Deborah Smith Books In Order

The Cherokee Trilogy Books In Publication Order

  1. Sundance and the Princess (1989)
  2. Tempting the Wolf (1989)
  3. Kat’s Tale (1989)
  4. The Beloved Woman (1991)

The Crossroads Café Universe Books In Publication Order

  1. The Crossroads Cafe (2006)
  2. The Yarn Spinner: A Crossroads Café Short Story (2014)
  3. The Apple Pie Knights: A Crossroads Café Short Story (2014)

Dinah / Rucker Books In Publication Order

  1. Hold on Tight (1988)
  2. Caught by Surprise (1988)
  3. Never Let Go (1989)

Douglas Kincaid Books In Publication Order

  1. The Silver Fox and the Red-Hot Dove (1990)
  2. The Silver Fox (1990)
  3. Legends (1990)
  4. Heart of the Dragon (1991)

In A Nutshell Books In Publication Order

  1. Saving Jonquils (2014)
  2. Hearing Wings (2014)

The MacBrides Books In Publication Order

  1. The Biscuit Witch (2013)
  2. The Pickle Queen (2013)
  3. The Kitchen Charmer (2017)

Mossy Creek Books In Publication Order

  1. Mossy Creek (2001)
  2. Reunion at Mossy Creek (2002)
  3. Summer in Mossy Creek (2003)
  4. Blessings of Mossy Creek (2004)
  5. A Day in Mossy Creek (2006)
  6. At Home in Mossy Creek (2007)
  7. Gone But Not Forgotten (2008)
  8. Critters of Mossy Creek (2009)
  9. Closer Than They Appear (2014)

Proud Surrender Books In Publication Order

  1. Just a Little Bit Guilty (1987)

Surprise Books In Publication Order

  1. Sara’s Surprise (1980)
  2. Honey and Smoke (1990)

Sweet Tea Books In Publication Order

  1. Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes (With: Debra Dixon,Sandra Chastain,Donna Ball,Virginia Ellis,Nancy Knight) (2000)
  2. More Sweet Tea (With: Sandra Chastain,Virginia Ellis) (2005)
  3. On Grandma’s Porch (With: Sarah Addison Allen,Sandra Chastain) (2007)
  4. Sweeter Than Tea (By:Kimberly Brock,Deborah Grace Staley,Tom Honea,Jane Jacobson,Valerie Keiser Norris,S.P. Sipal,Clara Wimberly,Misty Barrere,Willis Baker,Martina Boone,Deedra Climer,Darcy Crowder,Kathleen Hodges) (2012)

Waterlilies Books In Publication Order

  1. Alice at Heart (2001)
  2. Diary of a Radical Mermaid (2004)

Standalone Novels In Publication Order

  1. Jed’s Sweet Revenge (1988)
  2. California Royale (1988)
  3. Hot Touch (1989)
  4. Follow the Sun (1991)
  5. Stranger in Camelot (1991)
  6. Miracle (1991)
  7. Blue Willow (1993)
  8. Silk and Stone (1994)
  9. A Place to Call Home (1997)
  10. When Venus Fell (1998)
  11. On Bear Mountain (2001)
  12. The Stone Flower Garden (2002)
  13. Sweet Hush (2003)
  14. Charming Grace (2004)
  15. A Gentle Rain (2007)

Short Stories/Novellas In Publication Order

  1. Where The Foxgloves Bloomla (2014)
  2. The Coin (2016)

Collections In Publication Order

  1. Cat Haiku: The Silly Art, Poetry and Cartoons of a Usually Serious Author (2009)

Non-Fiction Books In Publication Order

  1. Southern Girls Sag: Why writing books is scary, and other uplifting advice (2014)

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Deborah Smith Books Overview

The Beloved Woman

HER PEOPLE UPROOTED BY BROKEN PROMISES, HER HEART TORN BY CONLICTING DESIRES The Trail of Tears: The forced exodus of the Cherokee people from their homeland in Georgia to make way for the white gold miners and settlers. Katherine Blue Song’s family never lived to see the Trail of Tears they were massacred just as she returned from Philadelphia, where she d been one of the country s first women trained as a doctor. Justis Gallatin, a white man, a rough and ready man, was Jesse Blue Song s friend and partner. Before he buried the victims of the massacre, he made a solemn promise to protect Katherine. But the lovely and headstrong Cherokee healer would not be protected or owned by any man her destiny was with her own people, to use her skills on the long, arduous journey westward. From plush New York hotels to the savage sorrow of the Trail of Tears, Katherine and Justis were torn asunder by a continent s history and hurled together because of a passion as vast as the lands they loved, lost, and fought to regain.

