Chalkboard Preacher: No Crib for a Bed

Vinegar Bend #5

by Kay Chandler

Reverend Castle Marlowe is a famed chalkboard illustrator who has everything—a beautiful family, a lovely home and a ministry that he loves. Just as he begins to think he’s invincible, like leaves in a windstorm, his perfect life is suddenly swept up, blown away and turned upside down. Cass has always prided himself on his ability to counsel others and yet he now finds himself in a position of needing his own counselor. His family is treating him as if he’s an invalid. Christmas has always been his favorite time of year, but if things don’t improve, he may not stick around long enough to cut down another tree or sing another Christmas Carol. Has God turned his back on him?

322 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 23, 2022

About the author

In 1896, Henry James wrote in The Spoils of Poynton that he gathered 'germs' for his novels, saying most of his writings sprung from a single seed - a floating particle in the stream of talk. I got it! I understood, because as a Southern Fiction writer, I'm a gatherer of seeds also. I was born and reared in the Deep South. I love this land. I love my people. I listen to what they say and what they leave unsaid. It's the unsaid - those tightly woven secrets - that become unraveled in my books. I've been referred to as a Southern Gothic writer, even though my novels take place in the 1930's. I hope you enjoy these romantic Southern Secrets.

Reviews

[Martha Waller]

Exceptional

Kay Chandler has done it again. I love continuing this journey with the family. To see how they go through trials but with faith they persevere. This was the best one of the series. It restores faith in humanity.

[Evangeline]

This beautiful series has brought aches to my heart, tears to my eyes, and smiles to my face. I could hardly put the books down and finished each one in one or two evenings. I love the wonderful spiritual truths revealed in these stories and the way my thinking was challenged. Thank you, Kay, for sharing these stories with us.

[Karen Vermette]

Characters in this series lack depth and most are not very likable. Case Marlowe is the worst of the bunch. Books are predictable and the word “sweet” is ridiculously overused.