New Releases by Virginia Ellis

Six Southern female writers contribute to this charming and hilarious collection of original short stories that reflect life in the American South. Includes authentic Southern recipes. Authors are Donna Ball, Sandra Chastain, Debra Dixon, Virginia Ellis, Nancy Knight, and Deborah Smith.

The good-hearted citizens of Mossy Creek, Georgia are in a mood to count their blessings. Maybe it''s the influence of the new minister in town, who keeps his sense of humor while battling a stern church treasurer. Maybe it''s the afterglow of Josie McClure''s incredibly romantic wedding to the local "Bigfoot." Or maybe it''s the new baby in Hank and Casey Blackshear''s home. As autumn gilds the mountains, town gossip columnist Katie Bell, has persuaded Creekites to confess their joys, trouble, and gratitudes. As always, that includes a heapin'' helping of laughter, wisdom and good-old-fashioned scandal.

Stories by Debra Dixon, Sandra Chastain, Virginia Ellis, Martha Shields, Nancy Knight, Deborah Smith, Sharon Sala, Carmen Green, Carolyn McSparren, and Dee Sterling.

For Maddy Marshall, it was a time of jitterbug contests and drugstore sodas. Then on her seventeenth birthday, Pearl Harbor was bombed. Suddenly, all the boys she grew up with, including her fiancé, enlisted to serve their country. It all seemed terribly heroic and romantic at the time. Until the fateful night her brother Davey shipped out . . . the night she danced with Lt. Tull-Martin . . . the night of the photograph. That’s the night her world began to crumble.

This is a guide for any parent who is facing separation or divorce. Practical and comprehensive, it offers sensitive advice about what to tell children of all ages and how best to say it.