The Crossroads Cafe

A Hollywood actress known for her beauty flees to a secluded mountain cabin in North Carolina after being severely scarred in a car accident. There she finds unexpected love and a new life with a man who lost his family in 9 11.

Hold on Tight

Rucker McClure had drowned beer and chased women everywhere south of the Mason Dixon Line, but he couldn t resist heading straight for Mount Pleasant, Alabama, when the town’s mayor, ex Miss Georgia Dinah Sheridan, sent him a baby possum in retaliation for a column that savaged their annual Possum Days celebration! Not a bit subtle where seduction was concerned, Rucker did his best to rough up Dinah s smooth edges, mesmerizing her with burning caresses and a voice that drawled steamy promises. Keep your heart open and lips puckered, he warned her when he left town, but when he returned and began unraveling her mystery, Dinah knew her fate was sealed. If Rucker discovered the scandal that had once cost her everything, she d lose him and the life she loved. But if she wouldn t trust him with her secrets, how could he prove he cherished her?

Caught by Surprise

Brig McKay was a hell raiser, a rebel without a cause and he was Deputy Sheriff Millie Surprise’s duty for the next sixty days!

The Silver Fox and the Red-Hot Dove

T.S. Audubon nurses a reckless desire to release Elena Petrovic from her keepers. The fragile Russian, a woman of satin and secrets, is loath to trust the impossibly wealthy Southern aristocrat, but their different needs forge their spirits in a fiery miracle which transforms fear into desire.

Legends

Elgiva MacRoth is mesmerized by the arrogant man whose vast fortune is endangering the future of her tiny Scottish village. When she kidnaps him, he overwhelms her with passion. How can she make him understand that she’s taken him prisoner only to preserve her heritage?

Mossy Creek

A delightful new collection of original Southern stories set in the charming, fictitious down home town of Mossy Creek, where there’s a friendly face on every corner and a heartfelt story behind every door…

Reunion at Mossy Creek

Return to Mossy Creek, when a class reunion stirs up more than just memories.

Summer in Mossy Creek

Treat yourself to another helping of down home charm with new stories of ‘the warm, offbeat, fun loving place that is Mossy Creek, GA’ Romantic Times.

A Day in Mossy Creek

Maybe it’s the post New Year’s boredom. maybe it’s the cold, frisky air. Whatever the cause, the citizens of Mossy Creek seem determined to get into trouble on a clear winter day in mid January. Police Chief Amos Royden and his loyal officers, Mutt and Sandy, can barely keep up with the calls. Hank and Casey Blackshear’s great aunt Irene, 93, leads a protest march of angry old folks on their electric scooters. Louise and Charlie Sawyer battle renovation pitfalls literally in their cranky house. Pearl Quinlan fights her sister, Spiva, over a plate of brownies. Patty Campbell performs a makeover on Orville Gene Simpson’s front yard, against Orville’s will. All that and more! Last, but not least, Amos and Ida finally stop fighting their secret attraction, but then the trouble really begins!

At Home in Mossy Creek

Book six in the Mossy Creek Hometown Series about life, love in a small Southern town. Mayberry meets Mitford. Humor, romance.

Critters of Mossy Creek

Springtime brings thoughts of love to people all over the world, and Creekites are no exception. Although love to Creekites isn t necessarily romantic. Take, for example, how they feel about their pets. Dogs, cats, birds, and fish take center stage as we once again see how the Southern half lives. Your favorites are back and in just as much trouble as ever. Amos and Ida are still circling each other’s wagons. Sandy Crane has a little Faith. Jayne Reynolds emerges from widowhood to take a long lingering look at Mossy Creek s Bubba Rice. Ed Bailey and his beloved dog Possum, Lil Ida Hamilton, Peggy Caldwell and others will make you laugh and cry at human and animal antics. Cat heists. Fish ponds. Bird nappings. Don t miss the fun with Critters of Mossy Creek! Welcome To Mossy Creek!The funny, heart warming Georgia mountain town whose slogan is Ain t goin nowhere, and don t want to. A few years ago, BelleBooks partners Debra Dixon, Deborah Smith, Sandra Chastain, Virginia Ellis, Donna Ball and Martha Crockett veteran authors with more than 100 romance and women s fiction books to their credit at major publishers decided to create a collective novel about a whimsical Appalachian town. Each author picked several characters to shepherd through the stories, and voila! A collaborative book was born. The series launched with MOSSY CREEK, followed by REUNION IN MOSSY CREEK, SUMMER IN MOSSY CREEK, BLESSINGS OF MESSY CREEK, A DAY IN MOSSY CREEK, AT HOME IN MOSSY CREEK, and now, in September 2009, Critters of Mossy Creek. Each book features the regulars plus a sterling group of outside authors. Mossy Creek contributors include bestselling novelists Sabrina Jeffries, Anne Bishop, Sharon Sala, Patti Callahan Henry and many more. The series has garnered glowing reviews, book club, large print and mass market sales, and a devoted fan base who eagerly await the next book. In November 2009 veteran Mossy Creek author Carolyn McSparren begins a spin off Mossy Creek mystery series: THE MERRY ABBOT CARRIAGE DRIVING SERIES, with Book One: CART BEFORE THE CORPSE.

