Stepping to a New Day: A Blessings Novel

Beverly Jenkins

Jun 2016 · Blessings Book 7 · Sold by HarperCollins

About this ebook

NAACP nominee and USA Today bestselling author Beverly Jenkins returns to the town of Henry Adams with a story of family, friendship, love, and second chances.

In Henry Adams, Kansas, you can’t start over without stirring things up . . .

Many a good woman has had to leave a no-good man, but how many of them took a back-seat to his 600-lb. hog? On her own for the first time, Genevieve Gibbs is ecstatic, even if certain people preferred the doormat version of Ms. Gibbs. Finding someone who appreciates the “new” her has only just hit Gen’s to-do list when T.C. Barbour appears in her life.

A tiny Kansas town is a far cry from his native Oakland, California, but it’s just the change T. C. needs. While helping his divorced nephew acclimate to single fatherhood, T. C. lands a gig driving a limo for the most powerful woman in Henry Adams. It’s a great way to meet people—and one in particular has already made the job worthwhile. All it takes is a short trip from the airport for Genevieve to snag T.C.’s attention for good.

But it wouldn’t be Henry Adams without adding more drama to the mix. When Gen’s ex Riley returns with his hog in tow, it sets off a chain of events that can ruin everything—unless the residents pull together once again to save the day.

Ratings and reviews

Love this series! Can't wait to the next book! Makes me feel that I am in the town myself. I normally don't read series, but this one is captivating!

Another great read in the Blessings series by the incomparable Beverly Jenkins! This is the 7th book of the series, and I consider it a blessing to have read and thoroughly enjoyed them all. The series revolves around the current citizens of the fictional small town of Henry Adams, KS which is based on real historically black townships in Kansas that were established by free slaves fleeing the degradation and lynchings taking place in the post-Civil War southern states of America. The series follows Bernadine Brown, a multi-millionaire, thanks to her hefty divorce settlement from her cheating ex-husband who spreads her blessings by buying the almost defunct Henry Adams off of ebay and with the input of its current citizens, breathing life back into the town and offering hope of a new life to some select foster care children. This is the 7th installment in this ongoing humorous and heartwarming saga, and it focuses on longtime resident Genevieve Gibbs' new found friendship with newcomer Mr. T. C. Barbour. I loved this story so much, that when I reached the end, I went back to the beginning page and read the book again!

Mrs. Jenkins never disappoints. I've been waiting for this book for what felt like ages, and it was well worth the wait as always. Now, to the withdrawal phase I go!! Hurry with the next book PLEASE!!!

About the author

Beverly Jenkins is the recipient of the 2018 Michigan Author Award by the Michigan Library Association, the 2017 Romance Writers of America Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the 2016 Romantic Times Reviewers’ Choice Award for historical romance. She has been nominated for the NAACP Image Award in Literature, was featured in both the documentary Love Between the Covers and on CBS Sunday Morning. Since the publication of Night Song in 1994, she has been leading the charge for inclusive romance, and has been a constant darling of reviewers, fans, and her peers alike, garnering accolades for her work from the likes of The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine, and NPR.To read more about Beverly, visit her at www.BeverlyJenkins.net.