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All the Day Long
Henry Jones Dabney-Sinclair of the towns of Dabney and Sinclair, Mississippi has always done exactly what has been expected of him…with the exception of one night. A night Henry has long since erased from his thoughts and his memory. But, that night hasn’t been forgotten by all. On the eve of Henry’s leaving for basic training—having received his letter from Uncle Sam—Henry receives another a blackmail letter. Since the murder of her mother, Petula “Tula” Ann Taggart has lived most of her life bouncing from one relative to the next doing whatever was required to make sure she had a roof over her head at all times. When she is offered the chance to work as a junior hostess at a USO with the same people who had been around her mother the day she died, she realizes she is also being offered an opportunity to discover who killed her mother five years ago...and to possibly exact revenge. When Henry and Tula, two people who have lived in the same two towns their whole lives, knowing of each other but not knowing each other, are drawn together by necessity, they come to realize that working together might be in their best interest and maybe their situations aren’t so different after all.
418 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 29, 2021
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Embassie Susberry
23 books88 followersI still remember the exact day I fell in love with reading. It was nighttime and raining. Mom and Dad had already sent me and my sister to bed. But I couldn't sleep. We didn't have cable (and I'm pretty sure the parents wouldn't allow it) and cartoons were over for the day. I remember turning on the light, looking across the room at my snoring sister and then at my bookcase filled with books. I wasn't a reader at the time, but my mother was. She was constantly buying me something. I walked over to the bookshelf and pulled my newest book off the shelf and just began to read. For the first time, I learned what it was to leave my room and go someplace else; to care about imaginary people so much, I had to turn the next page; to get so caught up in a story, hours flew by. And it is that exact feeling that I want so much to create in my readers. Enjoyment, entertainment, and feeling blessed.
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April 3, 2021
Never Disappointed
Like always I was pleased with this book. It goes a bit slower than we usually get from this author but that's bc the book follows 3 separate time lines. While I truly enjoyed this storyline, I can't wait for Monroe's story. He seems to be THE character.
Like always I was pleased with this book. It goes a bit slower than we usually get from this author but that's bc the book follows 3 separate time lines. While I truly enjoyed this storyline, I can't wait for Monroe's story. He seems to be THE character.
May 5, 2021
Amazing Book
I know I say this every time I finish a Susberry book but I mean it every time. The romance, the action, and suspense was intense. Cant wait for the next one.
I know I say this every time I finish a Susberry book but I mean it every time. The romance, the action, and suspense was intense. Cant wait for the next one.
April 6, 2022
ALL THE DAY LONG is the first book in Embassie Susberry’s The Lost Boys series. Henry Jones Dabney-Sinclair is the product of an illegal interracial relationship. Despite interracial relationships being against the law during 1930s, his parents still managed as best they could to live as husband and wife and love their sons Jimmy who is white and Henry who is bi-racial. Growing up in Dabney/Sinclair Mississippi, Henry didn’t really fit in with anyone. He attended church with black members, but he was schooled at white institutions. When he start his courses for law school, he meets a band of seemingly mismatched friends who become known as the Lost Boys.
The novel is told during 3 time periods, the 1930s when Henry goes off to college, early 1940s when he and the other Lost Boys have taken on their alter egos and are involved in some shady activities and later 1940s where he meets Petula Taggert, a young lady from his hometown who is desperately seeking to find her mother’s killer. Henry’s life plans have been derailed because he was drafted to fight in the war and his assignment was as a medic. Trying to balance his love for Tula, supporting her in finding her mother’s killer and attempting to decipher who from his past is blackmailing him and why, Henry discovers he has found his place and purpose.
Embassie Susberry is a new author I discovered, and I am so glad I did. I love book from this time period, and she has a talent for the craft. For this book to be written during a time where racial tensions were on the rise during the Jim Crow era, it did not come off as traumatic. The characters, scenes and plot are very well written. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
The novel is told during 3 time periods, the 1930s when Henry goes off to college, early 1940s when he and the other Lost Boys have taken on their alter egos and are involved in some shady activities and later 1940s where he meets Petula Taggert, a young lady from his hometown who is desperately seeking to find her mother’s killer. Henry’s life plans have been derailed because he was drafted to fight in the war and his assignment was as a medic. Trying to balance his love for Tula, supporting her in finding her mother’s killer and attempting to decipher who from his past is blackmailing him and why, Henry discovers he has found his place and purpose.
Embassie Susberry is a new author I discovered, and I am so glad I did. I love book from this time period, and she has a talent for the craft. For this book to be written during a time where racial tensions were on the rise during the Jim Crow era, it did not come off as traumatic. The characters, scenes and plot are very well written. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
March 20, 2024
“Religion might be just as you said but faith and a relationship with God is where true enlightenment occurs” (Henry, All the Day Long).
