Help Us Choose a Title!
Happy Thanksgiving, Canadian friends! Eat some turkey and take a nap for me!
It's time to put on your thinking caps. In Save the Date, my leading dude Alex has a seventeen year old sister, and she gets her own book later next year. We are trying to come up with a title for Finley's book and need your help. My publisher Thomas Nelson would like you to vote on two title possibilities. So, sure, you could just close this post and move on to The Pioneer Woman or Meg Cabot's blog. But what would George Washington want you to do? Is avoiding the voting booth the American way? Exercise the freedom and liberties that our forefathers fought for by chiming in on the title of this novel. But don't do it for me. Do it…for this great nation.
First, a little 4-1-1. Still reeling from the disappearance of her older brother (edit: WHO IS NOT ALEX), Finley is not exactly in the traveling mood when her parents put her on a plane to Ireland for a foreign exchange program. Once she lands, she finds out her plans have been changed. Now, instead of staying on a duke's estate, Finley be staying with the O'Callaghan family, who are bumbling their way as they try to run the old B&B they just inherited. While Finley loves the family, she doesn't love their handyman, ruggedly handsome senior Thomas Roark, and the feeling seems to be mutual.While working on the B&B, the two are constantly in each other's paths…and constantly at each other's throats.
At school, Finley is immediately welcomed by the coolest clique, the Poshes, yet the group isn't as welcoming to Finley's host sister, Erin. When they finally let Erin in the group, Finley realizes it comes at a cost–and one that could do serious harm to Erin.
Finley is angry at God for taking away her brother, angry at the world for expecting her to just carry on, and angry at herself for having no clue what she wants to do when she graduates after this senior year. And now the English teacher expects her to complete a major project before she can have her diploma.When Lucy's assignment takes her to a nursing home, she must “adopt” a cranky old woman, one FINLEY discovers, who isn't what she seems. As FINLEY stumbles on Mavis's deep secret, Finley grudgingly goes into action to give Mavis her dying wish–whether the woman wants it or not.
As Finley struggles to make sense of her brother's death, she receives his travel journal and decides to visit every one of her brother's favorite Irish destinations. Unfortunately, she needs Thomas's help for this, and the two strike a tentative deal. Finley falls in love with the country and stumbles upon pieces of herself in the process. Throughout her journey, God sends Finley messages in the most unexpected ways, through the most unlikely people. Can Finley Sinclair let go of her grief and fear. . . and let God back into her life once again?
So please vote! And just for kicks, leave a comment about why you made that particular selection, whether it's, “This was the victor of rock-paper-scissors.” Or, “This title changed my life just by letting my eyes roam across the words.” We'd love to know what you think.
And thanks for your support and exercising your civil duty to vote. My publisher thanks you, I thank you, and…America thanks you.
I'm Jenny B. Jones, and I approved this poll.
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