Southernism of the Week: He’s so crooked that if he swallowed a nail he’d spit up a corkscrew.

Happy birthday to Reese Witherspoon! Doug says, “I couldn't imagine a more perfect person to play Felony Melanie when I wrote Sweet Home Alabama.”

Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels or find the links to other ebook retailers.

Kris’s voice recognition mistake of the day: “The first Pirates of spring!” Um, here are the ‘pirates.’

Find More New Authors and Books

A Journey for Dorothy: The Reluctant Wagon Train Bride - Book 8), by P. Creeden: "A brokenhearted widow looking for a fresh start and a devoted reverend on a mission –brought together by destiny on the rugged Oregon Trail." In this series, "Twenty brides have to get married in order to travel to Oregon on their wagon train. Will the brides get annulments when they reach Oregon or end up falling in love with their reluctant husbands? Each story in the series is a clean, standalone romance." This series is well rated and could provide days of reading with each book $2.99 or free in Kindle Unlimited.

Bodyguard for the Ballerina, by Gabriella Reign: Wow, this book has all the tropes! A romance between a ballerina and a bodyguard, enemies to lovers, and organized crime. The two of them get trapped in an isolated cabin – and she loses her memories! One reader called it a surprisingly sweet page-turner. Another mentions lots of twists and turns. $2.99 or free in KU. The author has another bodyguard romance for 99 cents, plus books with bounty hunter and firefighter heroes.

$0.99 Romance Reads: Ten books for ten bucks? Great deal! Or choose which of these romance novels you’d like for only 99 cents each. You could get Kris’s cat café first-in-series sweet romance or her romantic suspense in the Southwest, Desert Gold.

The ebook for Something Deadly on Desert Drive is free until the end of the month! Kate's father and his coffee group are worried. Their friend Larry married a younger woman who now claims he has dementia. They think she's lying. Before they can dig out the truth, a murder raises the stakes, and Kate's father is among the suspects. To save him and Larry, Kate must reveal the real murderer – but her investigation could put all their lives at risk. In the humorous Accidental Detective series, a witty journalist solves mysteries in Arizona and tackles the challenges of turning fifty.

Readers say:  “Kris has done a wonderful job providing a suspenseful mystery for the reader to help solve, as well as shared some interesting and quirky characters” and “This read grabbed me and kept me reading until finished it in one sitting.” Feel free to share this deal with anyone you think might be interested! See all The Accidental Detective humorous mystery series. Available at all retailers.

Finally, here’s Bear Bear the ferret cuddling his purple puppy. We hope you rest as cozily as he does this weekend.

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