All the Day Long by Embassie Susberry is a phenomenal story that encapsulates themes of love, grief, forgiveness, and faith. This triumphant tale is incredibly memorable, with an intriguing plot ensured to keep the reader engulfed from the first page to the very end.
Book one in a four-book series, All the Day Long encompasses romance and mystery, with intricate family dynamics and friendships. Written with intermittent flashbacks and with multiple story lines, Susberry created a plot that covers a timeframe from 1936 to the story’s present day in the 1940’s. The story is written with dual first-person perspectives by the two protagonists of the story, Petula Ann Taggart and Henry Jones Dabney-Sinclair. Having both grown up in a tiny rural town in Mississippi and raised with completely different family dynamics and social economic statuses, Henry and Tula become unlikely associates, who suddenly find themselves in an improbable situation as they encounter each other on the same train traveling to Texas. Henry has reluctantly joined the army in hopes of distancing himself from the strained relationship along with his undesirable expectations. A mystery surfaces when he suddenly receives a letter from an unknown sender attempting to blackmail him concerning an incident that happened several years before, involving him and a group of close friends he met while in college. The letters inspire the friends to reconnect with the hopes of reconciling their bond.
Having been raised in a large family, passed from one aunt to the next, due to the frequent absence of her mother, who was a performer on a chorus line and an unknown father, Tula craves purpose and stability. The mysteriously devastating murder of her mother propels her to live with an aunt in Texas, to assist with the opening of a newly established USO for nearby soldiers. Tula finds herself living with her aunt in a household with others whom she considers prime suspects in the murder of her mother and decidedly attempts to discover her mother’s murderer. The budding friendship between the socially awkward and isolated Henry with the vivacious Tula will be pivotal and impactful as they both find themselves growing in their faith while dealing with elements of intriguing mystery.
“All you’ve got to do is read your Bible and pray. Keep your focus on God. Think on Him and His words all day long. Go about your business and trust God to do the rest” (Ella Mae, All the Day Long).
Along with an enthralling plot that was adequately paced, with impeccable character development, Susberry encompassed Christian content within the narrative rather masterfully. The Christian element was intricately woven within the story in a way that did not generate a sense of contention to the reader. There was ample mentioning of Jesus, biblical references, and Christian theology that encouraged forgiveness, deliverance, and hope in the characters and situations in the story.
So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him (1 John 4:16).
This is the first book that I read by author Embassie Susberry and it will certainly not be the last. The author is not as widely known as she should be, for she is a talented writer who creates riveting and meaningful stories. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I highly recommend this to others.
All the Day Long by Embassie Susberry is a phenomenal story that encapsulates themes of love, grief, forgiveness, and faith. This triumphant tale is incredibly memorable, with an intriguing plot ensured to keep the reader engulfed from the first page to the very end.
Book one in a four-book series, All the Day Long encompasses romance and mystery, with intricate family dynamics and friendships. Written with intermittent flashbacks and with multiple story lines, Susberry created a plot that covers a timeframe from 1936 to the story’s present day in the 1940’s. The story is written with dual first-person perspectives by the two protagonists of the story, Petula Ann Taggart and Henry Jones Dabney-Sinclair. Having both grown up in a tiny rural town in Mississippi and raised with completely different family dynamics and social economic statuses, Henry and Tula become unlikely associates, who suddenly find themselves in an improbable situation as they encounter each other on the same train traveling to Texas. Henry has reluctantly joined the army in hopes of distancing himself from the strained relationship along with his undesirable expectations. A mystery surfaces when he suddenly receives a letter from an unknown sender attempting to blackmail him concerning an incident that happened several years before, involving him and a group of close friends he met while in college. The letters inspire the friends to reconnect with the hopes of reconciling their bond.
Having been raised in a large family, passed from one aunt to the next, due to the frequent absence of her mother, who was a performer on a chorus line and an unknown father, Tula craves purpose and stability. The mysteriously devastating murder of her mother propels her to live with an aunt in Texas, to assist with the opening of a newly established USO for nearby soldiers. Tula finds herself living with her aunt in a household with others whom she considers prime suspects in the murder of her mother and decidedly attempts to discover her mother’s murderer. The budding friendship between the socially awkward and isolated Henry with the vivacious Tula will be pivotal and impactful as they both find themselves growing in their faith while dealing with elements of intriguing mystery.
“All you’ve got to do is read your Bible and pray. Keep your focus on God. Think on Him and His words all day long. Go about your business and trust God to do the rest” (Ella Mae, All the Day Long).
Along with an enthralling plot that was adequately paced, with impeccable character development, Susberry encompassed Christian content within the narrative rather masterfully. The Christian element was intricately woven within the story in a way that did not generate a sense of contention to the reader. There was ample mentioning of Jesus, biblical references, and Christian theology that encouraged forgiveness, deliverance, and hope in the characters and situations in the story.
