The Bless Your Heart series by Lindy Ryan offers suspense, mystery, gory horror, yet still integrating Southern charm. Please note that Another Fine Mess is a sequel! To get the best intended experience, I highly recommend reading Bless Your Heart first. I will do my best to be spoiler free but read carefully because I… Continue reading Another Fine Mess by Lindy Ryan
Bill “Little” Lemon, III is a young teen expected to pick up the mantle of his racing legend father, Bill “Wild” Lemon, II. The patriarch, Senior, has quite the reputation himself with his bar “Monkey Palace”. Everyone in their small Southern town knows the Lemons. Little is enrolled at a catholic school on scholarship and bullied by his classmates, who are also fellow racers. And Wild is desperate for a win. But without the money to even feed himself and his son, the pair have to get creative. Equipped with their DIY car and relentless tenacity, they work to restore the Lemon name. But as Little tries to do his part on the race track, he also encounters conflicts typical of a teen – including his love life. Can’t Shake the Dust by C. H. Hooks is a coming-of-age novel that explores the legacy of one family and how one person must choose between the life he wants and the life that is meant for him.
