Fiction - Southern

The year is 1790. The Revolutionary War has settled, but the ghosts of combat remain.One particularly vengeful specter--a Hessian soldier whose head was most unfortunately removed by a cannonball--is rumored to haunt the borderland glen to Tarry Town known as Sleepy Hollow.Ichabod Crane--a mindfully...

Thirteen Stories is a collection of the most popular short stories and novellas written by author John Isaac Jones over the past 15 years. This volume covers a wide range of themes common to Jones' work including birth, death, greed, loneliness, marital infidelity, sibling...

The rugged, raw landscapes of Appalachia's small towns and larger cities serve as the backdrop for these eleven, engaging stories where the decisions and choices made by others forever alter the expectations and circumstances of a group of unforgettable characters.Author: Eliot ParkerISBN-10: 1642797138ISBN-13: 9781642797138Publisher:...

Cypress, Louisiana is a town layered with secrets. And Patsy Bundy sees the ghosts that seep through the thick Southern air, telling stories people would prefer to forget. Much to her mother's chagrin, Patsy's visions set the town ablaze with new rumors, driving her...

Tragedy strikes the life of Claire DuPont when her husband of nine years is killed in a train accident on is way home from work, leaving her alone with two small children. One morning, six months later, she awakens to find him alive and...

From the walled gardens of Charleston to the vast prairies of the American West, the saga of the Lazare family continues.Charleston, South Carolina, 1840s. Unable to marry, Catholic priest Joseph Lazare and his soulmate Tessa Stratford risk a dangerous love affair, betting their lives...

A powerful story of race, family, and small town life in the South in the 1950s. When the Little Rock Central High School desegregation crisis sends shock waves across the nation in 1957, widower Sam Tate, a white merchant and councilman with two young...

Penelope Lemon is back for more madcap mom adventures in Inman Majors's hilariously unruly Operation Dimwit. It's summertime, and son Theo is away at camp. Feeling frisky, free, and tired of living vicariously through nighttime trysts with erotic novels, Penelope can begin phase two...

A Powerful Story of Race, Family, and Small Town Life in the South in the 1950sWhen the Little Rock Central High School desegregation crisis sends shock waves across the nation in 1957, widower Sam Tate, a white merchant and councilman with two young children,...

Rhett Barbaree's book titled THANK GOD FOR BOLL WEEVILS, is an in-depth look at the Southern soul as seen through the eyes of two God-fearing young women as they grow up in the early 1900's, deep in the "Heart of Dixie." Grabbing your attention...

In 1930, after the rival McLean clan guns down his cousin, Colman Harpe chooses peace over seeking revenge. But when he hears God tell him to preach to the McLeans, a failed attempt to run away leaves him horribly sick in their territory. But...

The nine stories in The Lightness of Water & Other Stories (winner of the 2019 Press 53 Award for Short Fiction) are bound by a strong sense of place--Appalachia and the South--and prove that no matter where we go, there's no place far enough...

The morning Bill Becker awakes to find the butterfly tattoo bleeding on his chest, his upwardly mobile life begins its harrowing downward spiral. Exiled from a corporate career and from the failed marriage he left behind in a gated Charlotte community, Bill becomes obsessed...

The twin subjects of love and death run through Ray Morrison's book like a freight train rumbling slowly late at night across a countryside overcome with sadness and loss. I Hear the Human Noise is a masterful collection of short stories, and Morrison is...

Kwambe AnsongBorn on Saturday, Seventh Born ChildOn August 22, 1791, the Haitian war of independence began in flames. On that night, known as the "Night of the Fire," over 100,000 slaves rose up against their hated French overlords, burning every plantation, and executing every...

Still reeling from the scandal that cost him his badge, Randy Mayhill--fallen lawman, dog rescuer, Dr Pepper enthusiast--sees a return from community exile in the form of a dead hog trapper perched on a fence. The fence belongs to the late Van Woods, Mayhill's...

