Book Review: Miss Beth Bettencourt
Today, I’m participating in a book review tour for Miss Beth Bettencourt, a mid-century Southern fiction novel by Eva Marie Everson, published by Kregel.
Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher as part of JustRead publicity tours. All views expressed are my own. This post includes Amazon affiliate links.
My Review
Miss Beth Bettencourt is a sweet Southern novel set in early 1960s small-town Georgia. Beth is an independent young woman, even though she still lives with her parents. Independent, that is, except when it comes to driving her daddy’s boat-of-a-car. That, she will not do. She’d rather walk, thank you very much. And in Bynum, Georgia, she can do that.
Due to past traumatic events involving her twin sister, Beth has determined that she will never marry. She runs a private kindergarten with the help of the family housekeeper, Molly, and is content with her life. But then a stranger named Marty shows up and disrupts her carefully ordered life.
I liked the characters in this novel and enjoyed the element of mystery as the secrets each kept were slowly revealed. I also appreciated their faith journeys as Beth and Marty both learned to trust God more. If you enjoy Southern fiction, I recommend this one.
From the Publisher
Will an unlikely romance tear down Beth’s walls of indifference?
It’s 1962 in Bynum, Georgia, and Beth Bettencourt’s world is turned upside down when she wakes to a man snoring in the guest bedroom.
She’s home alone; her parents are traveling abroad, grieving her twin sister’s unexpected death. Instead of accompanying them, Beth stayed in Bynum to tend to her kindergarten and closely guard her own heart.
A beautiful and beloved member of the community, Beth is an unusual specimen for her time as she nears thirty and remains unmarried. She holds deep-seated unforgiveness toward her twin, Elise, who ran off with Beth’s beau. To make matters worse, Elise took their grandmother’s ring, which had been promised to Beth.
But now a stranger enters her home and her world. David Patrick Martin seems ready to break down her walls of indifference and find the core of Miss Beth Bettencourt. But can he be trusted with Beth’s past, her present, and more importantly, her future?
About the Author
Eva Marie Everson is a bestselling, multi-award-winning author of nearly 50 works of fiction and nonfiction. Collectively, her novels have sold over 300,000 copies. She is the CEO of Word Weavers International, the director of Florida Christian Writers Conference, and a popular speaker at writers conferences across the nation. Eva Marie is a double magna cum laude graduate of Andersonville Theological Seminary (Associate of Biblical Studies and Bachelor of Biblical Exposition) and of Tzemach Institute (a two-year program in Biblical Studies). In 2022, she was awarded the Yvonne Lehman Legacy Award and presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association). She and her husband live in Central Florida where they enjoy their children and grandchildren. They are owned by a Norwegian Forest cat named Vanessa.
Connect with Eva Marie by visiting evamarieeversonauthor.com to follow her on social media and subscribe to email updates.
Tour Giveaway
(5) winners will each receive a copy of Miss Beth Bettencourt (winner’s choice between ebook or print), Southern recipes, a Miss Beth Bettencourt bookmark, and a $10 Amazon gift card!
Full tour schedule linked below. The giveaway begins at midnight May 11, 2026 and will last through 11:59 PM EST on May 18, 2026. Winner will be notified within 2 weeks of close of the giveaway and given 48 hours to respond or risk forfeiture of prize. US only. Void where prohibited by law or logistics.
Giveaway is subject to JustRead Publicity Tours Giveaway Policies.
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One Comment
Regina
I love the cover!