Fiction - Southern

Why did the LaMontaies run?Young Silas' world is transformed when his father is implicated in the arson of the sugar mill in their south Louisiana town. If he didn't do it, why run? What is it they are hiding from when they leave their...

Revere, Mississippi, with its population of "20,000 and sinking," is not unlike most Southern towns in the 1960s. Blacks live on one side of town and whites on the other. The two rarely mix. Or so everyone believes. But the truth is brought to...

Bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry is back witha powerful novel about the stories we tell and the people we trust. Eve and Cooper Morrison are Savannah's power couple. They're on every artistic board and deeply involved in the community. She owns and operates a...

BEACH WEDDING is the fifth story in the Emerald Isle, NC Stories series and the third full-length novel. If the reader would like to read the Emerald Isle series in order (recommended), here's the list: BEACH RENTAL (novel), BEACH TOWEL (short story), BEACH WINDS...

THE SOUTHLAND tells the story of three unauthorized Mexican immigrants living in Los Angeles: Luz works multiple jobs to provide for herself and her teenage son Eliseo. Nadia, a former journalist with PTSD, fled Mexico and tries to stay hidden from the dangerous men...

The only two-time winner of the American Fiction Prize, Clint McCown offers up his first collection of short stories. "Music for Hard Times is indeed the music we need for these (or any) hard times," says David Jauss. "The words 'master storyteller' appear in...

Winner of the National Book Award for Fiction An instant, international bestseller, Charles Frazier's debut novel of love and peril at the end of the Civil War was a publishing sensation, the inspiration for an Oscar-nominated blockbuster starring Nicole Kidman and Jude Law, and...

It was called The Titanic of the South. The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah's elite on board; through time, their fates were forgotten--until the wreck was found, and now their story is finally being told in this breathtaking novel from the New...

Elizabeth Major can't believe her bad luck when, during a blackout, she finds herself trapped with her ex-boyfriend . . . Elizabeth Major and Tom Quinlan had a passionate relationship until she broke things off abruptly, seemingly for no reason. Now Elizabeth has her...

Eve Prince is done--with college, with her mom, with guys, and with her dream of fashion design. But when her best friend goes MIA, Eve must gather together the broken threads of her life in order to search for her. When Eve's grandmother, Boop,...

Every small town has its secrets. And this one could tear his world apart.Nathan Thomas feels grateful for his loving family and a steady job in a town where work is scarce. Still haunted by a deadly accident that severed his closest friendships, he...

Uncle Tom's Cabin: Large Print By Harriet Beecher StoweAuthor: Harriet Beecher StoweISBN-10: 1546311726ISBN-13: 9781546311720Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/29/2017Pages: 442Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.24lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.90dLarge PrintAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 9.3Point Value: 32Interest Level: Upper GradeQuiz #/Name: 16725 / Uncle Tom's Cabin

Read this "enthralling" portrayal of the measures a mother will take to right the wrongs she's created while reigniting her rough and tough Texan bravery (Kathryn Stockett, bestselling author of The Help). Rose Mae Lolley's mother disappeared when she was eight, leaving Rose with...

Drawn into a web of small-town secrets, family drama, and the rusted tentacles of the Dixie Mafia, a young lawyer is forced to confront his own notions of justice, freedom, love, and sobriety. Athens, Georgia, 1988: Attorney August "Critter" Stillwell dreams of a life...

Thirty stories, collected in one volume for the very first time, from one of the South's best known and most acclaimed short story writers. With his signature darkly acerbic and sharp-witted humor, George Singleton has built a reputation as one of the most astute...

In this Western historical romance set in 1800s Texas, a preacher's daughter reluctantly agrees to marry a wealthy playboy . . . even if it means risking her heart. The moment Lauren Holbrook walked into the Texas mansion, she knew she'd been tricked. Instead...

