About the Book
Title: Miss Beth Bettencourt Author: Eva Marie Everson Publisher: Kregel Release Date: May 12, 2026 Genre: Southern Fiction/Christian FictionWill an unlikely romance tear down Beth’s walls of indifference? It’s 1962 in Bynum, Georgia, and Beth Bettencourt’s world is turned upside down when she wakes to a man snoring in the guest bedroom. She’s home alone; her parents are traveling abroad, grieving her twin sister’s unexpected death. Instead of accompanying them, Beth stayed in Bynum to tend to her kindergarten and closely guard her own heart. A beautiful and beloved member of the community, Beth is an unusual specimen for her time as she nears thirty and remains unmarried. She holds deep-seated unforgiveness toward her twin, Elise, who ran off with Beth’s beau. To make matters worse, Elise took their grandmother’s ring, which had been promised to Beth. But now a stranger enters her home and her world. David Patrick Martin seems ready to break down her walls of indifference and find the core of Miss Beth Bettencourt. But can he be trusted with Beth’s past, her present, and more importantly, her future?
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About the Author
Eva Marie Everson is a bestselling, multi-award-winning author of nearly 50 works of fiction and nonfiction. Collectively, her novels have sold over 300,000 copies. She is the CEO of Word Weavers International, the director of Florida Christian Writers Conference, and a popular speaker at writers conferences across the nation. Eva Marie is a double magna cum laude graduate of Andersonville Theological Seminary (Associate of Biblical Studies and Bachelor of Biblical Exposition) and of Tzemach Institute (a two-year program in Biblical Studies). In 2022, she was awarded the Yvonne Lehman Legacy Award and presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association). She and her husband live in Central Florida where they enjoy their children and grandchildren. They are owned by a Norwegian Forest cat named Vanessa.
Connect with Eva Marie by visiting evamarieeversonauthor.com to follow her on social media and subscribe to email updates.
My Review:
I absolutely loved Miss Beth Bettencourt! The 1960s Georgia setting was so charming, and the story world was super immersive from the first page. Beth and Marty were such real characters, and I appreciated the strong themes of forgiveness, faith, and second chances woven through the story. Marty’s growing relationship with the Lord was inspiring, and Beth’s journey toward letting go of past hurt felt very real. The romance was sweet and wholesome, while the mystery plot thread added a bit of the intrigue I love in historical fiction without taking away from the feel of the book. I honestly wanted more at the end because I enjoyed this novel so much! I think it would have been awesome to have a little epilogue, but it was still an amazing book! I’ve only read a few books set in the 1960’s and this was so refreshing. I highly recommend this historical fiction book!
Tour Giveaway
(5) winners will each receive a copy of Miss Beth Bettencourt (winner’s choice between ebook or print), Southern recipes, a Miss Beth Bettencourt bookmark, and a $10 Amazon gift card!
The giveaway begins at midnight May 11, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on May 18, 2026. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
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Who will get the ring? Sounds good.
Thank you so much for your review! I’m considering writing that epilogue and uploading it to my website! What do you think?
I’d love that!!!
lovely review, Sydney! Thanks for being on the tour!
Thank you!
Sounds like an amazing book.
Sounds great.
Sounds terrific
This sounds wonderful!