Seattle, WA.—Camel Press is delighted to announce that Johnnie Come Lately ($14.95, 292 pp., ISBN: 978-1-60381-215-3), a work of women’s contemporary fiction by Kathleen M. Rodgers, is now available in audiobook. The narrator is Grammy award-winning vocalist and former Broadway actress Leslie Ellis, www.leslieellis.com.Bloggers interested in reviewing the audiobook should contact info@camelpress.com.
The audiobook is available on Audible.com, Amazon.com, and iTunes as well as their global retail partners.
The book Johnnie Come Lately has received several awards in the past year, including First Place in Women’s Fiction for 2016 Texas Association of Authors Best Book Award Contest, a gold medal in the Military Writers Society of America 2015 Book Awards, and a bronze medal in the Readers’ Favorite 2015 Book Awards–Women’s Fiction Category. The cover of Johnnie Come Lately was one of eight winners in the Southern Writers Magazine’s Cover Contest.
Kathleen lives in a suburb in North Texas and is represented by Jeanie Loiacano of Loiacano Literary Agency. Kathleen has a particular connection with the military; her husband is a retired fighter pilot/commercial airline pilot and her youngest son is a former Army officer who deployed to Afghanistan in 2014. Her first novel, The Final Salute, takes place on an air force base.
“The Kitchen family could be any wholesome All-American family, and like any family, they have secrets. In Johnnie Come Lately, Kathleen Rodgers brings to life an extended family that could be yours or mine. Their secrets will draw you into this book, and Rodgers’ characters—from Johnnie Kitchen to her lovable chocolate lab, Brother Dog—will jump off the page, grab your heart, and not let it go until the very end.” —Terri Barnes, author of Spouse Calls: Messages From a Military Life and columnist for Stars and Stripes
Johnnie Come Lately tells the story of Johnnie Kitchen, a wife and mother living in Northern Texas. Despite her outwardly happy existence, she yearns for a way to fulfill her dreams and end her nightmares. Her beautiful but flighty mother abandoned her, and a dark secret hangs over the family concerning the death of her uncle—Johnnie’s namesake. Johnnie was raised by loving grandparents, but until recently, she struggled with an eating disorder. Now, as she deals with turmoil in her marriage and problems with her children, she longs to go back to school and become a writer.
Kathleen M. Rodgers’ stories and essays have appeared in many magazines and anthologies. For more information, go to www.kathleenmrodgers.com.
Johnnie Come Lately is also available in eBook and 5x8 trade paperback formats online at BN.com, Amazon.com, the European Amazons and Amazon Japan. Bookstores and libraries can order through Ingram, Baker & Taylor, or by contacting info@camelpress.com or Brodart. Other eBook formats are for sale on Smashwords.
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