Mumford, Texas, the summer of '69. Matt Ruggirello believes he is doomed to enter the farming life, just like everyone else in his family. Josh, his middle brother, wants nothing more than Papa's approval. While little brother Tommy observes all the happenings in and...

Author: Angela Jackson-BrownISBN-10: 1432893432ISBN-13: 9781432893439Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/22/2021Pages: 454Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.30lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00dLarge Print

The "funny, wise, and wonderful" (USA Today) book of short stories that won the National Book Award and established Ellen Gilchrist as a leading writer of the American South. In her second collection, Ellen Gilchrist creates an unforgettable group of Southern women, enchanted and...

It's never too late to start over. The Summer House weaves Lauren K. Denton's inviting Southern charm around a woman's journey to find herself in a small beach town--with a little help from the local retirement community.Lily Bishop wakes up one morning to find...

***2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER*** ***THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER*** Winner of the 2021 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction, Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize Finalist, 2022 Chautauqua Prize Finalist, Willie Morris Award for Southern Writing Shortlist, 2021 Aspen Words Literary Prize Shortlist, 2022 Maya Angelou...

Every cloud has a silver lining . . . right? Unexpectedly out of a job, Meteorologist Mercedes Lewis responds to an intriguing email about a strange weather anomaly in Shady Springs. Carrying the burden of past hurts and an uncertain future, she heads to...

"mesmerizing debut" --Publishers Weekly"...the electric denouement more than justifies the tension throughout."--The New York Times"...a sweet and sour and ultimately redemptive delight of a mystery, redolent of 80s Florida and adolescence in all its sinister glory. I devoured it." --Kelly Link, author of Magic...

Originally published by McSweeney's in hardcover and met with wide acclaim, Arkansas is a darkly comic debut novel written by John Brandon about a pair of drug runners, Kyle and Swin, set in the rural southeast. Drawing comparisons to a striking range of storytellers,...

In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel of first love and second chances, former high school sweethearts confront the painful truths of their past to build a promising future--together. "Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once,...

With empathy, grace, humor, and piercing insight, the author of gods in Alabama pens a powerful, emotionally resonant novel of the South that confronts the truth about privilege, family, and the distinctions between perception and reality--the stories we tell ourselves about our origins and...

Author: Kristy Wood HarveyISBN-10: 1432889427ISBN-13: 9781432889425Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/03/2021Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.00dLarge Print

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...

"The Truth of Who You Are is a beautifully written saga of a young man's coming of age and journey into adulthood, as rich and stark as the Appalachian Mountains of his childhood." -Seattle Book ReviewIt's the late 1920s, in the heart of the...

An empowering story of families and friendships forged through struggle, loss, and redemption"The sun leaned for down bringing shade to the waterfront," begins Michele Moore's entrancing debut novel, harkening back to an era when the legendary fishermen of Charleston's Mosquito Fleet rowed miles offshore...

Named one of the Top 25 Best Novels of 2017 by Paste Magazine "The most exciting literary adventure fiction I've read since Deliverance." -Howard Frank Mosher, author of God's KingdomIn The River of Kings, bestselling author of Fallen Land Taylor Brown artfully weaves three...

For ten years, the partially completed sailboat Jack Merkel started building with his wife and son sits gathering dust, until his lingering sorrow drives him to finish it alone. Enter a young hoodlum who breaks into the marina and seriously damages the boat for...

In bitterly divided western North Carolina, Confederate troops execute thirteen men and boys suspected of Unionism. The Shelton Laurel Massacre, as it came to be known, is a microcosm of the horrors of civil war--neighbor against neighbor and violence at one's own front door....

Bestselling author Lisa Patton digs into exciting new territory with Rush, a story about mothers and daughters, sisterhood, tradition, and doing the right thing, now in trade paperback with a new epilogue Experience the phenomenon from a front row seat... It's move-in day for...

In this New York Times bestseller, a single mother sets out to find the North Carolina man who sent a message meant for someone else . . . and the journey may change her life forever.Divorced and disillusioned about relationships, Theresa Osborne is jogging...

