Download or read book Sweet Tea and Southern Grace written by Glenda C Manus and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-12-17 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sweet Tea and Southern Grace is in the genre of Christian Fiction and is the author's first published novel. It is in the style of Jan Karon's Mitford Series and its setting is a small Southern town in rural America where sitting on front porches, drinking sweet iced tea out of heirloom glasses, and participating in innocent gossip are the favorite pastimes of the good folks of Park Place, South Carolina. The story revolves around the town's Presbyterian Church and its almost meddlesome minister, Reverend Rock Clark, whose meddling ways quite often get him into trouble. There's a sweet romance brewing between the story lines, but the young preacher is too busy tending to his flock and putting out fires to recognize it. A culmination of mystery, intrigue and God's grace makes this book a delightful read.

Download or read book The Sweet Tea Quilting Bee written by Glenda Manus and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-17 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stranger's murder in the dark alley behind May's Flower Shop is causing the residents of Park Place, South Carolina to keep their children inside and their doors locked at night. Banty Hen Antique Shop owners, Sam and Valerie Owens, are caught right smack dab in the middle since they were the last ones to see the victim alive. Valerie's new venture, the Sweet Tea Quilting Bee is comprised of an eclectic mix of women, calling themselves 'newbies' and 'oldies' in the art of quilting. Their weekly meetings help keep Valerie's mind off the murder, but it's hard to keep the secret from the ladies that the victim was killed over, of all things, a quilt! The murder suspect has been described as tall and thin, a pitifully vague description, but Police Chief Jess Hamilton and his new detective, a self-described Columbo, are on the case, questioning every tall and thin person in town. Even Sister Margaret, a nun who has just begun her mission at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, doesn't go unnoticed. But it's hard not to notice a nun who dances, and sings along with country music when she thinks no one's watching.

Download or read book Secrets over Sweet Tea written by Denise Hildreth Jones and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-02-18 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets can be funny things. We think they keep us safe, but more often than not, they spill out when we least expect and make a mess out of everything. It’s a truth Scarlett Jo Newberry knows all too well—a truth Grace Shepherd and Zach Craig are about to learn the hard way. As the lives of this boisterous pastor’s wife, polished news anchor, and beleaguered divorce attorney intersect in the tree-lined streets of Franklin, Tennessee, scandal threatens to topple their carefully constructed worlds. Grasping at survival, they embark on a journey of friendship and courage, desperate to find a way back to laughter, love, and life.

Download or read book Sweeter Than Tea written by Deborah Smith and published by BelleBooks. This book was released on 2012-06-21 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to family, love, tradition and pride are a powerful brew . . . The fourth of the Sweet Tea story collections (SWEET TEA & JESUS SHOES, MORE SWEET TEA, ON GRANDMA'S PORCH) treats readers to a panorama of Southern life, both then and now. Family dramas, comic mishaps, sentimental remembrances and poignant choices illuminate these thirteen stories by new and established authors. There's something for every reader: The gritty realism of a hunt for wild boars, the gentle grieving for a home now filled only with memories, the funny battle between a woman and her recipe for deviled eggs, and much more. Come sit a spell on the front porch. Prop your feet up, sip a cold glass of sweet iced tea, and lose yourself in a way of life that's as irresistible as pecan pie and as unforgettable as a chilled slice of watermelon on a hot summer day. Welcome to a place that exists between the pages of How It Was and How It Might Have Been--just a little bit south of the long path home. Sweet Tea Collections: Sweet Tea & Jesus Shoes, On Grandma's Porch, and More Sweet Tea

Download or read book High Tide at Pelican Pointe written by Glenda Manus and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In High Tide at Pelican Pointe, we once again begin our story in the quaint little town of Park Place, nestled in the heart of the Olde English District of South Carolina. We find the good Reverend Rock Clark and his very pregnant wife, Liz, making preparations to take a much needed beach vacation, leaving the busyness of his growing congregation behind. They've been gifted ten days in Miss Edie's Pelican Pointe beach house with three days alone before the rowdy Clark clan joins them for their annual pilgrimage to the sea. Even though the Clarks add a lot of fun and adventure to the vacation, Liz is a little overwhelmed by all the drama and activity of a large family, but she soon fits right in and grows to love them all. She and Rock will need their support when the story takes a sudden turn from a few days of peace and tranquility by the sea to the dark and sinister happenings on the west end of the island. Hold on to your beach hats, because for Rev Rock and Liz, there's trouble in paradise.

Download or read book More Sweet Tea written by Deborah Smith and published by BelleBooks. This book was released on 2005-04-30 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Settle back into that comfortable chair and enjoy a second helping of poignant, humorous and nostalgic tales about how things used to be in the legendary South. From vindictive mules and small town marriage rituals that include a pig, to Grandma's story of how a quilt square got her a husband and a home remedy of the hemorrhoidal variety that goes awry, More Sweet Tea delivers what readers have been thirsting for since the first in the Sweet Tea series, Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes. Other books in the series: On Grandma's Porch and Sweeter Than Tea

Download or read book Sweet Tea for the Soul written by Linda Kozar and published by Dayspring. This book was released on 2018-01-08 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charming devotions give us a fresh look at life offering calming reminders of Gods grace, and a southern wink at our busy lives, reminding us why we are blessed.

