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#Giveaway -Going Up South- Has Your Heart Been Broken?

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I’ve had my heart broken. Tattered. Bruised. Taken advantage of. Betrayed.

Haven’t we all at one time or another?

Sometimes hearts are broken in a romantic relationship, but sometimes they are crushed by a friend, a parent, a child, a co-worker, a church, a job. Sometimes life balls up its fist and punches us in the chest through disease, disaster, financial storms, death.

There’s literal pain, tossing and turning at night, tear-soaked pillows and those cycling thoughts that keep picking at a tender scar.

But we are not alone. We have a Savior who was acquainted with suffering. He shed tears. He’s been there. Betrayed… deserted… beaten… rejected… familiar with pain.    Isaiah 53:3

We also have a Savior who is a healer, who is close to the brokenhearted.  He knows our brokenness, our sorrows.

He catches our tears in a bottle. Psalm 56:8

My story Going Up South is about a woman who was betrayed by her husband. She meets a man who’s little boy heart was broken by his father, and now he feels deceived by one of his few friends. Though this is a romance, I hope, in my little story, you will find the One who truly binds up the brokenhearted.

Going Up South

Going Up South by
Janet W. Ferguson

Going Up South
Southern Hearts Series ~ Book 2

No one told him he had a son.

Actor Dylan Conner is furious. Not only has he been left out of his child’s life, the baby boy has been given another man’s last name. Determined to be a better father than the sorry guy who’d left him and his mother, Dylan fights to ensure a significant place in his son’s life. Unfortunately, his bad-boy reputation overshadows his good intentions. Only one woman in this small town sees beyond his Hollywood image. And he’s falling for her. Too bad she’s the custody mediator.

After her scandalous divorce in the small town of Oxford, Mississippi, attorney Cassie Brooks has no intentions of practicing law again. The humiliating experience left a bitter taste for love, marriage, and her profession.

Now friends need Cassie’s help in a custody negotiation, and her role demands she remain objective. She never expected to be drawn to Dylan Conner—the actor who everyone warns is bad news. Not only is the mediation at stake, but so is her heart.

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#Giveaway – Leave a comment by February 28th to be included in the drawing for an e-copy of Going Up South!

 

Janet W Ferguson (66 Posts)

Janet W. Ferguson is a Christy Award finalist and the FHL Readers Choice Award winning author of realistic inspirational fiction. An avid reader, she loved books so much she found a job as a librarian so she could be around them all day. Then she turned that love of story into writing faith-filled novels with characters who feel like best friends. You’ll laugh and cry as the quirky heroes and heroines chase their happily ever after. ​Janet and her husband live in Mississippi where they say y’all a lot, and she forces him to visit the beach as often as possible. They have two grown children, one really smart dog, and a cat that allows them to share the space. Connect with her at http://www.janetfergusonauthor.com/


Comments

  1. This sounds like an interesting story- a very difficult situation for both H and h to be in! Always good to read books that are not afraid to tackle tricky, hard situations.
    Blessings:)

  4. I will be adding this book to my list. We are so fortunate to know He is in our corner, I feel quite sorry for those facing these days and times without Him. Thankk you for being His messenger.

  6. Hi Wemble, Thank you! We do fall into tricky situations in life sometimes :) I hope you enjoy Going Up South if you read it.
    Blessings

  7. Hi Kelly! Thank you for your interest! I love how you phrased that comment. He does see, hear, and lavish His love. Sometimes in the middle of hard things, we have to hang onto to that.
    Blessings

  8. Hi Marylin! I do love a book that sinks deep in my heart and mind. I hope you enjoy Going Up South.
    Blessings

  9. Hi Joelle! Yes, what would I do without Him in my corner? I love that word picture. Thank you so much for your encouragement!
    Blessings

  10. Thank you, Sally! I think this is my favorite cover so far, too. Yes, He’s pieced my heart together many times.
    Blessings

  11. I can see the depth in this story already. Anyone with a broken heart can relate. And I think it’s even worse when your heart is broken by family. You can’t choose them and you’re stuck with them even if it hurts every time you see the one(s) who hurt you. I would say leaving is actually better for healing purposes, because having to deal with that person in a constant basis is like an opened wound that takes longer to heal.

