The Story Behind Summertime Sprinkler
Many years ago in high school, I endured domestic violence when a boyfriend used my face as his punching bag. His yells echo like a monster-of-hate even now when I think of that season.
One night, he left me unconscious on the road, and his fists left many bruises. One day at school, he left my lips bleeding and my eyes bruised. One afternoon, he shoved me down a flight of stairs. Another night my head cracked a window when he slammed me against it.
Looking back, I wonder how I stayed in that relationship for more than two years. And I wonder how I lived through it. Now, I can’t imagine today, the person I am, that I would allow myself to remain in such abuse. But that boyfriend tried to run over me in my car at school one day, yet I still forgave him.
Today, many people get trapped in such relationships. And life unravels and remains broken and tragic. So, this novel is filled with a victory lap of first steps for women or anyone caught in such a horrible cycle of abuse.
Moving out of those situations doesn’t always come easy. So, the pages of the novel are laced with the challenge to get help, move, or run away with all your might. It’s a life and death matter, one worth pursuing.
And for those not caught in abuse, may that reader make a difference and pay attention to those who give off clues of needing help. Let’s be a voice of hope. You could save a life! You could be the reason someone finds their way to freedom today!
So, this novel is close to my heart as I long to come alongside those trapped by emotional or physical abuse. And yes, the book also explores life with juvenile diabetes and kidney failure.
My grown son is currently waiting for a pancreas transplant and kidney transplant; he’s 36, and he has juvenile diabetes. His eight-year-old son was also diagnosed with juvenile diabetes at six.
So, I’ve witnessed many of the scenes in the pages of this book, and I know how easy it is to become weary. So, my journey in writing this novel is to bring light into a dark world when everything is heavy, and we need to find a way to take the next step to live in victory.
Beth Bender, a weary traveler, and radio talk show host, receives the annual email from Hudson Hinkle. It’s been twenty years, and this time, Beth plans to ignore the notification. However, the flashbacks flood her mind like a sprinkler that won’t turn off.
Despite the turmoil, Beth will discover light shining into her future through the eyes of a seven-year-old boy who moves into the neighborhood. And yet, a collision of the heart is inevitable. Will Beth open the email and confront Hudson? Is it time for Beth’s untold story to make a difference in the lives of other women and children who endure domestic violence?
Book Information
Release Date: April 7, 2022
Publisher: Independent
Soft Cover: ISBN:979-8985590319; 195 pages; $14.99; Free with Kindle Unlimited
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3NZD7JX
You can purchase your book also at the author’s website at www.pamkumpe.com.
Pam Kumpe struggled with confidence due to physical and verbal abuse as a child, and from repeated abuse during high school and college. As she grew older, she hid from the world and didn’t talk to many people. She stayed to herself.
Pam didn’t know the Lord could use brokenness and turn it into a way to help others. Her books are designed to add strength to your life. To help you find your way. She hopes to remind you that you’re fearfully and wonderfully created in Christ.
Thankfully, God opened her eyes and heart to fight for freedom and to stand for truth, and He gave Pam beauty for ashes, the joy of a new day with peace. She credits the Lord with giving her a voice to encourage others who are broken.
As an author and speaker, she loves to laugh. To read. To write. To talk. Not necessarily in that order. But always in each day.
Pam writes mysteries, devotionals, ministry books, and children’s books. Each book she’s written gives way to hope, and peace, and reminds you to persevere. Her stories will take you on a road trip of the heart as she challenges you to make today count.
Pam has written an inspirational column for newspapers spanning 25 years and she’s volunteered for 11 years, teaching/holding a church service for ladies in drug/alcohol rehab. Before that, Pam served 24 years as a children’s church teacher, where her love for others grew with each lesson she’s taught. And Pam is involved in street ministry with the homeless when she’s not playing with her schnauzer, Shelby, or her grandson, Kade.
Her latest book is the cozy mystery, Summertime Sprinkler.
You can visit her website at www.PamKumpe.com or connect with her at Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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