Cassandra King, author of The Sunday Wife

"I thoroughly enjoyed Bob Inman's forthcoming Raleigh-set political novel, The Governor's Lady (John Blair $26.95 due in Sept.)  Bob was a Charlotte news anchorman for over twenty years and knows the heart and soul of the political landscape in North Carolina.  The story: When a popular governor's wife succeeds her husband, he expects her to continue his state policies (via the good ole boy network) as he runs for president, but she has her own agenda, and it's fun to see her come into her own.  I look forward to seeing Bob again when he's here this fall to discuss the book (you can preorder it now).

Nancy Olson, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh

“Robert Inman hits the ground running and keeps up the pace in this suspenseful page-turner, which takes us behind the headlines as a Southern governor’s wife assumes the office herself so he can run for president. The real question is, how does Robert Inman know so much about state politics, public marriages, and human nature? And how did he come up with such believable characters—not only the ambitious ex-governor and his plucky, likable wife, but also the fascinating hangers-on who attach themselves to any rising political figure? The Governor’s Lady—a heady mix of sex and sexism, politics and greed, trust and perfidy—is as timely as the morning’s news.”

 Lee Smith, author of Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger

“Robert Inman is one of our finest Southern novelists, as The Governor’s Lady proves yet again. Beautifully written, painstakingly observed, with a finely tuned sympathy for every one of its complex characters, this is a story that will keep you in a race to turn the pages.”

Mark Childress, author of Georgia Bottoms and Crazy in Alabama

Cooper Lanier has been elected Governor of her southern state, succeeding her husband, Pickett, who is running for President.  Pickett intends for her to simply be his stand-in while he manages affairs back home from the campaign trail.  But Cooper – smart, feisty, independent -– has her own ideas.  She struggles to chart her own course through the treacherous shoals of male-dominated politics, finding unexpected allies in a crusty, aging newspaper reporter and her mother, a once-prominent political mastermind, from whom Cooper has been estranged for years.  Along the way, she comes to grips with her past, learns to nurture the relationships she cherishes, and finds out who she can count on, and who she can’t.

Home Fires Burning, Old Dogs and Children, and Dairy Queen Days are available on Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, and Kobo e-readers, priced at $4.99.

Captain Saturday is available on Kindle for purchase at $4.99 and on loan from Kindle Lending Library. 

Read reviews at www.goodreads.com, www.barnesandnoble.com, and www.amazon.com.

Read summaries and first chapters of all books by clicking on the titles to the left under "Books." 

Crossroads -- a sleepy crossroads community is turned on its head when a train carrying Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show derails nearby.  Musical comedy.  Book, lyrics and music by Robert Inman.

Dairy Queen Days -- adapted from Robert Inman's novel.  16-year-old Trout Moseley struggles through a Georgia summer to find his own way amidst the upheaval of his family.  Comedy/Drama.

The Christmas Bus -- Mrs. Frump, director of the Peaceful Valley Orphanage, organizes a Christmas her kids will never forget.

The Christmas Bus Musical -- a musical version with book, lyrics and music by Robert Inman.

The Drama Club -- an intense drama of high school conflict

Welcome to Mitford -- an adaptation of the beloved Mitford novels by Jan Karon

A High Country Christmas -- a modern retelling of Dickens' classic Christmas tale, set in America's Great Depression

For more information, click on the links above to Dramatic Publishing Company's website.