Download or read book God Me and Sweet Iced Tea written by Rose Chandler Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2016-12-28 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In fifty-plus concise, focused, appealing, and penetrating meditation on scriptural passages, this book offers insights and challenges applied to ... life. The voice is original, unyielding and gentle, guiding, asking the readers to turn from busy-ness to consider, confront, and appreciate God in ourselves, in others, and beyond us and to be able to bring the divine to our scattered, tormented, and troubled planet. This book is surely a true gift of the spirit." Dr. Laura Dabundo, Inspirational-Religious Judge for Georgia Author of the Year Awards

Download or read book The Melancholy Moon written by Glenda C. Manus and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-05 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Funny, witty Cassandra Phillips has reason to be cynical. Life has dealt her numerous blows so she's put up an impenetrable wall around her own heart. Jilted by her husband for another woman, she now faces what she calls "the Big C" diagnosis, proof enough that even God has deserted her. Independent and strong-willed, she's determined to fight this battle alone, but when the pounds start melting away because of the chemo, her big sister steps in and whisks her away under the guise of a summer vacation. She coddles and cares for her like a mother hen, willing her to get well. The lively seaport town revives her soul as well as her body, and all goes well until a blue-eyed mystery man moves in next door to the little house they've rented. Sparks literally fly when they're together and she's both intrigued and suspicious when she surmises that he may have ties to a drug smuggling operation. Is it true, or is it her writer's imagination working overtime that makes her think so? Whoever this man is, his blue eyes have cast a spell upon her heart. Just when it appears he's equally smitten with her, things go terribly wrong when drugs, greed and wrong choices threaten to tear their worlds apart. Finding God again may be the last thing on her mind, but it may be the only thing that can save her.

Download or read book Finding Maisy written by Glenda C Manus and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-18 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reverend Rock Clark has scoffed at the term "pastor burnout" when he's heard other pastors use it. Just an excuse for a sabbatical, he once told his wife, Liz. But now he's eating his words. Eating crow is more like it, and he's been doing a lot of that lately. Maisy Martin thinks she's lucky despite having a disappearing daddy and a momma everyone thinks is crazy. Her luck began the day she got caught stealing tomatoes. If not for that fateful day ten years ago, she wouldn't have Tom and Zell Baker in her life and would likely be drifting from one foster home to another. Her newest spell of luck began the day Liz Clark came to her high school as the new guidance counselor. It was Mrs. Clark who opened the path to helping Maisy save her momma. But she knew in her heart it wasn't luck-it was divine intervention. What does a lucky girl and a burned-out pastor have in common? See for yourself when God brings these two families together. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll be reminded once again how nice it is to live in Park Place, where neighbors help neighbors.

Download or read book Miss Marple s B b written by Glenda C. Manus and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-07 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Main Street in the small town of Park Place, South Carolina is all decked out for Christmas, but for one lonely resident in the Victorian house on South Main, it's just one more holiday to get through. Agatha has led a charmed life as the wife of Charlie O'Malley, a well-loved physician in town, but when Charlie dies two weeks after their 36th wedding anniversary, his fortune disappears without a trace. Now, two years and a drained bank account later, Agatha decides to turn her old home into a bed and breakfast to make ends meet. Each paying guest brings something new to the spirit of the household, but can it be enough to save Christmas for Agatha? Will her life ever be merry and bright again? God is in the driver's seat in this sweet romantic story of faith, hope and redemption.

Download or read book Sweet Tea at Sunrise written by Sherryl Woods and published by MIRA. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sweet Magnolias is now a Netflix Original Series! From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Sherryl Woods Any problem can be solved with sweet tea, sunshine and good friends. After her disastrous marriage ended in divorce, Sarah Price has come home to Serenity, South Carolina, for a fresh start. With support from her two best friends—the newest generation of the Sweet Magnolias—the emotionally wounded single mom knows she can face any crisis. When Sarah meets handsome stranger Travis McDonald on one of her shifts at Wharton’s Diner, she’s intrigued by his flattering words. But her battered self-confidence makes it hard for her to take him at face value, and she isn’t certain if she’s ready to trust again. Travis is intent on getting Sarah to work at his fledgling radio station…and on giving their relationship a chance. Sarah has learned she can’t trust sweet words alone. Starting a new relationship may be just what she needs, but first she must decide if she’s ready to risk her heart again. Read the Sweet Magnolias Series by Sherryl Woods: Book One: Stealing Home Book Two: A Slice of Heaven Book Three: Feels Like Family Book Four: Welcome to Serenity Book Five: Home in Carolina Book Six: Sweet Tea at Sunrise Book Seven: Honeysuckle Summer Book Eight: Midnight Promises Book Nine: Catching Fireflies Book Ten: Where Azaleas Bloom Book Eleven: Swan Point Bonus: The Sweet Magnolias Cookbook

Download or read book A Little Salty to Cut the Sweet written by Sophie Hudson and published by Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2013 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shares the author's favorite family stories, celebrating the love and loyalty one has for their family.

