COTT: After by Joy Ohagwu

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COTT: After by Joy Ohagwu

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After, an inspirational novel by contemporary Christian fiction author, Joy

Ohagwu, is poised to spotlight the strength in transformation, courage in

love, and hope in times of despair.

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PURCHASE
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About the book:

One step will transform her life.

Sixty thousand people watched as Candace Rodriguez literally fell off the

stage while performing the national anthem, wrecking more than her

self-esteem. Is her music career over? Now, weighing 350 pounds and jilted

by her fiancé after the shame of her public fall, can she find another

chance at true love? Will her new Christian faith anchor her future

hopes?
Former highbrow stock trader, “JB” Patrickson has had enough of life making

mockery of his best laid-out future plans. His father insisted he’d never

make it more than selling ” chickn” stock in Kentucky. Proving him wrong,

JB succeeded at the NY Stock Exchange, becoming one of the best US

traders…until the market crashed in 2008. Seven years later and mired in

debt, he can’t shake the urge that God is leading him down a different

path. The path of accepting his grandmother’s request to come help manage

her farm, couple hundred miles away, despite his little to nothing

knowledge about farming. Has he fallen low enough to toil with his hands to

eke out a single meal? What future could God plan for him on a farm?Twenty years after returning to the US from a fulfilling medical mission in

Asia, Dr. and Dr. Mrs. Cantwell gratefully send off two sons to college,

purchase a flourishing twenty-acre farm, and prepare to settle into their

empty nest stage. But what will they do if God leads one more life into

their path, one needing stitches of the soul not of the body? Can they

answer His call to service, or will overlooked pain from the past threaten

the fragile peace they’d so desperately coaxed into existence to survive

together?

What our voters had to say:

–I love the book, AFTER! The cover is catchy, and the contents,

inspiring!

–Congratulations, Joy! A lovely book inside and out.~~~Deirdre Lockhart

–I personally saw the love poured into writing “After” and I hope it

blesses everyone who reads it! It’s Awesome!!!

–CANNOT WAIT TO READ THIS BOOK, JOY!!!! COVER IS ALSO FANTABULOUS!!!!

–Thumbs up, Joy!

Q: Joy, what was writing After like?

A: Thank you for asking. First, I’d like to appreciate everyone that

voted for After during the COTT contest. Thank you all very much. I started

writing After during NaNoWriMo 2013. Then earlier in summer 2015, after I

wrote Candace in as a character for Blossom and Josh’s story(which is now

After 2), her personality and voice got so strong that she took over the

story! It was amazing. I trusted my gut, went with the flow, and ended up

publishing Candace’s and JB’s story as the first in the AFTER series. The

AFTER series is about transformation and positively changing one’s

lifestyle through fitness. But more importantly, After shows us that we

should allow God to assist us in every area of our lives, especially those

places where everyone expects us to fail. You can read the story here.

Although I enjoyed writing about Candace and JB, I’m glad that I finally

completed Blossom and Josh’s story as well and it released as After 2 in

November 2015.

Q: Can you share with us about your next book?
A: Sure. I’d love to. I’m presently writing Uncommon Ground,

the first book in a romantic suspense series, and I’ll share what the story

is about. Stella is a widow who’s juggling a career and raising an older

teen that doesn’t believe in God. A disaster occurs that separates them and

turns their world upside down. Stella’s concerns multiply in the ensuing

chaos after she meets Michael, a Christian man with a mysterious past and

she wonders how many more unseen twists God trusts her to handle. Like

Psalm 68 verse 5 says, God is a defender of the widows. Uncommon Ground is

a story where we can identify with each of the characters’ struggles, and

if we let it, it can potentially kick our faith higher into greater

dimensions. After reading Uncommon Ground, we get to appreciate some

of the things we usually take for granted as Christians. Uncommon Ground

becomes available for preorder Jan 1, 2016, and I pray everyone gets

their copy.

Thank you very much for having me here. God bless you!

About Bestselling Author Joy Ohagwu:
Joy Ohagwu is the bestselling author of The New Rulebook suspense series.

Her novels are romantic suspense and inspirational stories geared to

engage, inspire and entertain readers. She earned a Masters’ Degree in

International Affairs from American University, Washington DC; and a

Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Ibadan,

Ibadan. Professionally, she’s been honored with multiple awards for pioneer

academic research, student leadership and overall excellence. Joy is a

member of the American Christian Fiction Writers(ACFW) organization. She

pens stories during evenings, weekends, and whenever the food takes too

long to cook. Despite the many hurdles she has faced, she counts God as

being faithful in her life. Joy lives in the beautiful State of

Maryland.

You can connect with Joy on her website,

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