Just a Little Bit Guilty

Classic Romance From New York Times Bestselling Author Deborah Smith A pretty but tough Atlanta judge. A handsome good ol’ boy farmer. When Jake Coltrane rescues Vivian Costas from muggers on a dark city street, he falls in love at first punch. She’s tracking bad guys while disguised as a bag lady, and she whacks Jake with her purse. Vivian instantly adores the sexy but gentlemanly farmer, who’s restoring a run down city apartment building he inherited. But he’s moving back to his farm soon, and she doesn’t see how their very different lives can merge. She’s been hurt before and tries to keep her distance. But Jake is irresistible. Can she follow her heart, take a risk, and not feel Just a Little Bit Guilty? Originally published as Cupid’s Verdict, by Deborah Smith writing as Jackie Leigh, 1986, Berkley Books, New York. This new edition has been revised and updated. Look for more classic reprints from Deborah Smith, coming soon.

Sara’s Surprise

Dr. Sara Scarborough is tormented by memories when Kyle Surprise, a man from her painful past, shows up at her Kentucky mountain refuge.

Honey and Smoke

Tackling an intruder in the old moonshiner’s cave, ex Marine Max Templeton is astonished to find the beautiful and wiry Betty Quint, and he vows to win her over, even as she swears she will wait for a more marriage and family minded man.

Sweet Tea and Jesus Shoes (With: Debra Dixon,Sandra Chastain,Donna Ball,Virginia Ellis,Nancy Knight)

Six award winning authors have created a poignant, humorous collection of nostalgic tales. Here life’s lessons are handed down liberally sprinkled with hilarity from eccentric relatives, outrageous pets and unrepentant neighbors, and served up with a generous dollop of that most valued of all Southern commodities: good old fashioned storytelling. From Mississippi to Georgia, from Florida to Tennessee, these daughters of the South will take you on a lush tour of the times and the places they know best, each voice as refreshing and inviting as a glass of cold sweet tea on a hot afternoon.

More Sweet Tea (With: Sandra Chastain,Virginia Ellis)

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.

On Grandma’s Porch (With: Sarah Addison Allen,Sandra Chastain)

Stories and ‘True Facts’ about growing up Southern in the good old days. More than a dozen southern authors contribute warm, nostalgic stories and fun trivia about ‘the era before shopping malls, Disney, and Wal Mart.’ Includes the authors’ favorite nostalgic recipes.

Alice at Heart

Shy, charming, peculiar, and web toed, Alice Riley has suffered for years at the hands of her dead mother’s self righteous family, while she hides a bevy of secret abilities. When Alice rescues a drowning child, her amazing talents are exposed. Alice can remain underwater for extraordinary periods of time, and she can locate submerged objects through some type of natural sonar ability. Her new fame/notoriety puts Alice in the national news, amidst allegations that she has somehow faked or manipulated the rescue for her own glory. Alice is trapped and desperate until three amazing older women arrive in her hometown. They are the regal and flamboyant Bonavendier sisters dignified Lilith, acerbic Mara, and whimsical Pearl of Sainte’s Point Island, their ancestral home off the coast of Georgia. They’ve read Alice’s story in the news and are convinced that she is their long lost and much younger half sister, conceived in a reckless seduction their elderly father confessed to before he died. Like Alice, the Bonavendier sisters have webbed toes and certain amazing abilities, though none of them have Alice’s marked talent for finding thin

California Royale

Shea Somerton was elegant and glamorous, just like Estate Mendocino, the resort she managed but behind her classy facade there was a hint of recklessness in her violet eyes.

Hot Touch

Rugged vet Paul Belue was part Clark Gable, part Cajun Gypsy, and all male, but when Caroline Fitzsimmons arrived to train his pet wolf for a movie, he vowed to drive her from his bayou mansion!

