Michael Cogdill Debuts New Book 'She-Rain'

In these times when adultery makes news the way war once did, readers are still accustomed to unrealistic love stories with predictable characters. The literary world longs for soul-transforming, truly inspiring storytelling with a radically happy ending no one sees coming. They want a book they can't put down, and one that improves them by "The End."

With the inspiring power of such classics as Cold Mountain, The Color Purple, and To Kill a Mockingbird, Michael Cogdill presents a revolutionary new love story in She-Rain (published by Morgan James). Amid so many real-life romances grown stale -- rife with trivial drama and the stresses of uninspired hearts -- She-Rain reveals the beauty of hearts growing extravagant love out of desperate times. Michael Cogdill dares explore how well we flawed human creatures can love truly -- even in a passionate love triangle!

She-Rain rises out of early 20th Century Western North Carolina -- sweeping across that century as a tale uniquely romantic, utterly magnetic, and transformative to the heart and mind. Suffering at the hands of an opium-addicted father, trapped in a life of abuse and poverty, a young man, Frank Locke, finds beauty and irresistible love in an extraordinary young woman -- who's surviving a way of life even worse than his own. When an act of violence compels Frank to go on the run into a killer wilderness, he soon discovers a new love -- a stunning mystery, secreted away in the clefts of Appalachia. The love triangle that grows between Frank, Mary Lizbeth, and Sophia presents readers with beauty and hope much too rare in human relationships. She-Rain celebrates our best possibilities.

Told in "A rhapsody of Southern voices, mingling hilarity and sorrow, She-Rain speaks of lives soaring beyond heartbreak, fundamentalism, and self-destruction. Through the most graceful longing, two women in love with one man ultimately prove the power of our hearts to answer high callings." She-Rain turns the notion of a love triangle into a firmament of hope. Taking on old challenges of race, class, and low expectations, this tale shines fine light on our present times.

About the Author: Michael Cogdill is blessed as one of the most honored television storytellers in America. His awards include 24 Emmys and the National Edward R. Murrow Award. His coverage and interview credits include The Reverend Billy Graham, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Dr. Henry Kissinger, Abby Hoffman, Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator John McCain, Howard K. Smith, James Brown, and countless other key newsmakers, including Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States. He anchors the 6:00 and 11:00 newscasts for WYFF TV, NBC for the Western Carolinas and Northeast Georgia. Michael was born in Asheville, North Carolina, and is a cum laude graduate of the University of North Carolina at Asheville.

About Morgan James Publishing:
Morgan James Publishing provides entrepreneurs with the vital information, inspiration, and guidance they need to be successful. A division of Morgan James, LLC, Morgan James Publishing, The Entrepreneurial Publisher^TM, is recognized by NASDAQ as one of the world's most prestigious businesses and is reported as being the future of publishing.

More About This Title:
She-Rain by Michael Cogdill will be released from Morgan James Publishing on March 31, 2010. She-Rain, ISBN 9781600377020, has 360 pages, and is being sold as a Trade Paperback for $24.95.