Southernism of the Week: Don’t wash a pig. They will enjoy it, they’ll still be dirty, and so will you.

Find the Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels at all retailers. If you haven’t collected your free copy of Felony Melanie Destroys the Moonshiner’s Cabin get it here.

Southern Treat of the Week: Southern Shrimp Pasta Salad “combines Southern-style pickled shrimp with all the best elements of a pasta salad.” It’s a twist on a Southern classic, known to many as Sea Island shrimp, and the most searched pasta salad in the South, according to Southern Living. Here’s a recipe.

Kris and her husband spent a week hiking in Flagstaff, Arizona. The higher elevation there means highs were in the mid-80s (instead of 100 degrees back home in New Mexico). Here’s one of the sites they visited, Wupatki National Monument (a 900-year-old, 104 room Pueblo and ball court). For more photos, browse her Facebook page. (If you're not on Facebook, click the X in the pop up box for signing in and you can still see the page.)

Bear Bear the ferret came along but mainly snoozed in the hotel room.

Kris’s voice-recognition mistake of the week: “the nude material from the end of the book.”

New, that should be new! My romance novels tend to be on the sweet end of the spectrum, with no nudity.

In the Accidental Billionaire Cowboys sweet romance series, a Texas ranching family struggles to maintain their privacy and work ethic after an enormous lottery win. Can they build new dreams and find love amidst the chaos? Readers say: “Lovely feel good story.”

“Kris has a winning series here.”

“What a wonderful book!”

Find More New Authors and Books

Mending Lives, by Aleesha Brown: “When Hannah Thompson flees to her hometown of Camden, Maine, after a bitter divorce and a dead-end job, she expects a quiet refuge while caring for her ailing mother. She also finds a mystery: an old teddy bear with a love letter hidden in its pocket. Mending Lives is a heartwarming romance novel about second chances, small towns, and hidden secrets.” This collects all the parts of a full novel, for 99 cents.

Lightbulb Moments in Human History II: From Peasants to Periwigs, by Scott Edwin Williams: “Why did a mob of peasants follow a ‘divinely inspired’ goose to the Crusades? Was Captain Cook really devoured by cannibals? What is a periwig, and why did the best-dressed seventeenth century men insist on wearing them? Grab a mug of mead, slap on your finest periwig, and dive into the rich history of human ingenuity.” This is a free review copy; you can also search the title and find the book for sale.

Paws, Claws, and Curses, by DeAnna Drake: “What are cursed artifacts, a talking cat, and a dead body doing in the sweet little town of Citrus Grove? That’s what spirited shopkeeper Rebecca Cuthbert wants to find out, and she had better do it fast because she’s the prime suspect in the murder of the town’s shadiest antiquities dealer.” This first in series is on sale for 99c until Aug. 11. Book 3 in the series, Furballs and Felonies, releases Aug. 12

Talk of the Town, by Jennifer Bardsley: “They’re coworkers, friends, and confidants, but Peter has always pined for more. As a widow and a single mom, Noelle prefers to play it safe. Neither of them expected the well-meaning meddling of Peter’s sister, who calls him their town’s most eligible bachelor in the local moms’ Facebook group. It’s getting harder for Noelle to pretend that she doesn’t see what everyone else sees in her best friend.” Reviewers call this sweet, charming, and funny.

Bring on the Funny!: This collection has all sorts of books, including science fiction, mystery, romance, and fantasy. What ties them together? Humor! Also, each is free when you sign up for the author’s newsletter (unsubscribe any time).

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