The Colors of Home Home isn’t a place. It’s a reckoning. After her husband’s death from leukemia, Ebony McMullen loads her three children into an overstuffed Suburban and drives fifteen hours from Colorado to North Carolina—back to the small town her husband once fled. She’s out of money. Out of options. And forced to live in a house owned by the father-in-law who never wanted her. Home is everything she feared it would be. Her oldest son, Owen, is angry and restless after legal trouble in Colorado. Scotty is desperate to belong on the high school football team. Destiny, bright and tender with Down syndrome, sees beauty everywhere—even where others see difference. But in Home, difference is noticed. A diner waitress asks, “What are you?” A teacher assumes Ebony belongs in the kitchen. A rival father hurls a racial slur across a football field. And when someone humiliates Destiny in a cruel act meant to send a message, the family begins to unravel. Meanwhile, Ebony discovers that the town’s roots run deeper—and darker—than she imagined. Long-buried secrets about Shane McMullen, her rigid father-in-law, threaten to fracture what little foundation they’ve built. And as old wounds surface and new betrayals emerge, Ebony must decide: Will she keep surviving? Or will she fight for a home worth staying in? The Colors of Home is a powerful story of grief, race, redemption, and the courage it takes to rebuild a family in a place that may not want them. Because sometimes home isn’t where you’re welcomed. It’s where you choose to belong. Edwina Perkins is the co-director of Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. She is the coordinator for Mentoring Moments and the manager for Sensitivity Between the Lines, both with Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference. Edwina is the managing editor for Harambee Press, an imprint of End Game Press. As a longtime member of Word Weavers International, she now serves as a member of the advisory board. She has served as the Emerging Leader Coordinator with ECPA (Evangelical Christian Publishing Association). Edwina is an award-winning writer, experienced teacher, speaker, freelance editor, and authenticity/sensitivity consultant, and has been published in numerous publications. ​Edwina has a passion for seeing ethnic writers represented well in the publishing industry, and she enjoys speaking to audiences about this opportunity. She is also passionate about coaching and mentoring writers. Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes is an editor, author, speaker, podcaster, and educational consultant. She is the production editor for Embolden Media Group and a member of Word Weavers International, serving as an online chapter president and mentor. She belongs to FWA (Florida Writers Association), ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers), CWoC (Crime Writers of Color), AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association), and AASA (American Association of School Administrators). She serves on the board of the nonprofit organization 540 Writers' Community and is an art instructor for the nonprofit organization Light for the Future in Guatemala. Katherine hosts the podcast Murder, Mystery & Mayhem Laced with Morality and co-hosts Open Mic, a Word Weaver International podcast. She contributes regularly to several magazines, blogs, and newsletters. She authored a Bible study for women and a collaborative anthology of devotions, and is currently working on the sequels to her first general-market thriller. Her thriller A Fifth of the Story debuted in February 2024 through Endgame Press. The itch to learn more about the God who saved her motivated Jenifer to switch from pursuing a psychology degree to studying women's ministry. She learned how to dive deep into God's Word while gaining her Bachelor's, but the fountain of knowledge only temporarily satisfied her. With her overactive imagination working nonstop, she jotted down simple stories on notebook paper as she wiped the noses and bottoms of her two toddlers. When her young ones went to school, Jenifer sought to bring her mental movies to life by spending her days hunched over a keyboard, frantically recording the scenes that played in her head. She quickly realized the people described in the Bible were not simply fictional heroes, but everyday people who encountered an extraordinary God.