From the farms and pastures of the north Georgia mountains, where pine trees grow in the brick red clay, the tradition of storytelling is alive and well. As rustic as a barbed wire fence, as homey as a light in the window, In the...

It's an unusually warm autumn, 1929, and O.T. Lawrence is about as content as a cotton farmer can be in Five Forks, Georgia. Nothing--not poverty, drought, or even the boll weevi--can spoil the idyllic life he shares with his doting wife and children and...

2020 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award finalist Darrick MacBrehon, a government auditor, wakes among the dead. Bloodied and disoriented from a gaping head wound, the man who staggers out of the mine crack in Redbird, West Virginia, is much more powerful--and dangerous--than the one...

Can Coreen and her mother survive the sins and lies that linger after death? Growing up in a coal mining camp is difficult enough. But, when Coreen Shell's abusive father makes a promise for her thirteenth birthday that could destroy what's left of her...

After suffering tragic loss, Ben Flurry must confront the past and his own grief to become the father his child needs. Ben and Annie Flurry have the perfect family, until an accident takes Annie's life and leaves their daughter severely injured. Now Ben struggles...

Is it a midlife pregnancy or ... cancer? Claire will keep her secret until she s sure but it isn t easy. Neither is trying to buy a home pregnancy test without anyone finding out. Between her twins double wedding, the caterer canceling, a...

Mississippi Library Association 2020 Author Award Winner - Best Fiction"The Prison is an exciting murder mystery led by amateur sleuth Shell Ferguson, who uncovers clues in disarming and lively ways. A brilliant novel " -Michael Hartnett, bestselling author of The Blue RatShell Ferguson visits...

"Dark violence and piebald absurdity share an uncertain border, and now and then some mythmaker on his day off, like Grubb, manages to write within this certainty. A fine book, written for the hell of it, which is a splendid reason."--Time Set in the...

The year was 1864. The freezing winds off Lake Michigan swept across the snow laden grounds and through the cracks of a building that held Southern prisoners in Camp Douglas, Illinois. Huddled with the other prisoners, John mulled over the reasons he had enlisted,...

The Scots-Irish who settled in the North Georgia mountains were--as Margaret Mitchell would say--people with gumption. In Thunder and White Lightning readers meet two families and a host of real-life characters who face the world head-on with a quirky sense of humor and a...

This story is about family; specifically a family separated by slavery, and how they never lose faith that they will reunite one day. They are strong, and persevere, and prosper, like trees planted by the rivers of water...Tom, a young slave boy, was sold...

Recently retired Colleen Hill is always busy, constantly on a quest to make life more interesting. When the ladies' group at her church partners with the local children's home, Colleen jumps in as usual, volunteering to share her passion for cooking with a troubled...

Dove, Molly, Little Ellis and Crystal are runaways with nowhere to turn and no one they can trust until they arrive at a secret sanctuary called Swan Place, where they are taken under wing by a remarkable group of women. Augusta Trobaugh is the...

A contemporary master of the short story, Antonya Nelson writes with uncommon grace and unflinching insight about the remarkable realities of everyday existence. The eleven stories in Nothing Right-a selection of Nelson's greatest recent achievements, along with her latest, previously unpublished work-are largely set...

When the going gets tough, the tough hit the beach.After years of being single, Lily's about to head down the aisle again. But just as she's about to take the plunge, she gets cold feet--ice cold.To calm her pre-wedding jitters, Lily and her girlfriends...

It's 1888. Can Belle Carson reinvent her life by moving next door to Thomas Edison's winter estate?From New York Times bestselling author Jane Lorenzini comes a story of heartbreak and healing set against the backdrop of exotic southwest Florida.It's January 1888. The small town...

"Chapel Springs: where anything can happen, and usually does. Claire and her best friend Patsy are as loveable as ever; even with all the new problems they face, they keep their sense of humor. The storyline is believable, and readers will identify with issues...

