One House Over

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A solid marriage, a thriving business, and the esteem of their close-knit Alabama community-Joyce and Odell Watson have every reason to count their blessings. Their marriage has given well-off Joyce a chance at the family she's always wanted-and granted Odell a once-in-a-lifetime shot to escape grinding poverty. But all that respectability and status comes at a cost. Just once, Joyce and Odell want to break loose and taste life's wild side, without consequences...

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Mary Monroe is an exceptional writer and phenomenal storyteller!
Kimberla Lawson Roby, New York Times Bestselling Author


In the small town of Branson, Alabama, the houses are well-tended and the porches tidy. But nothing is as perfect as it seems, including the marriage of Joyce and Odell Watson. Joyce believes shed found the perfect man in Odell, but secrets and betrayals threaten their happiness, and send ripples throughout their neighborhood. Mary Monroe deftly captures the steamy intrigues of her characters complicated lives in this Depression-era story that readers will find impossible to put down.
Susan Holloway Scott, author of I, Eliza Hamilton

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MARY MONROE, the daughter of sharecroppers, is the author of the award-winning andNew York Timesbestselling God series that includesGod Dont Like UglyandGod Dont Make No Mistakes, among other novels. Winner of the AAMBC Maya Angelou Lifetime Achievement Award and the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award, Mary Monroe currently lives in Oakland, California, and loves to hear from her readers via e-mail at AuthorAuthor5409@aol.com. Visit Marys website at MaryMonroe.org.