This month, the Catholic Writers’ Guild is touring Jane Lebak’s book, “The Boys Upstairs (A Father Jay Story).” It is a CWG Seal of Approval recipient! A disabled priest and a jaded cop struggle to save three homeless children on the nights before Christmas.
Summary:
Father Jay is a disabled priest who’s let the local homeless kids move into the unused rectory because it’s so cold. But three days before Christmas, Jay’s estranged brother, a cop, dumps three more kids on his doorstep. Now, in order to save the kids, Jay and Kevin are going to have to work together, and that means reconciling.
Excerpt:
Officer Kevin Farrell took three steps up the walkway before returning to the patrol car. His partner put down the window, and Kevin leaned in. “Maybe this isn’t a good idea.”
“It’s a fine idea.” His partner’s voice had a Nothing to see here depth. “Get your hand off your gun. I doubt you’ll get shot down on the front steps of a church.”
Kevin snorted. “Do you think it’s a sin for a priest to lop off his brother’s head?”
Website: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jane-lebak
Facebook: http://facebook.com/JaneLebakAuthor
Twitter: http://twitter.com/JaneLebak
Bio:
Jane Lebak writes books and knits socks. Both are warm.
Buy Link:
amzn.com/dp/B01BN2SR1M/
This book is free until December 23rd, for the first time since 2017!
Tweet:
~Free Christmas novella!~ A disabled priest and his estranged brother, an atheist cop, have to team up before Christmas to save three homeless kids. They haven’t spoken in years, but Christmas is the season of second chances. https://amzn.to/3gST9FJ
Michael Fraley
Michael Fraley has been editing and posting the CWG Book Blast since 2016. He's adapted the Arthurian portion of Geoffrey of Monmouth's “Histories of the Kings of Britain” to the comic page, has worked in book illustration, graphic design, and has also served as a newspaper columnist. In 2019 the story of his conversion to Catholicism was told in Nancy Ward's book Sharing Your Catholic Faith Story. His primary area of study is in the Jewish roots of the Church, with an emphasis on the Gospel of Matthew and the Epistle of James. He holds a MA in theology from St. Joseph's College of Maine and a BFA in fine art from Indiana University. He can be reached at michael@michaelfraley.com