On the Corner of Hope and Main
A Blessings Novel
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Publisher Description
NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins celebrates her beloved Blessings series with a heartwarming novel set in Henry Adams, Kansas.
“If you haven’t yet gotten your hands on [this] author’s work, you should do so immediately.”—Shondaland
Citizens of Henry
Adams, Kansas, know there’s never a dull moment in their small town…
Trent July has been the mayor of this historic town for
the past four years, but now he’s ready to let someone else take up the mantle.
Barrett Payne, a former Marine, decides he wants the job. But when a surprise
candidate also enters the ring, the town has opinions on who would be the best
candidate.
And of course that’s not the only drama, as Malachi
“Mal” July continues to make reparations for the damage he’s caused and to the
people he’s betrayed, especially his lady love Bernadine. Is she finally ready
to forgive him and let the past go?
As the residents of Henry Adams have learned, life
will throw obstacles their way, but it’s how they come together and rise above
these challenges that keep the bonds of their close-knit community strong.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Jenkins returns to Henry Adams, Kans., for her 10th Blessings novel (after Second Time Sweeter) in this pleasing tale centered on a mayoral election. Trent July is stepping down as mayor, and his predecessor, Riley Curry, is planning to run despite not being liked by anyone. It is a comfort to everyone in town when Col. Barrett Payne decides to run for mayor, but his plans are complicated when the town reacts enthusiastically to his wife, Sheila, entering the race as well. As everyone claims to have the best interest of the community at heart, tensions rise further when series regular Bernadine Brown's ex-husband, Leo, returns to become Riley's campaign manager. Bernadine must also decide whether to forgive Mal July, her former lover, or to let him go. Jenkins's characters come to vivid life, and the town is as well developed as those who live there. As strife and foibles mount and the town finally chooses the next mayor, Henry Adams remains a place of faith where marriages deepen and relationships are mended. This is the best of the series so far.
