Spotlight & Giveaway: The Next Best Day by Sharon Sala

Posted November 11th, 2022 by in Blog, Spotlight / 29 comments

Today, HJ is pleased to share with you Sharon Sala’s new release: The Next Best Day

 

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Beloved and bestselling author Sharon Sala brings you a brand-new contemporary romance filled with second chances, new beginnings, and a Southern small town you won’t want to leave.

Fans of Debbie Macomber and Susan Wiggs will love this new story.

A fresh start for a young teacher to build the life she’s dreamt of

A second chance at romance for a single dad

The warm and uplifting small-town community cheering them on

After two back-to-back life-changing events, first grade teacher Katie McGrath leaves Albuquerque for a fresh start in Borden’s Gap, Tennessee. She is finally back in the classroom where she belongs, but it will take a little while for her to heal and truly feel like herself.

She’ll need to dig deep to find the courage to try again—in life and in love—but with some help from her neighbor Sam Youngblood and his adorable twin daughters, her future is looking brighter than she dared imagine.

 

Enjoy an exclusive excerpt from The Next Best Day 

He noticed the car under the portico at Louise’s house the moment he turned down the street. It appeared the new teacher had arrived. Without thinking, he turned up the drive at her house, got out and went to the door, rang the bell, then waited.
Then the door opened, and she was not what he expected. She was at least five foot nine, wearing jean
shorts and an oversize T-shirt, and barefoot. Her eyes were dark, as were the circles beneath them. But then she almost smiled, and those dark eyes twinkled. It reminded him that he was the one who’d knocked on her door, and now it was time to speak.
“Sorry to bother you, but since we’re neighbors, I wanted to welcome you to Borden’s Gap. I’m Sam Youngblood. I’m also the police chief here in town, and I live across the street.”
He’s really tall, Katie thought, and the dark-blue uniform he was wearing made his blue eyes shine.
“I’m Katie McGrath. Nice to meet you,” she said.
He looked past her shoulder to the empty house.
“Did you beat your furniture here?” he asked.
“Yes, but only for one night. I got a text about an hour ago that they’ll be here before noon tomorrow.”
“I have a folding cot I’d be happy to loan you,” Sam said.
“I have a sleeping bag. I’ll be fine, but thank you,” she said.
Another string of fireworks went off like a semiautomatic strafing a yard. Katie jumped like she’d been gut-punched and then took a slow breath.
Sam hid a frown. Her face had lost all hint of color at the sound.
“Fireworks abound but they’ll be over after tomorrow,” he said.
“Good to know,” Katie said.
Sam pulled a business card out of his pocket. “Here’s my card. My cell phone and the phone to the station are both on it.”
Katie’s fingers were trembling as she took it out of his hand.
“Thank you again. That’s very kind of you,” she said.
“Yes, ma’am. Now I’d better get home so my babysitter can leave. Nice meeting you, Miss McGrath.”
“Katie,” she said.
He nodded, tipped the corner of his Stetson, and then jumped back in his cruiser. After backing out of her drive, he pulled up in front of his house and got out carrying an armload of uniforms.
Katie was still watching from the window when two little girls came running out of the house. One had a sizable bandage on her upper arm, but even from this distance, she could see that they were identical twins.
So, he has twins and a babysitter, which must mean his wife works, too. Katie pulled all of the shades and curtains, shutting out everything in sight, and went back to the kitchen where she’d been making herself some supper. It was comforting to know there was a policeman living across the street, she thought, and dropped his card in her purse.

Excerpt. ©Sharon Sala. Posted by arrangement with the publisher. All rights reserved.
 
 

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Meet the Author:

Sharon Sala is a Native Oklahoman and still lives within a two-hour drive of where she was born. First published in 1991, she is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with 132+ books published in seven different genres. With two great-grandmothers of Native American descent on her father’s side of the family, one belonging to the Cherokee tribe, and the other a member of the Cree Tribe, she has followed the path of a storyteller, and considers it her gift from Spirit. Most of her stories come first to her as dreams, which then become the books she writes. Writing changed her life, her world, and her fate.
 
 
 

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29 Responses to “Spotlight & Giveaway: The Next Best Day by Sharon Sala”

  10. Mary C

    Love Sharon’s books and looking forward to reading more about Katie and Sam.

  26. Linda Herold

    Love that it’s about a teacher. (I am a retired special ed. teacher!)

  28. Patricia B.

    The excerpt was an excellent hook. We get introduced to the two main characters and get to know their jobs. It also hints at a traumatizing incident in Katie’s past that may have involved gunfire. It sounds like a good book.