Debra Coleman Jeter
ASIN: B00XLCKVJ4
Publisher: Firefly Southern Fiction
Pages: 213
"One would be hard-pressed not to root for the likable protagonist and hope that her story ends with a happy ending." ~ Romantic Times Book Reviews"Jeter's novel considers the problems that might follow a sudden windfall."~ Publishers WeeklyTray Dunaway, an ordinary teenager from a poor Southern family, longs to become part of the popular clique at school. Her mother, Evelyn, lies in bed most days with her bipolar tendency toward extreme highs or desperate lows. Meanwhile, Tray’s grandmother Ginny, still grieving over the loss of her husband, would love to move out and find a place of her own. Maybe even a bit of romance to replace the loss she feels. But given the sorry state of the family’s finances that’s not possible. Then the Dunaways’ luck changes. Or so it seems.Tray’s father drives a down-and-out friend of the family, Pee Wee Johnson, to Hazard, Illinois, so Johnson can buy ...