Free (nook/Kindle) Mercy's Rain [Xtian 1890s Appalachian Literary Drama Novel]

[ATDrake]

Mercy's Rain: An Appalachian Novel by Cindy K. Sproles, herself a resident of the Appalachian mountains in East Tennessee, is her standalone historical literary drama novel dealing with themes of good and evil and community failings and anger and personal redemption and faith in an isolated 19th century Appalachian mountain setting, free courtesy of Christian publisher Kregel.

NB: this novel deals with strong themes of abuse, so reader discretion is advised for the more sensitive Gentle Readers in the audience.

Currently free, probably just for the rest of the day @ B&N (also UK) & Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK).

Description
When your life is built around a father's wrath, how can you trust in the love of Father God?

Mercy Roller knows her name is a lie: there has never been any mercy in her young life. Raised by a twisted and abusive father who called himself the Pastor, she was abandoned by the church community that should have stood together to protect her from his evil. Her mother, consumed by her own fear and hate, won't stand her ground to save Mercy either.

The Pastor has robbed Mercy of innocence and love, a husband and her child. Not a single person seems capable of standing up to the Pastor's unrestrained evil. So Mercy takes matters into her own hands.

Her heart was hardened to love long before she took on the role of judge, jury, and executioner of the Pastor. She just didn't realize the retribution she thought would save her, might turn her into the very thing she hated most.

Sent away by her angry and grieving mother, Mercy's path is unclear until she meets a young preacher headed to counsel a pregnant couple. Sure that her calling is to protect the family, Mercy is drawn into a different life on the other side of the mountain where she slowly discovers true righteousness has nothing evil about it--and that there might be room for her own stained and shattered soul to find shelter. . . and even love.

Mercy's Rain is a remarkable historical novel set in 19th century Appalachia that traces the thorny path from bitterness to forgiveness and reveals the victory and strength that comes from simple faith.

[ATDrake]

Now a repeat freebie in the original stores (apparently not available in the UK this time around, YMMV elsewhere), and newly free @ Google Play (available to Canadians).