Barbara J. Robinson's new Inspirational Mystery/Suspense Romance Novel soon to be Released

Robinson penned an inspirational mystery/suspense romance novel titled THE LORD HAD SOMETHING BETTER IN MIND soon to be released by Publish America and book reviewrs may contact Publish America for a review copy. Information about her writing may be found at Florida Sunshine & Oranges for the Spirit.

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As steamy as the hot, thick, sticky heat of Louisiana, this page-turner will keep you in suspense, and readers will find themselves all steamed up, wondering what happens next, with a tale of love, loss, superstition, pain, heartache, and faith in God in the hot, sticky, Southern heat, with this Southern mystery/suspense/romance novel. Myrtle lost her husband nineteen years ago. He died leaving her nothing but a run-down strawberry farm. She and her daughters struggle to make a living from the farm. Magnolia drives her mother, Myrtle, into town to sell her strawberries to the local farm bureau, when a black cat runs across the road in front of them. Myrtle is very superstitious and believes that the black cat will bring bad luck. She believes that the cat is a sign, or warning.

Magnolia believes in the Bible, God, Gods word, and the power of prayer. She does not believe in luck, but in making your own luck with hard work and the power of prayers and Gods help. This unique book is set in a unique small town, turned small city, known today as the Strawberry Capital of the World and Americas Antique City. Famous for its annual April Strawberry festival, Ponchatoula, Louisiana, sets the tale for this powerful, moving story that takes readers from the celebration of the Strawberry Festival, which is second only to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, to Hidden Oaks Campground, and the Manchac Swamps. Readers will learn about box-turtle hunting, edible mushroom hunting, and wild bayou asparagus as they vicariously live Magnolias pain, heartache, and loss, when her husband mysteriously disappears on a deer hunting trip into the Manchac Swamp. Dive right into the old Tangipahoa River, Hidden Oaks Campground, the Manchac Swamp, the April Strawberry Festival, and red, ripe, fresh, juicy, Ponchatoula, Louisiana, strawberries and let the author take you on a journey through Strawberry Town USA! Dive right into the Tangipahoa River and a real April Flood, as you vicariously enjoy the authors experiences that make her novel unique and realistic! In this tale of love, loss, superstition, pain, heartache, and faith in God in the Louisiana heat, God and the power of prayer versus superstitions of the South when a womans husband mysteriously disappears in the Manchac Swamp. Through belief in making her own luck with hard work and the power of prayer and Gods help, this powerful, moving story takes readers from the celebration of the Strawberry Festival in Ponchatoula, Louisiana, known as the Strawberry Capital of the World and Americas Antique City, famous for its annual April Strawberry Festival, which is second only to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, to the Manchac Swamps. Readers learn about box-turtle hunting, edible mushroom hunting, and wild bayou asparagus.

Barbara J. Robinson is the author of Magnolia: A Wilting Flower and The Lord had Something Better in Mind, and My Special Mother". Her testimonial appears in Chicken Soup for the Teachers Soul. Robinson her husband, Scott, her German Shepherd, Dakota, and Siamese cats Star and Princess happily make their home in Florida. Magnolia: A Wilting Flower by Barbara J. Robinson took home a trophy from the Florida Writers Association (FWA) Convention last October when the creative nonfiction Southern memoir won a Royal Palm Award. Her short story The Lord had Something Better in Mind" took first place in Southeastern Louisiana Universitys fiction-writing competition, and she developed her award-winning short story into the novel THE LORD HAD SOMETHING BETTER IN MIND soon to be released. Mom used to always say, The good Lord has something better in mind," when I was disappointed about life, and I got the title from the line I often heard as I grew up and Mom comforted me whenever I was disappointed about the way things were going." Her new paperback, The Lord had Something Better in Mind, will soon be available.

Robinson penned the short story with that same title sitting on the banks of the old Tangipahoa, and it won first prize in Southeastern Louisiana Universitys (SLU) fiction-writing competition and was published in their literary magazine, Gambit. That was the beginning of the paperback you will soon be able to hold in your hand. She wrote it while taking a creative-writing class at SLU. Magnolia is now available as an e-book at www.publishamerica.com for only $5.95, but if you want the real thing, the paperback is available at your favorite online bookstore! Available through Spring Arbor Distributor and Bowkers and Taylor.