The Colors of Home
A novel of grief and redemption that has taken a decade in the making by award-winning author and speaker, Edwina Perkins
The book is available in digital format by Dressed In Love Press
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.
About Edwina:
Edwina Perkins serves as Co-Director of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, where she also coordinates Mentoring Moments and manages Sensitivity Between the Lines. She champions diverse voices in Christian publishing.
A long-term member of Word Weavers International, Edwina now serves on its advisory board alongside her role on the Evangelical Christian Publishing Association (ECPA) advisory board, where she previously served as Emerging Leader Coordinator.
An award-winning writer and experienced educator, Edwina works as a speaker, freelance editor, mentor, and authenticity consultant. She teaches at conferences throughout the year, advocating for honest, inclusive storytelling in Christian fiction. Her work has been published in numerous magazines and anthologies. More information about Edwin can be found at: Home | My Site
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