Over Yonder by Sean Dietrich

 

 

It's never too late to find your purpose.

Woody Barker steps out of prison planning to live out his years on his houseboat docked on the Alabama Gulf Coast. As a defrocked priest with a heart condition and an ex-wife who still runs his life, he needs peace and a path to redemption.

Caroline Boyer is seventeen, pregnant, and stuck in a loop of bad choices. At her mother's deathbed, Caroline finds herself at the center of an unexpected plot that has the potential to turn her world upside down. At the funeral, she discovers a father she's never known . . . Whether she likes it or not, her life will never be the same.

Soon Woody, Caroline, and an emotional support goldfish named Gary are on a grand adventure through the Deep South. Chased by the men who are desperate to learn what Caroline's mother told her before she passed away, they use every skill they have as a new family to stay one step ahead of danger. To make it worse, former parishioners of the church that cast Woody out are determined to throw him a welcome home party. As Caroline and Woody look for answers and try to avoid disaster, they also learn how to redefine family, hope, and faith they thought they'd lost.

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About The Author

 Sean Dietrich is a columnist, novelist, podcaster, and stand-up storyteller known for his commentary on life in the American South. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Southern Living, Reader's Digest, Garden and Gun, The Tallahassee Democrat, the Birmingham News, and his column is syndicated in newspapers throughout the U.S. He has authored fifteen books, and he makes appearances on the Grand Ole Opry.

 

My Review

I really loved this read! What a story the author has gifted us with.
From being a priest to really becoming a father, from Prison to life on the outside.
This book gives non-stop action, from beginning to end there really isn't a dull moment!
There are secrets dropped, and new characters enter, and we wonder, but yes, they need to be there.
Interesting historical information, and unsavory characters wanting what is not theirs, and uber drivers ending up on wild chases along with ambulance rides.
I loved how this story ended, with surprises, yes, and maybe tears!
I'll be looking for more by this author!
I received this book through Net Galley and the Publisher Thomas Nelson, and was not required to give a positive review.