Honesty Works Best When It's the Truth

Ron Hosea's winsome hometown characters are sure to make you smile as they spring off the page with overt wit and covert wisdom. A must-read for those who enjoy reminiscing the laid-back lifestyle of small-town yesteryear when faith was the fabric of everyday life and homespun humor made your toes tickle.<br>-Debora M. Coty award-winning author of 11 inspirational books including <i>Mom NEEDS Chocolate</i><p>Emma Gladstone loves God her Baptist church and yes even her husband Earl. With wit charm and hair-raising moments her homespun attitude and plain talk narrates four short stories examining the realities of life in Forbye Florida in the 1950s.<p>In the story The Church Social Emma finally discovers the ultimate recipe that will surely earn her notice in the Forbye Telegraph's Talk of the Town column. However her pursuit is jeopardized when her arch enemy Nelly Dalton is accused of thwarting Mrs. Gladstone's effort.<p>After the preacher's sudden death in The Pulpit Committee Emma conspires to find a way for her husband Earl to serve on the pulpit committee. Only after a shocking revelation about the baptismal pond does she get her wish; the search in all its strangeness ensues.<p>In God Will Clear a Path the town is on edge after a black man was spotted at the preacher's house. Tensions rise as church members find themselves caught in a power struggle between the preacher and the richest man in Forbye.<p>Romance isn't the only thing brewing in Emma and Earl a Love Story. Friendship true love and a crossword puzzle championship all hang in the balance.