Today I have my first guest blogger, Cherley Grogg. Cherley is the author of "Stamp Out Murder" and "The Secret in Grandma's Trunk". Please welcome Cherley as she tells us a bit about herself and the inspiration for her YA (adults will also enjoy) novel "The Secret in Grandma's Trunk" She also is our 'fearless' leader on Writing Wrangles and Warriors blog site.
Take it away Cherley!
I’m so glad to
have this opportunity to share a little about myself and my
children’s novel “The Secret in Grandma’s Trunk”, which is
free to download from Amazon for a limited time. The inspiration
for the book came from my grandsons. I have three grandsons and a
granddaughter. My granddaughter loves to read, but the boys do not,
so I decided to write a book they would love to read. I knew it’d
have to have strong kids in it, strong physically and head strong
too. The characters would all have to be realistic with problems and
scuffles among themselves, it would have to be fast paced and full of
adventure. Plus my grandsons like sports and girls so I needed to
put that in there as well. I couldn’t leave my granddaughter
without someone to relate to so I gave the brothers in the story a
female cousin who could keep up with them in most things and top them
in other things. In addition to the children, there are some strong,
funny and interesting adult characters. This book appeals to people
of all ages.
The main character in “The Secret in
Grandma’s Trunk”, Brandon is not quiet. He’s very outgoing and
loud. He’s a leader and his outgoing boisterous personality works
well for him, but not listening also gets him into a lot of trouble.
Jordan his cousin is a female version of Brandon, but Jacob his
brother is the opposite. He’s a quiet listener, a thinker. The 13
year olds get in a passel of trouble because of not listening, and
Jacob quietly follows them.
Cherley, can you give us a sample of your book?
Here’s the Blurb:
A teen's life disrupts
when his Great-Grandmother, a stranger comes to live with him and his
family. She upsets his life so much that he stoops pretty low to get
rid of her, including trying to find a way to get into the oversized
trunk she has stored in his garage. Spunky Grandma keeps the key in a
special place.
The
kids expect treasure, but discover a terrible secret instead, which
puts Grandma in danger’s way. Will she turn to her grandchildren
for help or to a young ghost?
This
is an excerpt from Chapter Fourteen:
Jacob
looked astounded. "How in the world did you pull that off?"
"A
girl has to have stuff." She grinned. "You know girl's
stuff."
"No,
we don't know, and we don't want to know. The important thing is you
got the card." Brandon reached for the credit card.
"I
want to know," Jacob said.
"Believe
me, you don't want to know," Jordan laughed as she handed the
card to Brandon. "Hurry up. I need to get Dad's card back to him
before Mom's out of the shower."
In
the next chapter the kids went to play soccer. Grandma went with
them. Here’s an excerpt from Chapter 15:
Lilly
turned to Grandma. "It doesn't matter what she thinks, she's not
on our team. I don't know why the coach favors Jordan. Maybe he feels
sorry for her. She's so big and clunky."
Grandma's
eyes flashed, and her little fist doubled up. Brandon hoped she
wouldn't spit. He put his hand on Grandma's shoulder. "Let's
go."
"I'll go, but I want
her to know that Jordan sure is big. She has a big heart, and
a big personality, and she's twice the lady that girl is. She would
never put someone else down to try to make herself look better."
"I don't need to put
her down to make myself look better. I always look good."
Grandma turned her head
and spit.
Cherley, what is the link to your book?
“The
Secret in Grandma’s Trunk” is free from Amazon; I hope you will
enjoy it.
How can readers find you and what you are doing next?
Cher'ley's
Books are listed below and on sale at Amazon and local bookstores.
Cherley, thank you so much for joining me as my first guest. It has been a pleasure and continues success on your writing. Doris
