Can you believe it’s been twenty years since Sweet Home Alabama came out? Glacier Cinema in Juneau, Alaska – Doug and Kris’s hometown – will be hosting a free 20^th anniversary screening of the movie at 10 am on July 2. Doug will be doing a brief Q&A afterwards. Doug also has a book signing (for the Felony Melanie books and Totally Rad Wormhole)on July 2 at 2 pm at Hearthside Books in the Nugget Mall and maybe a second signing on the 3rd at Fisherman’s Wharf. If you’re in Juneau that weekend, come say Hi!

Southernism of the Week: “Like the skunk said when the wind changed: I knew it would come back to me.” From You All Spoken Here by Roy Wilder.

It's summer and it's hot (in the northern hemisphere, at least)! Try to stay cool, even if you feel like Panda the ferret:

Southern Treat of the Week: Southerners love their barbecue, including whole-hog pork sandwiches and racks of ribs. In "How Pulled Pork Took Over the South," Robert Moss discusses the history and weeps over the kudzu-like spread of pulled pork.

Sweet romance with cats! Coffee and Crushes at the Cat Café now has over 240 reviews on Amazon and is rated 4.4 stars! GoodReads has 235 ratings with an average rating of 4.25 out of 5. Check out the series with the first book at only 99 cents.

Plus, Romance and Rescues at the Cat Café is on sale for 99 cents June 17-23. Visit the Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series page on Amazon US or Amazon UK and learn why readers say, “The Furrever Friends Sweet Romance series is one of my favorite series of all time,” “This series is a great afternoon read,” and “I have really enjoyed reading this whole series.”

Kris practices her writing - no, wait, that's riding skills.

Kris’s Voice-recognition mistake of the day: "This, cylindrical sleeve having a bank account based in another state."

I actually said, "Yes, I wonder about having …" The rest of the sentence was correct. I don't know how that became a cylindrical sleeve. 🤔

Reviews help readers find great books, and they help authors keep writing. They can be short: ReadingForRelaxation gave Felony Melanie in Pageant Pandemonium 5 stars and said, “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.”

If you’ve read Felony Melanie in Pageant Pandemonium, please leave a review on Amazon or another site, or recommend it to your friends. Review it on Amazon here. Review book 2, Felony Melanie and the Big Smashup, here. Or Visit the Amazon series page for Felony Melanie: Sweet Home Alabama romantic comedy novels to buy them.

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Kindle Vella - Fantasy Reads: Have you tried Kindle Vella? It's a system that sells stories in episodes of between 600-5,000 words. Readers spend ‘tokens’ to unlock the stories. You can read the first three episodes of any serialized story for free! This is a small sampling, but it includes “The Four Winds: Regalia of Power - A Young Adult fantasy that reimagines the world's history,” which Kris wrote with three friends.

Tripping into Happily Ever After: A Rom-Com Giveaway: Find romantic comedies, including some Young Adult and Paranormal titles! Sign up for author newsletters and get these stories for free (unsubscribe any time).

Heart Warming Romance: Check out romance titles, vote for your favorite, and enter the weekly giveaway for a $50 Amazon egift card plus some great free books.

Saving Schrödinger's Cat, by Mark Jenkins: "In the 25th century, deep under the Earth's shattered surface, the dying remnants of humankind live in a dwindling Colony and only one can travel to the past to save humanity from its dark fate... To complete his mission, Proteus must manipulate the course of history, all the while battling enemy agents and avoiding the forces of Time."

Murder Takes a Selfie, by Shannon Symonds: "If you like Nancy Drew and Agatha Christie, you'll love Esther and her best friend, Sophie, in book one of the By the Sea Cozy Mystery series! Oceanside High students Esther and Sophie open an entirely new adventure when twins move into an old mansion in Esther and Sophie's small beach town." It's well rated, with comments such as, "This is a terrific cozy, especially for teens, but adults will enjoy it, too."

Take A Chance (The Chanceville Chronicles Book 1), by Lynn Ross: "Professional and ambitious to a fault, Cora O'Malley has no time for the fascinating mystery author, Trent Rogers, she chances to meet in the airport — even if he is easy on the eyes. But when she returns from an extremely successful business trip only to find herself fired with an explanation that makes no sense, Cora decides to hire Trent to find out the real story."

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