#BlogTour: The Fortune Tellers Promise by Kelly Heard @heardkj1 @bookouture @sarahhardy681 #TheFortuneTellersPromise #BookoutureBooksOnTour

Book Synopsis:

1979, Blyth, western Virginia. Fifteen-year-old Dell is frightened of the way her father loves her narcissistic mother. It’s like a fire that burns through him and leaves him hollow. As her parents’ marriage crumbles and her father turns to drink, Dell wonders if she’ll ever know what happiness feels like. Until the day she meets handsome, gentle Mason.

But a dark secret connecting Dell and Mason’s families tears them apart, leaving a pregnant Dell alone. Heartbroken, Dell is still certain she can raise her beautiful daughter, Juniper, on her own. But Dell’s bitter mother can’t stand the gossip. With nobody to fight her corner, Dell’s world crumbles as the local church takes Juniper away.

1991, the Shenandoah Valley. Dell has tried to make peace with her fortune by helping others understand theirs. She knows her little girl has gone to a good family—better than the one she had, anyway. So nothing could have prepared her for the devastating news that her daughter is now missing.

Dell has no choice but to return to the town where the ghosts of her past wait. Back in Blyth, Dell must figure out if she can forgive the mother who abandoned her and the man who broke her heart. And for one of them, time for forgiveness is running out. Slowly piecing together the mystery of what happened to her girl, will Dell’s old wounds finally heal, or will the answers she finds shatter her heart into a thousand pieces?

An unforgettable and heart-wrenching debut about the endurance of love, the power of forgiveness, and finding beauty in the world around us. Your must-read book of 2019. Perfect for fans of Where the Crawdads Sing, Kristin Hannah and Kerry Lonsdale.

The Fortune Tellers Promise is available in ebook and paperback now. You can purchase your copy using the link below.

My Review:

Oh my this was a beautifully written, emotion story which is hard to believe is the author’s debut novel.

The story switches from a pregnant Dell who is struggling with being abandoned by her boyfriend and mother , to Dell returning to her home town to try to find her missing daughter. As a mum I think I’m much more affected by stories about forced adoption then others may be as I can’t imagine having to make such a harrowing decision. I therefore really felt for Dell and the hard decision she is forced into making.

The romantic part of this story between Dell and Mason was absolutely beautiful and I loved watching it all unfold, even though I knew how it ended from the blurb. I was completely on their side from the start and wanting to keep reading to see how everything would turn out, hoping for a different ending for them.

Overall I thought this was an emotional and utterly compelling book that I found hard to put down. It’s rare for a book to actually make me cry but this one managed to and I found myself sobbing regularly. I always think it takes great skill from the author to cause such a strong reaction.

Huge thanks to Sarah Hardy for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Bookouture for my copy of this book via Netgalley.

About The Author:

I’ve written to entertain myself since I learned how to write the alphabet, but sharing my work with others will always feel new to me.

I started writing novels in high school, but finally wrote one I loved enough to query in 2017. That book will release later this year with Bookouture, along with another to follow in 2020. 

I grew up in the mountains of Virginia, but currently live outside Richmond with my husband, our daughter, and the worst-natured house cat that has ever lived.

I prefer writing to most other pastimes, but you’ll occasionally find me in the garden, hiking, or exploring thrift shops (the spookier the better).

Twitter is the best way to keep up with me, though I’ll share news on releases here as well.