July 10, 2020

Isn’t it refreshing to hear kind words?

My novel, Milk Money, which was published years ago, is out of print. Milk Money was published by Barbour, a Christian publisher, and it was distributed all over the world. I even had a fan to state she’d seen it in an Australian bookstore (Koorong). I received the rights back to that story (meaning Barbour allowed me to publish it on my own since they no longer had any use for it). I republished Milk Money and re-titled it as Milk Chocolate Kisses.

I also revised Milk Money and made it more current – before publishing it as Milk Chocolate Kisses. Anyhow, a reader recently acquired Milk Money and she sent me this wonderful email which I’ve been encouraged to share:

Dear Ms. Dowdy,
At my church we have a book exchange box that several of us share
our reading material. I picked up “Milk Money” on Sunday and stuffed in
my purse to read while my mechanic changed my oil and filter yesterday.
I began reading while waiting – he finished too quickly! I marked my place
and as soon as I got home I picked it back up. It’s the first time in many
months that I really didn’t want to put the book down. I finally realized I
needed to sleep some but finished it this morning.
I believe this is the first of your books I have had the pleasure of reading.
I loved every part about it. I wasn’t blessed to be a dairy farmer but my
Mom and Grandparents were long before I came along. I grew up in a
small town and attended church all my life. God didn’t send my husband
until I was 26 so I spent much time seeking his will for my life. He sent
my husband along after I had surrendered to be single if that’s what HE wanted.
Thank you for writing this book. I will be watching for more from you as
I shop. May God continue to bless your writing and your witness for the Lord.
Mary