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  “In the best tradition of women’s fiction, MOSSY CREEK points to a genuine spirit of love and community that is our best hope for the future.”

  —Betina Krahn, NYT bestselling author of The Last Bachelor

  HOMETOWN SERIES

  BLESSINGS OF MOSSY CREEK

  Book Four

  The good-hearted citizens of Mossy Creek, Georgia are in a mood to count their blessings. Maybe it’s the influence of the new minister in town, who keeps his sense of humor while battling a stern church treasurer. Maybe it’s the afterglow of Josie McClure’s incredibly romantic wedding to the local “Bigfoot.” Or maybe it’s the new baby in Hank and Casey Blackshear’s home. As autumn gilds the mountains, town gossip columnist, Katie Bell, has persuaded Creekites to confess their joys, troubles, and gratitudes. As always, that includes a heapin’ helping of laughter, wisdom, and good old-fashioned scandal.

  “A fast, funny, and folksy read. Enjoy!”

  —Lois Battle, acclaimed author of Storyville, Bed & Breakfast, and The Florabama Ladies’ Auxiliary & Sewing Circle

  THE MOSSY CREEK HOMETOWN SERIES

  A DAY IN MOSSY CREEK

  Book Five

  Maybe it’s the post-New Year’s boredom. Maybe it’s the cold, frisky air. Whatever the cause, the citizens of Mossy Creek seem determined to get into trouble on a clear winter day in mid-January. Police Chief Amos Royden and his loyal officers, Mutt and Sandy, can barely keep up with the calls. Hank and Casey Blackshear’s great aunt Irene, 93, leads a protests march of angry seniors -- on their electric scooters. Louise and Charlie Sawyer battle renovation pitfalls (literally) in their cranky house. Pearl Quinlan fights her sister, Spiva, over a plate of brownies. Patty Campbell performs a makeover on Orville Gene Simpson’s front yard, against Orville’s will. All that and more! Last but not least, Amos and Ida finally stop fighting their secret attraction, but then the trouble really begins!

  Book One in the Everyone’s Special Southern children’s series

  KASEYBELLE The Tiniest Fairy in the Kingdom

  by Sandra Chastain

  KaseyBelle saves her friends from an

  angry giant and learns that it’s not

  the size of her wings that makes her

  special, but the size of her heart.

  Illustrated by Cindy Chadwick

  Book One in the Everyone’s Special Southern children’s series

  ASTRONAUT NOODLE

  on Planet Velocity

  by Kenlyn Foster Spence

  How’s a kid supposed to make friends

  in a world that moves too fast?

  Join Astronaut Noodle as he attempts

  to photograph the pesky, super-fast

  citizens of Planet Velocity.

  Illustrated by Cindy Chadwick

  SWEET TEA & JESUS SHOES

  Come sit on the porch a spell. Let’s talk about times gone by and folks we remember, about slow summer evenings and lightning bugs in a jar. Listen to the sound of a creaky swing and cicadas chorusing in the background. Let’s talk about how things used to be in the South and, for some of us, the way they still are.

  SWEET TEA AND JESUS SHOES

  was a selection by VABooks! at

  the Center for the Book at the

  Virginia Foundation for the

  Humanties, which suggests books

  for Virginians

  MORE SWEET TEA

  “Delightful. Brew tea or grab something

  stronger, sit down and enjoy.”

  —Rita Mae Brown, New York Times bestselling author

  “A brilliant compilation of Southern

  women’s stories in the tradition of

  Anne Rivers Siddons.”

  —Harriet Klausner, Midwest Book Review

  Look for Book Three of the Sweet Tea series

  SWEETER TEA

  CREOLA’S MOONBEAM

  by Milam McGraw Propst

  Author of

  A Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street

  the book that inspired the acclaimed

  feature film

  “Don’t miss this delightful, heartwarming

  journey into friendship.”

  —Haywood Smith, NY Times best selling

  author of the Red Hat Club series

  My decision was firm.

  Sliding out of bed, I jumped into my warm-up suit and running shoes. I grabbed my manuscript from the bedside table, tiptoed down the hall, and hurried out the kitchen door. Lifting the garbage can lid, I hurled the papers into a smelly stew of last night’s meat loaf, coffee grounds, egg shells, rice, and butter beans.

  “Good riddance to you!”

  Honey Newberry, a successful Atlanta writer, has been hit by a double whammy: Writer’s block and the middle-age crazies. She heads for the Gulf beaches of Florida, determined to spend the summer getting her groove back. There she finds unexpected inspiration from a joyful neighbor—the mysterious and flamboyant Beatrice—whose zest for life reminds Honey of another wise woman—Creola Moon, the wise and amazing nanny who encouraged Honey’s childhood dreams.

  As Beatrice lures Honey into a series of adventures, Honey shares her funny, poignant stories about marriage, children, sisterhood, and the fabulous Creola. Together in spirit, Beatrice and Creola teach Honey what it truly means to enjoy life.

  Mossy Creek Hometown Series

  Mossy Creek

  Reunion at Mossy Creek

  Summer in Mossy Creek

  Blessings of Mossy Creek

  A Day in Mossy Creek

  At Home in Mossy Creek

  Sweet Tea Series

  Sweet Tea & Jesus Shoes

  More Sweet Tea

  On Grandma’s Porch

  Other books by Deborah Smith

  A Gentle Rain

  Alice at Heart Waterlilies series

  Diary of a Radical Mermaid Waterlilies series

  Everyone’s Special Children’s Series

  KaseyBelle: The Tiniest Fairy in the Kingdom

  Astronaut Noodle

  Other Fiction

  Sunrise

  Creola’s Moonbeam

  All God’s Creatures

  NonFiction

  BraTalk

 


 

  Deborah Smith, The Crossroads Cafe

 


 

 
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