Welcome, new readers! If you haven’t yet gotten your free preview, grab Felony Melanie and the Moonshiner’s Cabin here as an ePub, .mobi (Kindle), or PDF. These opening chapters stand alone as a short story. Fans of the movie Sweet Home Alabama will love seeing teen Melanie in action! Also, the whole book is available free via Story Origin if you agree to review it on Amazon or other retailers, your blog, etc.

News from Kris: My sweet romance Romance and Rescues at the Cat Café: Furrever Friends Sweet Romance is on sale for 99 cents in the Kindle Store (or free in Kindle Unlimited). Check out the whole series here.

Doug shares a few more pics from his Alabama trip: These are pictures from Oakleigh Plantation near Mobile, the inspiration for the Carmichael Plantation in the book/movie. Here's the dining room - pretty fancy, huh?:

When the house was built, there was a “door tax” that would apply a tax based on the number of doors in a house. So the builders would build windows with lower sections that would open so they could create doors onto balconies without having to pay the tax. You can see one of these window/doors here:

Praise for Felony Melanie in Pageant Pandemonium: Thanks to Carolyn for this review: “This book was so much fun to read. I love the way the kids got into mischief but also was able to solve problems even when some of the adults wouldn’t listen. Let’s hear some more about Melanie, Jake, and the gang.”

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