She’s worried about her mom, she’s worried about her daughter, she’s worried about her business, and now she has to be worried about her heart as well.  Can’t she catch a break?

And then the question that plagued me from almost chapter one.  What happens if both mom and daughter fall for father and son?  Wouldn’t that just be weird?  I mean how would you even describe that?

I really have enjoyed this book and finding a new author to follow.  While this isn’t the murder mystery I normally enjoy I really did like the slow pace of small town southern here.  I’ve had personal encounters with Alzheimer’s and forgetfulness as such in both my personal and professional life and love that it gets showcased among books.  People need to know.  

Something I didn’t like is that my oldest is fourteen and now I read a book about a fourteen year old and boys.  Heaven help me.  I’m not ready for this!

I received an ebook copy of this book to read and review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own and not influenced in anyway.  I love to share the good and the bad of the book world with you.

ABOUT THE BOOK

Title: Glory Road

Author: Lauren K. Denton

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Genre: Women’s Fiction/Southern Fiction

Release Date: March 19, 2019

Written in Lauren Denton’s signature Southern style, Glory Road tells the story of three generations of women navigating the uncertain pathways of their hearts during a summer that promises to bring change–whether they’re ready for it or not.

At thirty-eight, garden shop owner Jessie McBride thinks her chances for romance are years behind her and, after her failed marriage, she’s fine with that. She lives contentedly with her fiery mother and her quiet, headstrong daughter. But the unexpected arrival of two men on Glory Road make her question if she’s really happy with the status quo. Handsome, wealthy Sumner Tate asks her to arrange flowers for his daughter’s wedding, and Jessie finds herself drawn to his continued attention. And Ben Bradley, her lingering what-could-have-been from high school days who’s known her better than anyone and whom she hasn’t seen in years, moves back to the red dirt road. Jessie finds her heart being pulled in directions she never expected.

Meanwhile, Jessie’s fourteen-year-old daughter, Evan, is approaching the start of high school and trying to navigate a new world of identity and emotions–particularly as they relate to the cute new guy who’s moved in just down the road. At the same time, Jessie’s mother, Gus, increasingly finds herself forgetful and faces a potentially frightening future.

As all three women navigate the uncertain paths of their hearts and futures, one summer promises to bring change–whether they’re ready for it or not.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born and raised in Mobile, Alabama, Lauren now lives with her husband and two young daughters in Homewood, just outside Birmingham. In addition to her fiction, she writes a monthly newspaper column about life, faith, and how funny (and hard) it is to be a parent. On any given day, she’d rather be at the beach with her family and a stack of books. Her debut novel, The Hideaway, is USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts bestseller. Her second novel, Hurricane Season, released in April, 2018, and was listed on BookPage’s 2018 list of Most Anticipated Fiction.

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