Nina Barnes Enloe, "Little Bit," grew up in the shadow of her imposing grandmother and her best friend Win-who did, in fact, win at everything. Bit thought she had escaped her grandmother's grip by starting over in New York City, but an unexpected death...

The Devil's Bones is the latest novel in the series from Carolyn Haines that Kirkus Reviews characterizes as "Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney. As Sarah Booth sees it, Easter weekend is a time to celebrate...

New York Times bestseller Cantrell's emotive storytelling shines in this tale of new beginnings, past secrets, and finding a way forward.Millie's mind is racing and there seems to be no clear line between right and wrong. Either path leads to pain, and she'll do...

Combining a captivating romance with a cast of all-too-human characters, Hilah Roscoe's The Sweet Shrub Inn is an unforgettable tale of love, loss, family, and Southern charm.In less than twenty-four hours, young therapist-in-training, Cora Graham, is dumped by her boyfriend in Chicago and notified...

The New York Times bestselling Beach House series continues with this timely, tender, and compassionate tale of perseverance, love, and the bonds of family in the face of tremendous and sometimes painful upheaval. The coming of spring usually means renewal, but for Linnea Rutledge,...

Independent Publisher Books Awards (IPPY) Gold Medalist in Mid-Atlantic-Best Regional FictionFrom the author of the New York Times #1 bestseller, The Rapture of Canaan, and steeped in the rich tradition of Southern writers like Carson McCullers and Sue Monk Kidd, The Tender Grave is...

Return to Ellery, Tennessee for Sally Kilpatrick's saucy new novel about two warring barbecue houses.Emma Sutton promised herself three things: she would never move back to Ellery, never work in the family barbecue restaurant, and never have anything to do with Ben Cates ever...

"High school sweethearts Mac and Edie Swan lead a seemingly picture-perfect life in the sleepy-sweet community of Oak Hill, near Mobile, Alabama. Edie is a respected interior designer, Mac is a beloved pediatrician, and they have two great kids and a historic home on...

From USA Today Bestselling Author Bette Lee Crosby comes a powerful southern saga based on a true story... Betrayal and secrets tore her family apart decades ago, now a lonely widow must search for the pieces of her broken childhood.WHEN I LAST SAW YOUGeorgia,...

A Southeast Booksellers Association Best Book of the Year Jess Kirkman returns to the North Carolina mountain town of his boyhood to tend to his ailing mother, and clean out his deceased father's workroom. What he discovers there leads him--and the reader--on an unforgettable...

Take a bribe, meet your maker.Imagine if someone recorded politicians accepting bribes. Or, an execution squad murdered corrupt legislators on camera, then broadcast politicians' wrongdoings. What if politicians actually feared retribution for accepting payola? Consider the seismic reverberations which would occur within the DC...

Dorothy Draper has one last chance to prove she chose the right course for her life. With the restoration of The Greenbrier resort at her fingertips, Dorothy aspires to give new life to a place that's sentimental to her, and to bring a new...

High school sweethearts, Niles and Eden shared a once-in-a-lifetime kind of love until an accident-and Eden's subsequent addiction to pain medication-tore them apart. Now divorced, their son Riley is Niles's whole world, and he'll do anything to keep him safe.In constant pain, chronically tired,...

A cross-continental novel that splices the vast expanse of Texas with a daughter's desire to reconnect with her aging father.Author: Mathilde Walter ClarkISBN-10: 1646050630ISBN-13: 9781646050635Publisher: Deep Vellum PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/24/2021Pages: 450Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.25lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.30d

Brad Watson's first novel was eagerly awaited after his breathtaking, award-winning debut collection of short stories, Last Days of the Dog-Men. In The Heaven of Mercury, Watson fulfills that literary promise with a humorous and jaundiced eye. Finus Bates has loved Birdie Wells since...