Introducing New Author, Deena Adams

Today, I’m turning over my blog to Deena Adams. As a newly published author, I like to support and encourage other up-and-coming authors. Let’s welcome her!

Hi, everyone! And thanks so much, Jennifer, for the opportunity to share about what I’m working on and how readers can connect with the Hope Collective Community.

Where did your writing journey start and are you published yet? Since starting my journey toward Christian Fiction publication in 2018, I’ve completed two manuscripts and recently completed a novelette, which I offer free as a thank you to newsletter subscribers. If you’re asking, “What is a novelette,” it’s longer than a short story and shorter than a novella.

My novelette introduces Clayton Richards, the hero in the novel I’m currently polishing and planning to pitch to agents and editors in hopes of representation. The novelette tells his childhood story of abandonment and adoption.

When dreams disintegrate, is God really working behind the scenes for good? 

Mississippi Delta missionaries Camille and Raymond Richards are heartbroken over the impoverished people they encounter daily. Having grown up poor in South Alabama, they understand that lifestyle, which compels them to serve families struggling with perpetual poverty.

At age seven, left to fend for himself, Clayton Jenkins longs to be part of a loving family. A family where his parents never leave him home alone. Where his Mama showers him with attention and his daddy plays with him.

From the moment she meets Clayton, Camille envisions the waif as their son. But that was ridiculous. The boy had parents. And she was pregnant. Did compassion for the child skew her perspective?

Or was God working behind the scenes, formulating a plan far greater than they could imagine?

Give us a short synopsis of what the novel is about: In the novel, Clayton is a twenty-eight-year-old behavioral psychologist and homeless shelter manager. When he meets a guilt-ridden young widow turned court-appointed special advocate, a carved angel keepsake uncovers a link between the woman and a shelter resident, sending the trio down a path of discovery none of them could have imagined.

How did you arrive at the idea for your novel? The idea for the novel came from my three-and-a-half years as a court-appointed special advocate volunteer. The circumstances many children live in are heartbreaking and my prayer is that my story will inspire readers to step out and help abused children in some way and encourage those living with overwhelming guilt and shame to find freedom in Christ.

Where can we find out more about you and your writing journey? As I mentioned, subscribers to the Hope Collective can download my novelette free as a thank you. Each month you’ll also receive my newsletter filled with book recommendations, reviews, giveaways, updates on my publishing journey, and other bookish news.

If you’re interested in meeting other inspirational authors and weekly opportunities to win Christian novels, you can subscribe to Deena’s blog.

To find out more about Deena and her writing and subscribe to the newsletter and/or blog, you can visit Deena’swebsite, or simply click here for the subscribe link.