{"id":52690,"date":"2016-02-15T15:12:03","date_gmt":"2016-02-15T15:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=52690"},"modified":"2016-02-15T15:12:03","modified_gmt":"2016-02-15T15:12:03","slug":"welcome-reluctant-strangerauthor-evy-journeys-crosscultural-approach-to-womens-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/welcome-reluctant-strangerauthor-evy-journeys-crosscultural-approach-to-womens-fiction_52690.html","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWelcome, Reluctant Stranger\u201d – Author Evy Journey\u2019s cross-cultural approach to women\u2019s fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Berkeley, California – Feb 15, 2016 – <\/strong>“I’m happy for you, Lani, but I do worry. From what I see on television, I think Americans have trouble staying in relationships. One irritating problem and they run.”<\/em><\/p>\n

That is an immigrant mother speaking in Welcome, Reluctant Stranger,<\/em> Evy Journey’s third and last book in the series, Between Two Worlds, <\/em>a family saga about negotiating separate realities.  The approach used in all three novels is both warmly familiar and bracingly new, spinning tales of love from a feminist-realist perspective and weaving love, loss, and second chances in a thinking woman’s romance series.<\/p>\n

About the Book Series<\/strong><\/p>\n

In each book, the heroine faces and copes with issues contemporary women face. In Hello My Love<\/em> (Book1), Elise tries to reconcile the often clashing demands of a satisfying career and a compelling  relationship. In Hello Agnieszka <\/em>(Book2)<\/em>, young Agnieszka learns to balance her Polish roots with mainstream American culture.<\/p>\n

It is in Welcome Reluctant Stranger<\/em> that Journey most fully explores the internal conflicts that arise when dealing with separate realities. Leilani crosses lands and two quite different cultures at a very young age. While she easily fits into her adapted culture, she must reacquaint herself with her roots.<\/p>\n

About Welcome, Reluctant Stranger<\/strong><\/p>\n

Leilani’s mother has never set foot in her school until the day she comes to whisk her children out of their country for America, without their father and without explanation. A peaceful life follows this frantic flight until Leilani—an ace with a gun—rescues a drunk stranger from thugs. That drunk is Justin, Elise’s brother and Agnieszka’s son.<\/p>\n

Years later, the mystery of her family’s sudden flight haunts Leilani just when, warily, she begins to open up to Justin, a computer nerd with culinary skills and a biting sense of humor.  A friend of her father arrives with shocking news that uncovers a secret long-held by her mother. The secret involves a deadly political web that will have a ring of truth for many third-world countries.<\/p>\n

As in the first two novels, we see a heroine torn by inner conflicts, first about Justin, then about her father. Is her father a hero or a villain? Can she forgive him, accept him for what he is?<\/p>\n

Enough praise has been heaped on this third book to make it an intriguing, worthwhile read.<\/p>\n

Self-Publishing Review: “The author strays from overly sentimental scenes typical in most romance novels. This isn’t a gushy story… it’s realistic and quite refreshing to read a down-to-earth romance.”<\/p>\n

GoodbooksToday.com Reviews: “Gorgeous and rich descriptions fill each page without drowning the reader in anything needless.” <\/p>\n

Amazon reviewer Dannie Moffitt<\/strong> says: “Coming from a romance expert, this was one of the sweetest love stories I’ve read in a good while. I’m not gonna lie, it is predictable in some places (as almost every love story written is), but it takes a truly talented author to incorporate personal style that can break those stereotypes and keep the reader feeding off of originality. I felt that here.”<\/p>\n

The author, Evy Journey, is an Asian-American writer who hopes to help put the spotlight on Asian-American authors, a group that is largely unheralded (see this article: There Aren’t A Lot of You Out There<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Each of the three books can be read on its own. Find the series on Amazon:
http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00Y3S899O\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Evy muses about writing and the small things in love and life at:
http:\/\/www.evyjourney.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Media Contact<\/span>
Company Name:<\/strong> Sojourner Books
Contact Person:<\/strong> Evy Journey, Author
Email:<\/strong> eholychair@gmail.com
Country:<\/strong> United States
Website:<\/strong> www.evyjourney.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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