Title: The Knotted Ring Author: Myra Hargrave McIlvain Where to buy: Amazon (affiliate link) Genre: Historical Fiction Would I recommend: Absolutely. It was hard to tear myself away from this one. Synopsis: Susannah Mobley, expecting her slave lover’s baby, submits to an arranged marriage to Hezekiah James, who is headed to Texas to claim a land grant. Caught in a series of lies about her pregnancy, as well as the beautiful ring woven from her red hair, Susannah embarks on the harsh trip to Texas, grieving for her lost love and determined to control her destiny. On the wa ..read more

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme that highlights books soon to be released, the ones we’re excited about but haven’t read yet. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings, and was formerly hosted by Breaking the Spine. Y’all can check out all of this week’s Can’t-Wait Wednesday posts here. Title: I Love It When You Lie Author: Kristen Bird Genre: Southern Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Thriller Publication Date: March 14, 2023 Publisher: MIRA Synopsis: The Williams women don’t just keep secrets… They bury them. Just days before her eightieth birthday, Pearl Williams has the ..read more

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme that highlights books soon to be released, the ones we’re excited about but haven’t read yet. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings, and was formerly hosted by Breaking the Spine. Y’all can check out all of this week’s Can’t-Wait Wednesday posts here. Title: Flags on the Bayou Author: James Lee Burke Genre: Historical Fiction, Southern Fiction Publication Date: July 11, 2023 Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press Synopsis: From American master James Lee Burke comes a novel set in Civil War-era Louisiana as the South transforms and a brill ..read more

Wined and Died in New Orleans (A Vintage Cookbook) by Ellen Byron About Wined and Died in New Orleans Wined and Died in New Orleans (A Vintage Cookbook) Cozy Mystery 2nd in Series Setting – Louisiana Berkley (February 7, 2023) Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593437632 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593437636 Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09TZPW81C The second in a fantastic new cozy mystery series with a vintage flair from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award–winning author Ellen Byron. It’s hurricane season in New Orleans and vintage cookbook fan Ricki James-Diaz is trying to shelve her w ..read more

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme that highlights books soon to be released, the ones we’re excited about but haven’t read yet. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings, and was formerly hosted by Breaking the Spine. Y’all can check out all of this week’s Can’t-Wait Wednesday posts here. Title: At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities Author: Heather Webber Genre: Southern Fiction, Magical Realism Publication Date: August 1, 2023 Publisher: Forge Books Synopsis: From the USA Today bestselling author of In the Middle of Hickory Lane comes Heather Webber’s ne ..read more

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish and is now hosted by Jana at That Artsy Reader Girl. Check out upcoming Top Ten themes on Jana’s blog and go here to see what others have on their Top Ten Tuesday lists! We seldom get snow in my part of the world, and I don’t really stick to seasonal reads. But these are books I plan to read in the next two or three months. And the long-range weather forecast is whispering about the possibility of some (for us) serious cold and MAYBE a little wintry precipitation, so maybe I’ll have a good day to curl up in ..read more

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme that highlights books soon to be released, the ones we’re excited about but haven’t read yet. It’s hosted by Wishful Endings, and was formerly hosted by Breaking the Spine. Y’all can check out all of this week’s Can’t-Wait Wednesday posts here. Title: Letters from My Sister Author: Valerie Fraser Luesse Genre: Southern Fiction Publication Date: August 15, 2023 Publisher: Revell Synopsis: At the turn of the twentieth century, sisters Emmy and Callie Bullock are living a privileged life as the only daughters of a wealthy Alabama ..read more

Title: Other Birds Author: Sarah Addison Allen Where to buy: Amazon (affiliate link) Genre: Southern Fiction, Magical Realism Would I recommend: Oh, yes. I do love magical realism, and Sarah Addison Allen does it smashingly. Synopsis: An enchanting tale filled with magical realism and moments of pure love that won’t let you go. Between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways. Right off the coast of South Carolina, on Mallow Island, The Dellawisp sits—a stunning old cobblestone building shaped like a horseshoe, and na ..read more

Title: Bless Your Heart, Rae Sutton Author: Susannah B. Lewis Where to buy: Amazon (affiliate link) Genre: Humor, Southern Fiction, Christian Fiction, Women’s Fiction Would I recommend: YES. Synopsis: Sometimes what your life is missing is an eccentric group of older ladies to take you under their wing . . . When Raeley Ann Sutton’s mama passes away and leaves her the house where she grew up, Rae can’t imagine how the little old place might restore her broken life. Mourning the recent loss of her marriage, she takes the house and settles back in tiny, “one-horse Whit ..read more

Title: The Lights of Sugarberry Cove Author: Heather Webber Where to buy: Amazon (affiliate link) Genre: Magical Realism, Southern Fiction, Contemporary Fiction Would I recommend: This book is for anyone who is enchanted by a Southern accent and a little bit of magic. From Goodreads: The Lights of Sugarberry Cove is a charming, delightful story of family, healing, love, and small town Southern charm by USA Today bestselling author Heather Webber. Sadie Way Scott has been avoiding her family and hometown of Sugarberry Cove, Alabama, since she nearly drowned in the lak ..read more