Change For The Bettor Summary

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Kenosha Author Randy Donais Publishes Follow-up to 2011 Novel

The sequel to Change for the Bettor continues the story of Tully Greenwood.

Randy Donais has finally published his second book Soul Searcher (Xlibris, 2017) more than five years after his spectacular first novel hit the shelves. Work on the sophomore effort was lagging due to the author’s type 2 diabetes and eventual amputation. For readers who want to know what’s up with Tully Greenwood after he reformed (in Change for the Bettor), the long wait is over – and worth it.

Soul Searcher opens with Tully’s former guardian and now best friend Fr. Rene Vondereau, who gives the opening remarks of sorts, telling readers how Tully had reformed and what he had gained from leaving behind

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