Download or read book Sweet Tea written by Piper Huguley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-07-13 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southern traditions, history, and hope come together in author Piper Huguley’s heartfelt romance from Hallmark Publishing. Althea Dailey has succeeded beyond her wildest dreams: she’s about to make partner at her prestigious law firm in New York. So why doesn’t she feel more excited about it? When she has to travel South for a case, she pays a long-overdue visit back home to Milford, Georgia. To her surprise, a white man she’s never met has befriended her grandmother. Jack Darwent wasn’t interested in the definition of success dictated by Southern high society. His passion for cooking led him to his current project: a documentary and cookbook about authentic Southern food. Althea’s grandmother is famous for her cooking at Milford College, a historically Black institution. But Althea suspects Jack of trying to steal her grandmother’s recipes. Despite Althea and Jack’s first impressions of one another, they discover they have more in common than they’d guessed…and even as they learn about one another’s pasts, they both see glimmers of a better future. This Southern small-town romance includes a free Hallmark original recipe for Grandma’s Biscuits and Gravy.

Download or read book Live Big Love Bigger written by Kathryn Whitaker and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular blogger Kathryn Whitaker is a Dr Pepper super fan, Aggie-loving, type A mom of six with a personality the size of her native Texas. The stressful premature birth of her fifth child threw her orderly world into chaos and ultimately led her to rethink her priorities. In Live Big, Love Bigger, Whitaker shares her journey and challenges readers to understand that they, too, can live a life of authenticity with joy-filled purpose, love, and faith. Along the way, she’ll help readers see that choosing to say no is the only way they’ll be able to say yes to what matters most—Jesus. It’s not every family who would plan a week-long Texas barbecue pilgrimage for a family of eight, much less expand the idea to a multi-month quest to experience the state, eat amazing food, and visit some awesome religious sites along the way. But Whitaker did it—when she decided imperfect family road trips trumped a vacation at a luxury resort. “Barbecue encouraged us to hit the road, while Jesus met us at every single stop along the way—proof that he loves brisket as much as we do, right?” Ditching the fancy vacation was one way Whitaker learned to give up control and say no to perfectionism and over-achievement in order to live a new, more intentional life and discover what God truly has in store for her family. Whitaker’s sassy authenticity will make readers laugh—and cry—while encouraging them to be honest about mistakes in every area of their life, embrace them, and find a way to let God redeem it all.

Download or read book Sweet Tea B B written by Rachel Hanna and published by Rachel Hanna. This book was released on with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two sisters who have no idea the other exists. A beautiful bed & breakfast in the Blue Ridge Mountains of north Georgia. An online DNA test that throws everybody for a loop. Kate never quite felt like she fit in, but she never let it stop her from pursuing her dreams. When her life takes a turn she never expects, she finds herself facing the choice of a lifetime. Mia is a true Southern belle. When her mother passes away, she starts rebuilding her life by running Sweet Tea B&B, her mother’s beloved inn. When two lives cross paths in the most unusual way, will family bonds run deep or break hearts? If you love southern women's fiction with clean romance and a small town feel, the Sweet Tea B&B series will warm your heart and leave you with a smile.

Download or read book Lighting the Way written by Glenda Manus and published by . This book was released on 2014-09-28 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Sweet Tea and Southern Grace, Glenda Manus, delivers another emotionally charged work of fiction. Lighting The Way is the second novel in the Southern Grace Series, and once again focuses on Rev Rock, the Presbyterian minister in the quaint little town of Park Place, South Carolina and his new bride, Liz. It's the Christmas season and storefront displays, twinkling Christmas trees and busy shoppers liven up Main Street as the town prepares for its most exciting season of the year. Christmas parades, candle lit street lamps, and children's Christmas pageants pump up the holiday spirit, but not everyone in town is celebrating. Homeless and with a broken spirit, a very pregnant seventeen year old named Maria drifts into Park Place looking for a place to hide from an abusive spouse. Homeless, hungry, and trespassing on church property she vows to do whatever it takes to protect herself and her unborn child. Is it by chance, or is it by God's grace that Maria meets a couple touched by sadness but strong in faith? And just when Maria is beginning to feel at ease, her husband's car is spotted in town lurking around the church and parsonage, sending everyone into a tailspin and wondering how the Spirit of Christmas can be salvaged in the quaint little village of Park Place. The other quirky characters that the readers have come to know and love from the first novel find themselves weaving in and out of Lighting the Way. Once again, these people will have you chuckling, and sometimes crying right along beside them as their hearts of gold are openly displayed in this well thought out and charming Southern novel.