Thousands of book-lovin’ people have touched my life since Saving CeeCee Honeycutt launched in January, and each day I’m amazed by the kindnesses that have been given to me so freely. My book tour has been beyond anything I could have dreamed. Each time I walk on stage and stand at the podium, I take a moment to look at the faces of all the people who gave up precious hours in their day just to hear me speak. An author has never felt more privileged.

 

 

My book has been embraced from Maine to Alabama, and from California to Georgia, and soon it will be published in Italy, Germany, France, Israel, and Poland. It has also landed on 9 bestseller lists, including the New York Times. When my novel was selected by the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance as an OKRA PICK, I was so stunned I could hardly talk.

 

What continues to touch me is that in a time in our history where many readers have been conditioned to expect shock and horror in the books they read, the story of little CeeCee Honeycutt and the women of Savannah who gave her the chance for a better life resonates within the hearts of countless thousands.

 

To the book people of the world—those who love the written word and the magic of storytelling—readers, book clubs, librarians, booksellers, and book bloggers—I say a huge and heartfelt THANK YOU. Every day you add a richness to my life that I’ve never before experienced. And everyday I am grateful.

 

 

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