Virtual Blog Tour Featuring Author C.M. Jones

He Left Me Virtual Blog Tour Featuring Author C.M. Jones

By APOOO • Jun 24th, 2011 • Category: Virtual Book Tours •

Welcome to APOOO, C. M. Jones!

In 140 words or less, tell us a little about yourself.
I am a Christian woman first, then a military spouse; a mother; an author/entrepreneur and high school teacher. I love to read, cook and spend time with my family. My family is currently stationed in Kaiserslautern Germany and we love it. I am also an Eastern Star and I am very active with my local chapter in Germany because I love to give back to my community. My husband and I co-own HortonJones, Inc., a small publishing company, and we pray that one day HortonJones, Inc. will be a multi-million dollar corporation.
In 140 words or less, tell us why, He Left Me, would make a great addition to our personal library.
My current book, He Left Me, like all of my work is a Christian based short novel. This book is about a family from Ghana West Africa with a lot of family secrets and issues that have plagued their family for years but no one wants to talk about it, not the grandparents, or the parents. However the children are different, they want to move on and pursue their dreams and love, among other things but because of the weight of the family secrets they are having a hard time. However, when one of the parents give his religious beliefs all of his attention, he finds out that what the family thought were just secrets are actually generational curses and he decides to do something about it.

How did you come up with the premise for He Left Me?
The premise for He Left Me is derived from the idea that many times as women we look at the end result of a relationship that ends badly but we don’t pay attention to the signs along the way that tell us that that particular ending is coming.

Tell us about the main character(s) in He Left Me.
The main character in, He Left Me, is Tete Abula. She is a beautiful Ghanaian woman who married her husband young and had five children but still maintained the spark and love in her heart that she had the day that she fell in love with him. But, when her husband leaves her she feels abandoned and she becomes a bitter woman but he does not realize it. Eventually, Tete unconsciously makes everyone around her miserable and now has to figure out how to change that.

What are some of the main themes you portray, He Left Me?
In the book, He Left Me, a couple of the themes are, curses vs. secrets; as well as self vs. family, but there are many more.

What makes, He Left Me different from other books in the marketplace?
He Left Me is different because while it is fiction it also discuss real issues that people actually deal with everyday and it shows you that there is a solution to the problem.

What genre is He Left Me and who is the target audience?
The genre is Christian fiction and the target audience is 25 years + women and men although it is appropriate for ages 16 years + women and men.
What lessons have you learned about the publishing industry?
I have learned quite a bit about the publishing industry especially because my husband and I launch our publishing company a few years ago. The publishing industry is tough. It’s take a lot of hard work and pavement pounding to really make a name for yourself.

What can readers expect from you in the future?
Right now, I am in school pursuing my Doctoral degree in Educational Leadership so I will not be writing another novel for a few years, at least that’s not my intention. I will however continue to tour and promote the three books that I already have and I am also compiling a book of poems that I have written over the years. As far as my publishing company goes, I have three new authors that I am working with to try and help them release their books soon.
Is there anything else you would like to share with APOOO readers?
Visitors can find me online at www.cmjonestheauthor.com; www.facebook.com/cmjonestheauthor ; www.myspace.com/cmjonestheauthor ; and my work is available on my website listed above, and www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnole.com as well as many other bookstores and websites. In addition if you would like to contact me for any signing events, speaking engagements or seminars, there is a contact page on my website.

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