Southernism of the Week: “She’s barefooted as a yard dog.” Wait, do inside dogs wear shoes?

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Doug says, “Star Wars is the reason I'm a filmmaker. It all started that one afternoon in the movie theater.” Here’s Doug living out his dream.

Southern Treat of the Week: Did you know that slow-cooking marinated meat dates back to the Caribbean in the 1500s? We’re heading into barbecue season, so check out this article on “The 6 Types of Southern Barbecue in the US—and What Exactly Makes Them Different.”

If you’ve read the Felony Melanie books, please leave a review on Amazon or another site, or recommend them to your friends. Reviews help readers find great books, and they help authors keep writing. Review book 1, Pageant Pandemonium, on Amazon here. Review book 2, the Big Smashup, here.

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Laugh out loud funny with high school hi-jinx and beauty pageant drama — and hi-jinx there too. ... It is inspiring how Melanie is laid back, quick thinking, and adaptable when things go wrong." – Kris McCarthy on BookBub

Mother’s Day is coming up soon! We’re fortunate to still have our mother with us. (Neither Doug nor Kris have kids.) Here we are with Mom many years ago.

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The Tule Bookshop will offer all eBooks at 50% off for Mother's Day to any customer who uses the code WeLoveMoms at checkout from May 7 - 10. This link will automatically apply the discount at checkout.

Give Mom the Gift of Sweet Romance!: Find romance set in small towns, on ranches, and at beaches. You'll meet cowboys, athletes, rock stars, billionaires, and sweet beta heroes finding love. Get a gift for Mom – or for yourself. See the options here.

The Business Psychic: A paranormal cozy mystery with sass, by Vanessa Jones: "A light hearted mystery that will keep you guessing and make you laugh out loud."

Tangled Vines: A Sweet Small-Town Romance (Wintervale Promises Book 11), by Melodie March: "After years of working 24/7, Jessamine decides to take a sabbatical from her life and spend a summer working at an artisan vineyard in Vermont in an attempt to rediscover her love of wine. What she doesn’t expect to discover is love."

Work In Progress, by Jackie Paxson: "A laugh out loud story about the horrors of dating and work romance. An almost-40-year-old virgin goes on a lot of bad dates only to find love right in front of her." Free with newsletter sign-up.

Nearly Late, by Kate Frey: "The high school reunion is looming, and Jenny has already RSVP’d with a plus one. Finally, a chance to show up looking decent, image vastly improved by the date on her arm. Or it would have been, had he not dumped her." A 92-page second chance romance novella free with newsletter sign-up.

If you haven’t gotten the Felony Melanie books yet, they're free for people willing to review. Get book 1 via Story Origin here. Get Book 2 free for review via Story Origin here. Or Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels to buy them.

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