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The Unfavored Children's Club
THE
UNFAVORED
CHILDREN'S CLUB
A Story of Revenge
Available now in digital. Hardback/paperback release date February 24th
Sarah Jane Berg thought she'd hit rock bottom, then she dug a little deeper.
Forced into an unwanted marriage, she endured a decade of unhappiness before finding the courage to divorce, leading promptly to being shunned by her family and their cult of a church. What's a woman to do when she's lost her family, job, and home? Naturally, sell her car to join an exclusive club that promises to help her extract revenge-and cash-from her rotten family.
Housed in a musty classroom in a dilapidated strip mall, Un-Club holds hope for the downtrodden who feel they've been cheated out of what is rightfully theirs. For Sarah, this means a job. An inheritance. A Lover. Klara, icily presiding over meetings, promises all will be restored if you only follow the plan. Her assistant, Preacher, makes up for her lack of personality with his bright smile and charming wit. Oh, and his bedroom faculty.
But the path to restitution and revenge is wicked and winding, passing the pawn shop, a stolen dog, Klara's kitty, and a little bit of arson.
The Unfavored Children's Club is a disturbingly delightful romp through the morally gray mental acrobatics of the slighted, perfect for fans of the dark comedy of the Coen Brothers.
COLIN HOLMES
BJ Sloan has crafted a redemption story that combines a cult-like religious group, a sinister pair of grifters, a voyeuristic pawnshop owner and a best friend of transient morality and sexuality. Sarah Berg bounces from dealing with this incredible cast of characters to try and reclaim her life after decades of missteps and questionable choices. Along this journey, Sarah discovers passion, crime, violence and a path to mending her life and the most important relationships in her life while facing her demons and a family set on bending her to their will not hers.
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COLIN HOLMES
Author of The Oxygen Farmer and the 2023 Ippy Award Winner, Thunder Road
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TRILBY BLACK . ENGLAND
This book is such a fun read. Sloan has way of writing quirky, badly behaved characters in a way that also endears you to them. And let me tell you, the main characters in this are pretty badly behaved. They want to scam their families out of money, after all! But it's funny how things turn out. Sometimes, it's the folks with the prickliest exteriors who turn out to have a heart of gold.
This book is the perfect light escape from a grim reality. Fans of Janet Evanovich and Sue Grafton will love it.
I had such a good time reading this book!! Thrust headfirst into Sarah’s dumpster fire of a life, this book did a fantastic job of exploring her struggle to overcome all the different parties at play trying to force her into a place they’ve designed. The family drama was gripping and emotional, the mismatched friendship between Sarah and Blake always brought a smile to my face, and I really loved the way the book used two different institutions of “worship” to show how all the organizations we pledge ourselves to might have a hidden dark side. And the pacing was great!! I never wanted to put it down.
Definitely recommend, and I’m looking forward to reading what Sloan publishes next!
BJ Sloan does it again. Another tale with memorable characters who find themselves in plights most of us will never experience firsthand. Sarah Jane Berg – cast out by her family and now caught up in what at first looked like her path to vindication but is turning out to be something else entirely. Her brother, AB, who only has time for his sister when he wants something from her. With her signature realism, Sloan paints a vibrant picture of the wolf-in-sheep’s-clothing nature of two very different types of scams, each looking for its next victim. Can Sarah navigate the mess her life is in and find her way to redemption?
BJ Sloan's latest work is an engrossing and thoroughly entertaining tale, full of unforgettable characters making bad decisions. What's a fair price for just revenge? Will it free you or destroy you? You've got family trauma, religious trauma, and destructive sexual desire. What happens if you are offered a plate of reconciliation just when you are about to serve a heaping helping of retribution? Can happiness be trusted? Can anyone be trusted? You will keep turning the page to find out!
Nine years ago, Sarah Berg divorced her husband Henry and was immediately shunned by her pious family. Now unemployed, homeless, and living a gritty existence, she joins the Unfavored Children’s Club, a ruthless organization aimed at extracting funds from the families of people like Sarah. Her friend Blake is also a member, but when she succeeds in extorting money from her mother’s insurance, the club’s leaders want it all and Sarah realizes how cruel the organization truly is. Whether or not she scores the money she feels is rightfully hers, she knows she will not survive.
Author B.J. Sloan takes the story through a maze of complications and plot twists that keep the reader turning pages, eager to learn of Sarah’s final journey. I highly recommend The Unfavored Children’s Club.
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