A warm welcome to author JD Chambers joining us today to talk about her brand new release “Depth of Focus”, book 1 in the brand new Natural Hearts series.

JD introduces us to the series, shares an exclusive excerpt and brought a wonderful giveaway!

Welcome JD 🙂

Hi Dani! Thank you so much for having me!

 

Depth of Focus is the beginning of a brand new series that is based in the fictitious town of Slat Creek, Oregon, however a lot is based upon the small towns that I’ve been to while travelling along the Oregon Coast.

 

This past spring, I attended a graduation ceremony in one of those towns, and was blown away by the way the town, school, and ceremony melded typical graduation elements with the local tribal community that makes up a large portion of the town’s residents. Students graduated wearing their regalia, drummers opened the ceremony and performed an honor song. I used that graduation ceremony as inspiration for one of the scenes and for the interactions between the tribe and the town for my novel.

 

I grew up in Texas, and although I love traveling, I don’t get to go to as many places as I’d like – pesky things like work, kids, and money get in the way. But like my Depth of Focus librarian, Whitman, I love that you can always explore new places in books.

 

I hope you enjoy my fictional town and it inspires some travels, whether virtual or real, of your own!

 

Happy Reading,

JD

Blurb:

Growing up, Travis hated his small town, Slat Creek, and everyone in it. His only goal was to escape for good, and at the age of twenty-one, he thought he had finally achieved it. But when his sister struggles with the death of their mother, he has to return home to care for her.

Whitman grew up believing in the healing power of books, but it wasn’t until he moved to a small town in Oregon as their new librarian that he sees that belief in action. He’s living his dream professionally. But personally, he’s lonely and wondering if he made a big mistake, until he meets a sad teenager and takes her under his wing.

Might an observant and helpful librarian be enough to tempt Travis to stay?

 

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Travis had to admit the evening was a surprising success.

 

He and Caity stayed to help Whitman clean up, and he seemed to think so too.

 

“I wasn’t sure how many people would show up, but for our very first go, five’s not bad.” Whitman’s voice came out in bursts as he lifted one of the chairs and walked it back to its home, farther in the library, but his rambling never ceased. “Hopefully Melissa thought so too, because if Mrs. Leake starts spreading how much fun it was, then there will be even more people next time. And hopefully the Warriors will be back to defend their title.”

 

Whitman grinned at the idea, beaming and earnest and making Travis want to capture him in a bottle to keep around for a day when he needed some sunshine.

 

“I can’t thank you enough for allowing Caitlyn to help. Oh, and for your help too. Did you have fun?”

 

“It was so much fun,” Caity said, inserting herself between them, and a look crossed Whitman’s face that Travis was pretty sure had just been on his too. Somehow, Whitman had realized that Caity needed an evening of fun, and here they both stood, appreciating the results. It had been too long since Travis had heard her giggle like that when substances weren’t involved. Tonight, she actually seemed like the carefree kid she was supposed to be. Travis wasn’t sure how or if he could ever repay Whitman for giving them that.

 

“We’ll definitely be back next week,” Travis said, and Whitman hit him with another ray of sunshine. If Travis were a plant, he would thrive under Whitman’s care.

 

It kind of made Travis wish he were a plant.

 

JD Chambers wanted at various times to be Indiana Jones, Pat Benatar, and Wonder Woman when she grew up. She never considered writing down the stories she crafted in her head. They provided nothing more than entertainment for long drives or sleepless nights, until one particular story insisted it didn’t want to reside only in her noggin.  She hasn’t stopped writing since.

 

JD finds unlikely heroes, humans courageous enough to be themselves, and spreadsheets incredibly sexy — the last one much to her husband’s chagrin.  Together, they raise three teenagers and the world’s most mellow Chihuahua on the Oregon Coast.

 

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JD brought a ecopy of one of her backlist titles (winner’s choice)

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