A! Magazine for the Arts

'Gone Before Breakfast' released

December 12, 2023

Jan-Carol Publishing, Inc., of Blountville, Tennessee, announces the nationwide release of "Gone Before Breakfast"by Jan Howery.

Jan Howery, a native of Southwest Virginia, writes with an Appalachian influence. Her many writings have been featured in the anthologies "Broken Petals,""Wild Daisies," "Scattered Flowers," "Daffodil Dreams"and the annual Jan-Carol Publishing anthology series, "These Haunted Hills." Her other writings include fashion and health columns for the Appalachian regional magazine for women,Voice Magazine for Women. "Gone Before Breakfast" is Howery’s debut novel.

"Gone Before Breakfast"is rooted in a southwestern Virginia town, Abindgon, Virginia. It unfolds when brothers Jackson and Brandon Taylor vanish without a trace at the Charlotte International Airport, their girlfriends Jan and Allison are left heartbroken and confused. The women have no idea where the brothers went, or how they disappeared. After years of no clues, Jan and Allison move on with their lives. Allison soon meets an investigator who reveals that there's a secret ongoing investigation into the brothers’ disappearance. Through twists and turns, Allison discovers the truth and learns that their boyfriends were in danger.

“Jan Howery takes the reader from the Appalachian Mountains to Belize in this whirlwind mystery filled with love, loss, and love again. Readers will enjoy every twist and turn and deeply appreciate the outcome,” says Linda Hudson Hoagland, author of theLindsay Harris Murder Mystery Series.

"Gone Before Breakfast"is available on Amazon, Barnes&Noble.com, and directly through JCP.

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