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Guest Post & Giveaway- Disrupted Lives by Brenda Youngerman

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Happy Saturday to you all! Today I’m welcoming Brenda Youngerman to my blog to talk about her new book – Disrupted Lives! Brenda will be giving away a signed copy of Disrupted Lives to one commenter to this post.  Be sure to leave your e-mail address so that I can contact you if you win.  I’ll be choosing a winner on Monday May 16th.  Without further ado, here’s Brenda:

First I would like to thank Barb and all her followers for taking the time to read this and participate in this tour.I find that whenever I get new readers they are often surprised at how immersed they become in my work. I write ‘Fiction With A Purpose’ with real people and real issues. That does not mean that it is non-fiction – It is FICTION and the stories come from my head. But as a reader you will be taken on a ride that will open up your heart and play with your emotions.

Disrupted Lives is truly a love story – Darren and Amelia met at high school and they have that once in a lifetime kind of love – but life gets in the way. When they finally reconnect, Amelia must tell Darren that she was forced to give up their child. The tale then backtracks into all familial ties that child touches. The romance of the south, and the darkness of the south are revealed, and a family dynasty is brought to its’ knees. Whenever a book digs up a family you know that the family secrets are going to come out! This book is no exception to that rule!

A name does not make a person, a person makes a name. Such is the theme of Disrupted Lives, the story of how one adopted child touches and intersects with many lives, but ends up destroying one family name, while building another family’s legacy.

Darren and Amelia Kane were high school sweethearts torn apart by war. They reunite and discover that they both must put their nightmares behind them to build a life together. Betrayed by her parents, Amelia was earlier forced to give up their child.

Fiona Porter and Sterling Lake are thrown together as part of a business proposition. They end up surprising both their families by enriching the Lake empire and family name. The Lakes become synonymous with society, power and money, and their children must carry that torch forward at all cost.
When an adopted grandchild is brought into the family, he questions the definition of “family”. From 1920 to present-day Georgia, this saga of family secrets and old Southern prejudices are explored in the explosive novel Disrupted Lives.

Brenda Youngerman is the author of  six novels, Restored Hope, Public Lies, Private Scars, Sorrowed Souls, Hidden Truths, and including her latest release, Disrupted Lives. Brenda lives in Southern California and is writing her next novel, Skewered Halo. “I write what I call ‘Fiction With a Purpose’, something that I hope takes the reader on a ride so when they put the book down they say, “Was that real?” I also want the messages in the book to stay with them.”

I’d like to thank Brenda for dropping by my blog today and also for offering up a signed copy of her book.  Brenda loves to stay in touch with her readers and can be found a number of places:

Brenda’s Official Author Site

Brenda’s Blog – Fiction with a Purpose

Twitter

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Be sure to drop by and say hi! Become a follower and like her on Facebook!

About Barb Drozdowich

Social Media and Wordpress Consultant Barb Drozdowich has taught at University, trained technical personnel in the banking industry and, most recently, used her expertise to help dozens of authors develop the social media platform needed to succeed in today’s fast evolving publishing world. She owns Bakerview Consulting and is the only reviewer on this blog.

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Comments

  1. Leanne

    Sounds like a great story and a very emotional one at that. Brenda how did you come up with the idea for this book?

    • Brenda Youngerman

      Hi Leanne,
      Believe it or not this ‘general idea’ was sent to me by a reader. She had asked me if I would ever consider doing a book about ‘unwed mothers’ from the late ’60’s. She sent me a bit of her story and when I tried to reconnect she was nowhere to find. With that idea as a ‘rough outline’ my imagination just sort of went. I started back tracking.. I have a degree in History and that consumed me — before I knew it I had written a book that spanned 100 years and 3 families!

  2. Tiffany D.

    This is my first time hearing about this book. It definitely looks like a page turner. I am adding it to my wish list and hoping to win a copy! Thank you for the chance 🙂

    jaidahsmommy(at)comcast(dot)net

  3. Chrystal

    This sounds like such an amazing story. I will be adding this to my wishlist. I loved reading Restored Hope a few months back and am sure that this recent novel with be just as amazing.

        • Brenda Youngerman

          Chrystal…so do I! My kids used to laugh at me because I could cry at a commercial!
          I don’t remember when it was but someone asked me about my books and I commented that I cry when I write them and that came as a shock to them. I responded by stating – If I don’t feel something for the characters I am creating how can I expect a reader to?

  6. Cynthia

    Hi Barb, Brenda, and everyone 🙂 I just dropped by to say hi, please don’t count this as entry, I have a copy and believe me, everyone is really going to love this story. I have read two, Disrupted Lives and Sorrowed Souls. Brenda really brings her fiction to life. Everything she writes moves me and I am certain it will have the same effect on other readers.

    Cynthia
    The Wytch’s Mirror

  7. Linda Kish

    This sounds wonderful. My sister gave her baby up in 1965 and I would love to meet him some day. She passed away in an accident in 1980 so she can’t search for him and I don’t know if I could. I don’t really know anything.

    lkish77123 at gmail dot com