INSPY Awards Nominee With a friend like Claire, you need a gurney, a mop, and a guardian angel. Everybody in the small town of Chapel Springs, Georgia, knows best friends Claire Bennett and Patsy Kowalski. It's impossible not to, what with Claire's zany antics...

When their father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, the sisters cope with the loss in different ways. Recovering from divorce and the collapsing journalism industry, Shannon manages a bottom-feeder rag and considers having a child for her cousin and his lover, an Army veteran....

Mississippi Library Association 2020 Author Award Winner - Best Fiction"The Prison is an exciting murder mystery led by amateur sleuth Shell Ferguson, who uncovers clues in disarming and lively ways. A brilliant novel " -Michael Hartnett, bestselling author of The Blue RatShell Ferguson visits...

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story of speculative fiction by American author Washington Irving, contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories entitled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.. Written while Irving was living abroad in Birmingham, England,...

A political saga spans two generations as it traces the lives of two hopeful U.S. senators and their battles against a New Right media genius who is determined to maintain the status quo.Author: John RussellISBN-10: 1644280833ISBN-13: 9781644280836Publisher: Rare Bird BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/05/2019Pages: 318Format: PaperbackWeight:...

An illumination of the human condition in its ideological indifference to God through a young man's stouthearted search for meaning in the 1920's.Author: Annette ValentineISBN-10: 1642793345ISBN-13: 9781642793345Publisher: Morgan James FictionLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/17/2019Pages: 334Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75dReview Citation(s): Foreword 09/12/2019

When Mills Taylor, a talented New York advertising and public relations agent, accepts a job as the director of an educational scholarship foundation in Alston Station, a town near Charleston, South Carolina, she never imagines that her new position will launch a year of...

Reeling from addiction and on the run, accused murderer, Jeff Radcliffe escapes South Carolina authorities by sailing to the U.S. Virgin Islands. In Saint John, Jeff tracks down old sailing rival, Marcel Renaud, who invites him to sail to Trinidad. En route, a storm...

A bighearted novel about family, migration, and the unbearable difficulties of love. Here's a cast of characters you won't soon forget. --Ayana Mathis, author of The Twelve Tribes of Hattie Winslow's impressive debut novel introduces readers to both a flawed, fascinating character in fiction...

In the summer of '81, Jack has graduated from high school and is headed out on one last road trip with his friends Curtis and Bruce. He can't imagine how out of control things are about to get.When Curtis shoots an old man who...

Bram Stoker's first collection of short stories "Under the Sunset", originally published in 1881. These short stories, unlike most of the stories he is famous for, are perfect for lovers of the dark fantasy and fairy tales. Contents includes: ""Under the Sunset"", ""The Rose...

"Dracula's Guest and Other Supernatural Tales"is a collection of short stories by Bram Stoker, first published as: "Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories". "Dracula's Guest" is Believed to be the omitted first chapter from the original "Dracula" manuscript, it follows an Englishman who visits...

"Bewitched" is a short story by Edith Warton, first published in 1926 in the collection "Here and Beyond". The stories include ghost stories, character studies and social dramas set in Brittany, New England, and Morocco. Along with "The Young Gentleman", "Bewitched" shows clear Gothic...

Joseph's jacobs wonderful collection of original English fairy tales. These stories are some of the most famous and best-loved fairy tales from English folklore, including such stories as 'Tom Tit Tot', 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and others. "English Fairy Tales" is sure to be...

Classic Books Library presents this brand new edition of the short story, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (1890) by Ambrose Bierce. In this text Bierce creatively uses both structure and content to explore the concept of time, from present to past, and reflecting...

Read & Co. Classics presents this brand new edition of the seminal anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin", written by noted American abolitionist, Harriet Beecher Stowe, in 1852. Stowe's novel revolves around the suffering and enslavement of its central character Uncle Tom, a black slave....

Read & Co. Great Essays presents this brand new edition of Jonathan Swift's satirical essay, "A Modest Proposal" (1729). Referring to the worsening state of poverty amongst families and children in Ireland at the time, Swift's proposal is to solve the problem by feeding...