So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him (1 John 4:16).
This is the first book that I read by author Embassie Susberry and it will certainly not be the last. The author is not as widely known as she should be, for she is a talented writer who creates riveting and meaningful stories. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I highly recommend this to others.
May 31, 2021
Henry!!!!
I purchased this book just because I saw the name of the author. She's become my "clean romance/inspirational" go to. When I noticed it was Henry, Ace's friend/brother, I was super excited. I'm so glad we get this series now. So much fun ,and sweetness, love and excitement, and Tula was absolutely perfect for our quiet, lone wolf. Henry loved his family and his extended family (the brothers that picked each other), but that was as far as it went. Other than just being naturally helpful. But when the war called and he ended up sucked into a bit of craziness with a familiar face, all things in life started to change. I loved this story and how it was written. We get present, past and more past. It all helps to uncover what the separation of brothers might have stemmed from. Ohhhh, I can't wait until the next story comes out! I'm gonna go re-read Ace and then Henry again, so I can have a more seamless picture. Awesome story.
I purchased this book just because I saw the name of the author. She's become my "clean romance/inspirational" go to. When I noticed it was Henry, Ace's friend/brother, I was super excited. I'm so glad we get this series now. So much fun ,and sweetness, love and excitement, and Tula was absolutely perfect for our quiet, lone wolf. Henry loved his family and his extended family (the brothers that picked each other), but that was as far as it went. Other than just being naturally helpful. But when the war called and he ended up sucked into a bit of craziness with a familiar face, all things in life started to change. I loved this story and how it was written. We get present, past and more past. It all helps to uncover what the separation of brothers might have stemmed from. Ohhhh, I can't wait until the next story comes out! I'm gonna go re-read Ace and then Henry again, so I can have a more seamless picture. Awesome story.
October 18, 2021
Love it! Love it! Love it!
Wonderful story and wonderful characters! Ms. Susberry you hit the mark with this one.
I can't wait to read the rest of the series.
My dad was in the Korean War and he was a handsome man named Henry. My mother was a little, feisty pretty woman about seven years his junior. They were from a very small town in the South. They did not have a huge mystery to solve but they had lots of love and five happy children they raised together.
Thank you for writing such a thoroughly enjoyable book.
Anita
Wonderful story and wonderful characters! Ms. Susberry you hit the mark with this one.
I can't wait to read the rest of the series.
My dad was in the Korean War and he was a handsome man named Henry. My mother was a little, feisty pretty woman about seven years his junior. They were from a very small town in the South. They did not have a huge mystery to solve but they had lots of love and five happy children they raised together.
Thank you for writing such a thoroughly enjoyable book.
Anita
December 6, 2022
I'm Hooked
I started and stopped reading this book twice. I'm glad I went back and started again. This book was great, I loved the characters. The flashbacks to 1936 and 1940 added to the suspense and understanding of the present (1944). I don't want to say anything else and ruin the experience for you, just read this book. You won't regret it. I'm starting the next book in this series today.
I started and stopped reading this book twice. I'm glad I went back and started again. This book was great, I loved the characters. The flashbacks to 1936 and 1940 added to the suspense and understanding of the present (1944). I don't want to say anything else and ruin the experience for you, just read this book. You won't regret it. I'm starting the next book in this series today.
March 25, 2023
Thought Provoking
I am a huge fan of Embassie. I am working my way through all of her books. I would call this a historical mystery. Learning about the role black soldiers played in WW2 plus finding out who murdered Tula's mom. Then the hint of the unexpected and unlikely romance. It was sweet and keeps you guessing even when you think you've figured it out. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
I am a huge fan of Embassie. I am working my way through all of her books. I would call this a historical mystery. Learning about the role black soldiers played in WW2 plus finding out who murdered Tula's mom. Then the hint of the unexpected and unlikely romance. It was sweet and keeps you guessing even when you think you've figured it out. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series.
September 9, 2021
Amazing
Another amazing book by Embassie Susberry. Very well written and once you get into it, easy to follow. It’s like 3 stories in one. Take the time for this one. It’s not a speed read nor should it be. This is one to savor. We’ll done!!
Another amazing book by Embassie Susberry. Very well written and once you get into it, easy to follow. It’s like 3 stories in one. Take the time for this one. It’s not a speed read nor should it be. This is one to savor. We’ll done!!
August 1, 2021
Great Book!!
Can't wait to read book two to get closer to who this black mailer is! Wished I would have read this series first before reading the book about the future/older ACE..
Can't wait to read book two to get closer to who this black mailer is! Wished I would have read this series first before reading the book about the future/older ACE..
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