Dem Folk at Holy Rock by Sheila E. Bell - Book Tour + Giveaway
Dem Folk At Holy Rock
My Son's Wife Series Book 10
by Shelia E. Bell
Genre: Inspirational Romance, Drama
Just when you thought they couldn't come with more drama, more upsets, more spilled secrets...here they go!
They're Baack!
Hezekiah McCoy is a free man in more ways than one. He's roaming around seeking a place to establish "New Holy Rock Ministries" and find himself a first lady to go along with it. Fancy McCoy is determined to live her best life after being duped by a man sent by her ex-husband to humiliate her. Dem McCoy Boys are still making their marks and leaving some unforgettable legacies (not necessarily all good ones). Stiles's visits to Holy Rock are growing more frequent. Is it because of his new position or the new lady in his life?
“The moment you know
yourself you have known the most precious thing in existence.” Osho
“What was I thinking? God knows I shouldn’t have come here. This
is wrong on so many levels.” Xavier buttoned his shirt and stepped into his
Ferragamo loafers.
Ian
lay back in the middle of the bed, watching his lover dress and dismissing the
part about Xavier saying he shouldn’t have come there. Ian dismissed Xavier’s
short rant because at the end of the day, Xavier was where he wanted to be--in
his bed.
“This is not what
you regret, Xavier. What you regret is having to go home to Pepper when you
know that’s not where you wanna be. It’s not too late to get an annulment you
know.”
Xavier
tucked his shirt inside his jeans and turned to face Ian head on, with arms
folded. “You can’t be serious.”
“Why not?”
“An annulment? It’s too late for that.”
“Okay, then a divorce. Irreconcilable differences, anything
that’s quick, fast, and in a hurry. I told you, I’m not gonna be anybody’s side
piece or second choice. You feel me?”
Ian
got out of the bed, walked over to his nightstand, and picked up his pack of
cigarettes and lighter. Lighting the cigarette, he sat back down on the bed. Taking
a long pull before slowly exhaling a trail of smoke, he spoke up again. “I
tried to warn you about her from the jump, but you wouldn’t listen. But it’s
not too late to get out of it. I know a lawyer who can help. His name is Trevor
Price. He visits Holy Rock from time to time. You know him?”
“Nah, I can’t say I do. But that’s nothing strange. There’re
thousands of people in and out of those church doors every week. I don’t know a
fifth of ‘em.”
“No problem. You just say the word and I’ll give him a call.”
“You’re taking me too fast, bruh. I know I got into the marriage
thing too quick. I didn’t wanna marry her. I don’t know why I let her talk me
into it. But now, I’m stuck.”
“Stuck? What do you mean you’re stuck? A divorce is quick. Y’all
don’t have kids. You don’t have common property together, and you’ve been
married less than a year. Why are you making this out like it’s going to be
impossible to get rid of her?”
“Ian, I just can’t up and leave her. Not when she says she’s
carrying my kid.”
Ian
took another pull and then another one from his cigarette before mashing it out
in a fish-shaped ashtray he kept on the nightstand. “What the hell did you just
say?”
Xavier
looked like he’d swallowed a canary. “You heard me, she’s pregnant.”
Ian
stood in front of Xavier, cheeks deep red, eyes blazing with anger. “That bee is pregnant? Is it supposed to
be your kid?”
“What are you talking about?”
“You heard me. Is it yours? A female like her, you can’t be too
careful. She wanted to trap you and this is a good way to do it. I can’t
believe you.”
Ian
smacked his forehead and did a quick swivel. His disgust was apparent in his
voice and the way he began pacing the hardwoods.
“I’m going to handle it,” Xavier tried reassuring Ian. “As far as
whether I think the kid is mine or not, I don’t have any reason to doubt
Pepper. Contrary to what you might think, she is not the kind of girl you’re
making her out to be. I need you to stop worrying about her. I promise I got
this. Trust me.”
“I did trust
you. Look where it got me. You got married on me.” Ian turned and walked off,
disappearing into his bathroom, slamming the door behind him.
Xavier
waited a few seconds, still confused himself about his situation. He turned the
doorknob. It was locked.
“Come on, Ian. Don’t be like that. Open the door.”
Ian
responded by turning on the bathroom radio drowning out Xavier’s pointless
begging. Next, the sound of rushing water could be heard as he turned on the
shower and stepped inside. He didn’t want to hear any fake explanation Xavier
was trying to throw his way. Enough already.
Xavier
continued beating on the door. “Ian! Open the dang door. Let me explain!”
Xavier grew increasingly frustrated until he couldn’t take it
anymore. He stormed out of Ian’s bedroom, ran down the hall, and out the front
door. Tears streamed as he got into his car and drove off. He didn’t know what
to do. He still needed time to digest the idea for himself. Him? A daddy? What
had he gotten himself into? A baby meant he would be forever obligated to
Pepper. Was he ready for his life to change in such a dramatic fashion? Ian had
been right all along. He had bitten off more than he could chew. He cared a lot
about her but a kid with her? That was a whole other matter, but it was out of
his hands.
Shelia E. Bell (formerly Shelia E. Lipsey) is an award-winning, national bestselling author with 20+ books published in christian fiction, women’s fiction, nonfiction, and young adult genres. Her books have garnered numerous awards and accolades, including 2017 Christian Literary Readers' Choice Award, 2015 Rosa Parks Award, 2014 Christian Literary Award, AAMBC Nate Holmes Honorary Award, Kindle Award, OOSA Book of the Year, numerous SORMAG awards and more.
Shelia began her publishing career in 1999. Since then, she has set the literary industry ablaze with her dynamic, true to life stories that she calls "perfect stories about imperfect people like you...and me."
Shelia is passionate about helping others and encourages and promotes people to ‘live their dreams now.’ In 2012, she founded a non profit organization "Black Writers And Book Clubs (BWABC) Literacy Association" with a mission to promote literacy one community at a time. Shelia is also a well-respected freelance book editor.
A much sought after inspirational speaker, Shelia travels near and far sharing her inspirational messages of how to overcome the adversities of life. Having had polio since the age of two, she accepts no excuses and is determined not to let her physical imperfections keep her from her life’s purposes.
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