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The Colors of Home Home isn't a place. It's a reckoning. After her husband dies from leukemia, Ebony McMullen packs her three children into an overstuffed Suburban and drives fifteen hours from Colorado to North Carolina-back to the small Southern town her husband once fled without explanation. She's out of money. Out of options. And forced to live in a house owned by the father-in-law, who never wanted her. On the surface, the town is postcard-perfect-church steeples, front porches, Friday night lights. But beneath the magnolias and manners lies something colder. Her oldest son, Owen, burns with anger after legal trouble in Colorado. Scotty clings to the hope that football will help him belong. Destiny-bright, perceptive, and unashamed of her Down syndrome-sees beauty everywhere. But in this town, difference is noticed. A diner waitress asks, ""What are you?"" A teacher assumes Ebony belongs in the kitchen. A rival father hurls a racial slur under stadium lights. Then someone humiliates Destiny in a calculated act meant to send a message-and the fragile stability Ebony has fought to build begins to splinter. As tensions rise, Ebony discovers that the town's history-and her father-in-law Shane McMullen's past-hold secrets far darker than she imagined. The man who controls the roof over their heads has buried truths that could shatter reputations, expose long-hidden betrayals, and force Ebony to question everything she thought she knew about her marriage. Because nothing here is as it seems. Not the neighbors. Not the past. Not even the story she's been told about why her husband left. When old loyalties collide with dangerous revelations, Ebony must decide whether survival is enough-or if it's time to fight for justice, truth, and a home her children can claim without apology. The Colors of Home is a powerful, emotionally charged novel about grief, race, redemption, and the courage it takes to confront the past. Because sometimes home isn't where you're welcomed. It's where you choose to stand.

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Edwina Perkins is the co-director of Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. She is the coordinator for Mentoring Moments and the manager for Sensitivity Between the Lines, both with Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. Edwina is the managing editor for Harambee Press, an imprint of End Game Press. As a longtime member of Word Weavers International, she now serves as a member of the advisory board. She has served as the Emerging Leader Coordinator with ECPA (Evangelical Christian Publishing Association). Edwina is an award-winning writer, experienced teacher, speaker, freelance editor, and authenticity/sensitivity consultant, and has been published in numerous publications. ​Edwina has a passion for seeing ethnic writers represented well in the publishing industry, and she enjoys speaking to audiences about this opportunity. She is also passionate about coaching and mentoring writers. Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes is an editor, author, speaker, podcaster, and educational consultant. She is the production editor for Embolden Media Group and a member of Word Weavers International, serving as an online chapter president and mentor. She belongs to FWA (Florida Writers Association), ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), CWoC (Crime Writers of Color), AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association), and AASA (American Association of School Administrators). She serves on the board of the nonprofit organization 540 Writers' Community and is an art instructor for the nonprofit organization Light for the Future in Guatemala. Katherine hosts the podcast Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Laced with Morality and co-hosts Open Mic, a Word Weaver International podcast. She contributes regularly to several magazines, blogs, and newsletters. She authored a Bible study for women and a collaborative anthology of devotions, and is currently working on the sequels to her first general-market thriller. Her thriller A Fifth of the Story debuted in February 2024 through Endgame Press. The itch to learn more about the God who saved her motivated Jenifer to switch from pursuing a psychology degree to studying women's ministry. She learned how to dive deep into God's Word while gaining her Bachelor's, but the fountain of knowledge only temporarily satisfied her. With her overactive imagination working nonstop, she jotted down simple stories on notebook paper as she wiped the noses and bottoms of her two toddlers. When her young ones went to school, Jenifer sought to bring her mental movies to life by spending her days hunched over a keyboard, frantically recording the scenes that played in her head. She quickly realized the people described in the Bible were not simply fictional heroes, but everyday people who encountered an extraordinary God.

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