My debut novel When Things Go Missing is finally, officially, published today!

It is a creative endeavor long in the making that enriched my life and I hope will enrich the lives of readers. You can order it now at all major retailers, including Amazon,  Amazon UK, Amazon AUS Bookshop, Barnes & Noble

Review of When Things Go Missing

Here’s another 5-star editorial review from Readers’ Favorite, one of the leading book reviewers for new books and Indie authors. This one from Keith Mbuya gives a nice overview of the book, and toward the end gives a fresh take on Cal and “the struggles of the modern male.”

One day, Fran, a fifty-year-old from San Domingo, leaves her home to get groceries, but finds herself heading South and does not stop. She leaves her daughter, Kay, a graduate student, a cryptic voicemail, hinting at her sudden departure. Fran had been the only reason her family, which included her son Cal, her husband Walter, and Kay, was still together. Walter, a strict father, hardly gets along with Cal, a heroin addict who has recently been released from jail.

With Fran gone, Kay is scared her dysfunctional family is about to fall apart. Fran keeps in touch with each of them subtly, but nothing seems to hold them together as they navigate their lives without her presence. Is there hope for the family? Find out in Deborah J Brasket’s When Things Go Missing.

Deborah J Brasket’s When Things Go Missing is a must-read for lovers of literary, contemporary drama novels flavored with suspense. Through the different perspectives of the multifaceted, dynamic, and authentic cast, Brasket brings into focus the complex romantic, platonic, and familial relations of the modern world, highlighting their tentative, ambivalent, fragile, and conditional nature.

I could relate to the love-hate relationship among the three, their emotional and mental turmoil as they tried to make sense of Fran’s absence and their roles in the family, and their unique journeys of self-discovery and redemption. Cal was my favorite. His addiction may have driven him to the depths of shame, despair, and instability, but he is sweet and caring at heart. He not only embodies the hectic process of overcoming and recovering from addiction, but also the struggles of the modern male.

More reviews, a synopsis, and an excerpt can be read on my Novels Page

My BOOK BLOG TOUR & GIVEAWAY

My book tour started last week and continues this week. If you haven’t checked it out yet, please do. Those who leave the most likes and comments on the participating sites will have a chance to win a free E-book PLUS extra chapters of the novel (which I reluctantly had to cut.)

BOOK BLOG PARTICIPANTS

• Sep. 15 – Sally Cronin, Smorgasbord Blog Magazine – SPOTLIGHT

• Sep. 16 – Valorie Hallinan, Books Can Save a Life – INTERVIEW / GUEST POST

• Sep. 18 – Laura Bruno Lilly, Classical Guitarist/Composer – BOOK REVIEW

• Sept. 20 – Margaret Moon, Book Chat – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

• Sept. 21 – Luanne Castle, Poet/Author – BOOK REVIEW

• Sep. 23 – Dr. Vicki Atkinson, Therapist/Author – BOOK REVIEW

• Sep. 24 – Jacqui Murray, Author, Book Reviewer – BOOK REVIEW

• Sep. 25 – Liz Gauffreau, Poet/Author – SPOTLIGHT

• Sep. 26 – Wynne Leon, The Heart of the Matter Podcast – INTERVIEW

• Sep. 27 – Liz Dexter – Editor, Book Reviewer – BOOK REVIEW

A NOTE TO READERS & SUBSCRIBERS

Self-promotion of one’s creative products always feels a bit tawdry and self-serving. But here’s how I’ve come to think of it: If you believe in your writing, that it has something valuable to offer readers, then what you are doing is not so much self-serving as honoring the importance of creative endeavors that enrich us all.

I hope you will agree if you get a chance to read When Things Go Missing. If you do, or if you already have read it, please let me know what you think by leaving a review on Amazon and Goodreads. It boosts the algorithms which help to get the book into the hands of others who may enjoy it.

Thank you so much for taking this journey with me. I can’t tell you how much it means to me!