In Between the Pages The Endling by Deborah Maxey!
“Make room on your bookshelf, because once you’ve read it, you’ll want to keep The Endling by Deborah Maxey. With a compelling plot, an element of suspense, memorable character, and lush descriptions, she’s written a page-turner that will draw you into her story. I loved this book!”
-Michelle Cox, bestselling author of Our Daily Biscuit:
Devotions with a Drawl, and When God Calls the Heart series
Emerson Coffee is the last surviving member of her Native
American tribe, an endling. When she leaves New York City for her beloved Blue
Ridge Mountains, she is prepared for a life of solitude and peace in her
grandfather’s mountain top cabin. In Deborah Maxey’s debut novel, The
Endling, Emerson soon finds herself with some uninvited visitors-two US
Marshalls have hunted her down to give her the bad news-a NYC mobster has
ordered a hit on her life. Why would someone try to kill her? Will Emerson
forfeit the mountains of her heritage to accept their offer and enter witness
protection? Or will she trust in her grandfather’s training and her own
instincts to save her life?
Thoughts from Author Deborah Maxey regarding her
novel-
“There is a profound reverence for God that occurs
only in the forest. It has no name. But we who know it experience a deep
adoration, a belonging that envelops us, creating the grandest of cathedrals
where we connect to Him. Bird songs break the great silence of the woods-the
music of worship. Breezes rustle the canopy offering us the rich incense of
fresh earth. My lifetime of Christian devotion, Appalachian heritage, finding
sanctuary in the forest, and connection to all things Native, created and
nurtured a profound longing in me to share the fictional world of The
Endling. Like my character Emerson, I am joyous and humbled that as I open
my heart, and allow His presence, He reaches back to me with messages through
nature. Validating that even the rocks can cry out.” Says Maxey.
Deborah Maxey grew up immersed in the legends and
traditions of Native American and Appalachian culture. A wife, mother, and
grandmother, Deborah enjoys camping, hiking, living on a lake brimming with
wildlife, and the love of her two Yorkies. Her oil portraits and one-woman art
shows helped fund her PhD in counseling. As a psychotherapist and expert witness
in the courts, her fascination with characters and conflict drives her passion
to create fiction. Information can be found at https://deborahmaxey.com/.
Update-My Review
What a wonderful novel!
The story hits all the right plot notes. Heritage, family, peril. The crescendo- a plot twist had me gobbling up the pages until I reached the end. it's the kind of novel which you'll think about for a long time to come.
In all, one suspenseful read!
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