  12. Hi Priscilla. Yes, I believe we’ve all been there one way or another. Family heartache is tough and unfortunately, it’s common. I guess it depends on the situation and God’s direction on how to deal with each situation. I sure do like to avoid conflict when possible. Sometimes I have no choice but to be there– hanging onto my Healer.
    Blessings

  13. This is going to bea tearjerker. There are so many questions a reader will want answer in this one. You may to tempted to be bias based on your own past but you have to choose to be able to see it from another point of view. Sometimes in the moment we may decisions that affect so many people similar to sin. There is a myth it only affects you but it affect everyone in your circle. Thank God for his grace and love.

    I cannot wait to read this one.

  15. Hi! Thank you for commenting. You’re right. It is good to try and see things from another point of view, and our actions do ripple out to hurt others. We are all guilty, but for the grace of God.
    I hope you enjoy Going Up South!
    Blessings

  16. Hi Beth! Thanks! The red hair makes the cover stand out, I think. The heroine has beautiful red hair in the story.

  17. I am captivated by the description of your novel. Although I have never read any of your books I would very much like to read this.

  19. This book sound interesting. I have been wanting it ever since the first time I saw it. Thanks for the giveaway.

  21. Thank you so much, Linda! Those novel descriptions are really hard to write, so I appreciate your encouragement!
    Blessings

  23. Hi Merrillee, Going Up South is not really a saying but a tweak on the saying “going down South.” It makes more sense when you read the novel. It is set in the deep South of the U.S., but the characters end up making a trip to Central America. The novels are romantic comedy but they deal with tough issues.
    Thanks for asking!
    Blessings

  24. Hi Brenda! Thanks for saying you want to read it! I hope you get to and that you like it :)
    Blessings

  25. Hi Gail, So sorry about your hard issues now. Those seem to drop on us unexpectedly sometimes. Prayed for you just now.
    Blessings

  26. Jackie, So sorry about the health issues. Saying a prayer for you now. I hope you enjoy Going Up South.
    Prayers and hugs

  27. Hi, Janet! I’ve read all four books in your series, and they were all awesome. My absolute favorite was Tackling the Fields. I just really loved Cole and Audrey. Thanks so much for writing. I can’t wait to read your next book!

  28. I love the idea of this book. Everyone deserves more than one chance and I love that this character wants to be better than his dad and wants to be a dad, not just a man who made a baby. These characters have difficult decisions to make and lots of heartbreak. I want to experience it right along with them.

  29. Hi Meagan! Wow! I’m so humbled and honored that you enjoyed my little stories! That’s so encouraging :) Thank you! I better get to work finishing my next story!
    Blessings

  31. Hi LeAnne :) I’m so sorry you get. I wish we all had no clue about being brokenhearted. Thanks for commenting.
    Blessings

  32. Hi Danielle! I love that name :) Thank the Good Lord we all get another chance. I hope you enjoy Going Up South. There are a few funny moments along the way, too. Kind of like life.
    Blessings

  34. Hi Colleen! It’s a little complicated. It’s the second in the Southern Hearts series. I hope you like it :)
    Blessings

  38. Hi Melanie! Thank you so much! I loved how the cover turned out, too! I hope you like Going Up South if you read it :)
    Blessings

  39. Yes, life is full of heartaches & healing, or, at least, a lessening of the pain. Your book sounds interesting; I’d enjoy reading it, I’m sure!

  40. Growing up South sounds like quite the story! My sister is an adoption social worker, but I never quite thought of her as the heroine in a romance novel! Trdivincenzo (at) gmail (dot) com

  43. HI Laurel! Thank you! You’re right, and my New Year’s resolution is to find joy in small things no matter the situation. I hope you like the Going Up South!
    Blessings

  44. Hi Teri! Your sister would make a great heroine! I hope you like Going Up South!
    Blessings

  45. Hi Debora! There are a few laughs amidst the drama in the story. I have to laugh to get through life. :)
    I hope you like Going Up South.
    Blessings

  57. I love stories that have real life issues. They help us feel we are not alone. The book sounds amazing.

  60. Thank you, Deana! You are right. We are not alone :) I hope you enjoy Going Up South.
    Blessings

  64. Kimberly, I love that passage as well. Each of the 4 books in this series uses part of it as a theme verse. Leaving Oxford uses “beauty for ashes,” Going Up South uses “He binds up the brokenhearted,” Tacking the Fields uses “He frees the captives,” and Blown Together use “They shall be oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD.” I hope you like the stories!!
    Blessings

  65. I love books about true-to-life people. Sometimes the characters are just way too perfect to relate to. I happen to know a family where the father found out he had a son who was already about 7 years old. This book is going on my TBR list.

  68. Thanks, Lucy! Heartbreak does take a some time. Yes, we have to hang onto His faithfulness. You’re so right!
    Blessings

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