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Hometown Fourth of July -- Book spotlight

June Foster • Jul 04, 2023

Today I welcome author and blogger June Foster as she shares the heartwarming story behind her latest release.


Hometown Fourth of July was inspired by my husband's oldest brother. I hope you enjoy it.

Joe's parents were childless despite their strong Catholic faith. So, eight years of marriage and no children, they decided on adoption—a darling, four-year-old boy named Marshall.

For reasons known only to God, after two more years, Mrs. Foster found she was pregnant and delivered her first biological son, Mike. After that came my husband Joe, then Pat, then Helen, and finally Steve. Marshall was thrilled with so many brothers and a sister.

Mrs. Foster decided that the two older boys, Mike and Joe, needed to learn that their oldest brother was adopted. She called a family meeting and told them how Marshall came to their family. Joe spoke up, "Marshall still gets to be our big brother, doesn't he?"

In later years, he and Marshall remained in touch. When Marshall told Joe he'd be interested in finding his birth family but had no idea how to go about it, Joe offered to help.

Marshall discovered his birth mother had passed away ten years before but learned he had a sister. Joe couldn't find a contact number for Marshall's sister, but located one for Marshall's niece, his sister's daughter. Marshall was too nervous to make the call so Joe called her.

When a woman said hello, Joe explained he was calling for his brother, Marshall Foster, and that Marshall was looking for his sister. My husband thought the woman had hung up as he heard nothing but silence, then a sob. Finally, the woman spoke. She was Marshall's niece and said her mother, Marshall's sister, had been looking for him for years. She said her mother had died two months before.

Marshall was devastated, but his niece's promise to come to Washington to visit him with her other sister the following July cheered him. But in June, two days after Marshall's birthday, he died of cancer, never getting to meet his nieces.

But the story is not all bad. During the process, my husband and I had occasion to tell Marshall about our awesome and powerful God who sent his son Jesus to the earth to die for our sins. We shared how to have faith in the Savior and about our final home - Heaven. Marshall began going to church with us and gave his life to the Lord at Thanksgiving that year before the following summer. He started coming to Bible study in our home. We were warmed when he told us how he'd always felt empty. He pointed to his heart. He said he was no longer empty inside, and he finally knew who his real Father was.

Joe and I were present on that day in the middle of June when Marshall went to be with the Lord. I've never witnessed anyone die before, but I can say without hesitation, the experience was beautiful. Someday we'll see this wonderful man again when we join him in Heaven.

 

 

About A Hometown Fourth of July -

When Max Tate meets Lynn at the Fourth of July celebration in their hometown of Ft. Freedom, Washington, he's attracted to the curvaceous blond. Lynn helps Max locate his birth mother, but when they take a ferry to Cascade Island in search of her, they're too late. She died two weeks before. Now Max is mad at God and turns his back on the best friend he ever had—Lynn Marshall.

Lynn got lost in the crowd of her large family, their attention never stretching far enough to her lonely position as a middle child. Max declares his love for her, and she gives him her heart, but he hurls it back at her.

When he finally uncovers the truth about his birth mother, he's stunned. After an orphaned boy makes an impact on their lives, will Max and Lynn discover their love for each other once again to celebrate another Fourth?

 

About June

An award-winning author, June Foster is a retired teacher with a BA in Education and a MA in counseling. June began writing Christian romance in 2010 as she and her husband traveled the US in their RV. Her adventures provide a rich source of information for her novels. She brags about visiting a location before it becomes the setting in her next book.


To date, June has written over thirty contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels and novellas. June uses her training in counseling and her Christian beliefs in creating characters who encounter real-life difficulties yet live victorious lives. She's published with Winged Publications. Visit June at www.junefoster.com to see a complete list of her books.


Her novel, The Inn at Cranberry Cove, won the 2021 Selah award for Romantic Suspense. It is available on Amazon in paperback, hardback, and eBook format.  

 

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