Southernism of the Week: “Like what God gave a billy goat: a hard head and a clear conscience.” – from You All Spoken Here by Roy Wilder
Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels or find the links to other ebook retailers.
Voice recognition mistake of the day: "Writing Siblings Release Sweet Ham Alabama Prequel." Melanie could be crime-busting at a meat packing plant that was breaking the law!
Doug reports on his trip to Paris with a bit of film history: “The grave is Georges Melies in the famed Pere Lachaise cemetery. Melies was a magician and film pioneer. In the earliest days of film when most movies were documentary street scenes ("Workers Leaving the Factory" was a popular film of the day), he essentially invented the idea of visual effects to create fantastical little stories. This culminated in "A Trip to the Moon" which was the Star Wars of 1902, revolutionizing the industry.”
From the South: “Is America ready for Gangstagrass, a bluegrass-rap fusion group?” Learn about it and watch a video at It's a Southern Thing
Books on our radar
I Hate the Prom King: A sweet YA romance, by J. Leigh James: "A freak injury ended Eli's football career. Becoming prom king will show he's still on top, but he needs a date to prom if he's going to win the crown. Megan wants nothing to do with the popular crowd, especially not Eli, who humiliated her years ago. Can Megan let go of her grudge to give Eli a chance? And if she does, will he choose to salvage his ego with a fake crown over a chance at real love?" Not many reviews, but the author's other books are generally well rated.
Field Rules (Romancing the Ruins Book 1), by Carla Luna: "Graduate student Olivia Sanchez's first archaeological dig ended in disaster. Now, thanks to a last-minute teaching opportunity in Cyprus, she’ll get another chance to explore ancient history firsthand. But digging up the past takes on a whole new meaning when she’s forced to team up with her ex. As they work together under the scorching Mediterranean sun, the heat between them proves impossible to ignore." Cyprus? Archaeology? Sounds fun, reviewers loved it, and it's only 99 cents!
The Fungo Society, by Jeff Stanger: "Jonathan Quick takes a call from a mysterious group of old ballplayers named the Fungo Society. They’re convinced that one of their own has been murdered although the police have ruled it a suicide. Quick takes the case, but he soon finds he’s competing against a vindictive real estate developer and his nemesis in the auction trade, while the geriatric Fungo Society begin an unintentionally hilarious campaign of revenge." Readers call it funny, and it's only 99 cents.
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