Chantal Atherton grew up sharing her last name with her hometown, and as the oldest daughter of the founding family's current generation, she chafed under the expectations of her parents and their country club set. Her plans to establish a life away from the Mississippi town that shaped her early life are derailed when her father suffers a heart attack. Called home to take over as his office manager, Chantal returns to a town only slightly changed from her teen years. A few new businesses on Main Street, a couple of new faces at the sheriff's department - not much seems different. Everything quickly changes when Brigitte, Chantal's younger sister and the rebel of the Atherton family, joins a new religious organization and starts pulling away from her parents and sister. As Chantal investigates the group's leader and finds out he is not who he claims to be, she turns to the newest member of the sheriff's department, Deputy Marc Thibodaux, for help in reaching her sister before she becomes the victim of what looks very much like a cult. Chantal's lukewarm faith is challenged as she looks for answers. At the same time, her heart hears a call of another kind, but a recent heartbreak has her questioning whether or not she is willing to risk love again. Can she answer the call, and can she find a way to help her sister before it's too late? Chantal's Call is a story of redemption, forgiveness and hope, set in a small town on the kudzu-covered banks of the Mississippi River. Suspense, romance and humor mingle in this contemporary tale of a family in crisis discovering what truly matters.
As a child Deniece was mentally and physically abused by her mother. She almost gave up on life until she was given bandages to help her heart heal. She was introduced to her imagination, her utopia as it were, from her teacher, Mrs. Rushmore through learning to play the violin and piano. Her exciting imagination became her compass to determination that eventually gave her self-respect, pride and a true identity of herself being ripped away by her mother. Deniece now had a reason to thrive. She became addicted to the insight of the musical prowess of the past; she became their prodigy. Along the way she was introduced to a loving couple, the Conairs. Their support ignited the fire of her motivation. Deniece encountered another battle, though pleasant, at Steinberg Academy. Pierre, a sports star at Steinberg, became her love interest. This was instigated by her friends but she was torn, believing she would lose her determination to fight an enemy of self-worth. Quotes: "You should have killed yourself.
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