Tuesday Ebook Spotlight: 'Splinters from a Storm'

Jamie Huval of Arnaudville offers his fiction debut with “Splinters From A Storm,” a tale of one woman, a scandalous romance, and a gruesome murder that all come together during the deadliest storm in American history. The paperback sells for $14.99 but ebook downloads are only $4.99.

Here’s the book description:

Mrs. Devereaux holds the answer to a 64-year-old secret. It’s a secret all of the citizens of Galveston desperately wish to know. Did Ida Devereaux kill her husband on the eve of the deadliest storm in history? Or was it her neighbor’s husband? Or the man she was having an affair with? When a television interview goes awry, a young woman knocks on Mrs. Devereaux’s door the following morning, wanting to know if she had indeed murdered her lover in cold blood that dreadful night. With no choice but to open Pandora’s box, Mrs. Devereaux is forced to divulge family secrets and relive the horrors of her past.

“Splinters from a Storm” is a gripping tale of lust and indulgence, murder and betrayal, and unconditional love and true forgiveness. It will pull at the very heart of its readers and make them wonder, are things really black and white, or do we live in a world of gray? How can one secret affect the lives of so many? Can good people do bad things, and if so, can they be redeemed?

Louisiana Book News is written by award-winning author Chere Dastugue Coen, who writes Louisiana romances and mysteries under the pen name of Cherie Claire. Her first book in each series is FREE to download as an ebook, including "Emilie," book one of The Cajun Series, "Ticket to Paradise," book one of The Cajun Embassy series and "A Ghost of a Chance," the first Viola Valentine mystery.