Follow the Sun

The Cherokee ProphesyHere at last, in one thrilling volume, is the acclaimed Cherokee Trilogy, three contemporary stories of passion and adventure. It is the dramatic saga of three independent, beautiful women bound by the legacy of their noble Cherokee ancestors, and searching for love and fulfillment . The Cherokee LegacySundance and the Princess: The enticing story of a modern day princess and her tempestuous yearning for a seductive maverick, and of their search for a stolen treasure that takes the couple on a spellbinding journey. Tempting the Wolf: A heart stirring tale of a woman who seeks her birthright on a North Carolina reservation and falls in love with a fierce renegade sworn to roam forever free. Kat’s Tale: The alluring novel of the forbidden love that sizzles between a gorgeous woman and a rugged adventurer bound by his urgent mission of revenge. The Cherokee HeritageSix men and women you ll never forget. Three tales of romance and adventure you ll always remember. From the Paperback edition.

Stranger in Camelot

Cautious Agnes Hamilton, owner of a horse breeding farm, tries in vain to resist the advances of the wickedly handsome John Bartholomew, a mystery man who rides into her life and tries to sweep her off her feet.

Miracle

Haunted by a past filled with poverty and abuse, Amy Miracle finds escape and release in the vineyards of Georgia and in Sebastian de Savin, a brilliant and arrogant surgeon whose own past has hardened his heart. Amy finally breaks through de Savin’s shell and teaches him to love and laugh again, and Sebastian helps Amy blossom into a magnificent woman.

Blue Willow

Back in the small town of her childhood, Lily MacKenzie rekindles old flames with Artemas Colebrook, a boyhood friend and a family enemy.

Silk and Stone

Samantha Vanderveer has no inkling of the lives that have been destroyed by the infamous Pandora Ruby, a gem that has divided the Vanderveer and Raincrow families for decades, when she falls in love with Jake Raincrow.

A Place to Call Home

Twenty years ago, Claire Maloney was the willful, pampered, tomboyish daughter of the town’s most respected family, but that didn’t stop her from befriending Roan Sullivan, a fierce, motherless boy who lived in a rusted out trailer amid junked cars. No one in Dunderry, Georgia least of all Claire’s family could understand the bond between these two mavericks. But Roan and Claire belonged together…
until the dark afternoon when violence and terror overtook them, and Roan disappeared from Claire’s life. Now, two decades later, Claire is adrift, and the Maloneys are still hoping the past can be buried under the rich Southern soil. But Roan Sullivan is about to walk back into their lives…
. By turns tender and sexy and heartbreaking and exuberant, A Place to Call Home is an enthralling journey between two hearts and a deliciously original novel from one of the most imaginative and appealing new voices in Southern fiction.

When Venus Fell

Home is wherever the heart leads…
. The ties that bind us to our families, to our pasts are at the heart of this deeply engrossing story. Venus Arinelli saw her future as a concert pianist shattered when her father’s life ended in disgrace. Now Venus plays in cocktail lounges, sporting her survival skills like a suit of armor. When a stranger emerges from her parents’ long ago past with an offer too good to refuse, Venus’ suspicions flare up. But Gib Cameron has a special mission. He represents the Camerons of Tennessee a family as rooted in American history and Southern soil as Venus’ is notorious and fly by night. Yet the Camerons, survivors of tragedy, need Venus for reasons that have to do with honor and loyalty and an almost mystical bond to their shared past. And Gib, as hard eyed a skeptic as Venus herself, has to persuade her to come to their mountain home. Humor, sexiness, pathos, and surprises are all part of Deborah Smith’s unique storytelling magic. When Venus Fell will entrance readers with its tale of Venus’s reluctant journey to Tennessee, where two well guarded hearts, afraid to trust again, will find they’ve come home.

On Bear Mountain

Dirt poor, sensitive as poets, and proud as kings, the Powell family has lived on a Georgia mountaintop for generations. Then, during the 1960’s, young Ursula Powell’s father convinces the Tiber family, owners everything in nearby Tiberville, to commission a huge iron sculpture of a bear for the town. Decades later the strange sculpture rejected by the townspeople and left to rust on the Powell farm symbolizes a family’s failure and thwarted dreams. But, unknown to Ursula, it is now worth such a huge fortune that the artist’s embittered son, Quentin Ricconni, is coming to reclaim it…
and to change everything Ursula believes about the past, the choices that break a heart, and the redeeming powers of art and love. Characters as intriguing as the abstract sculpture.’ Atlanta Journal Constititution ‘I highly recommend On Bear Mountain
a deeply touching tale.’ Romance Reviews Today ‘A delight.’ Hollywood Behind The Scenes ‘Rich, complex.’ The Romance Reader ‘Beautifully written…
A shimmering web of sorrows and joys.’ Booklist ‘Readers of the novels of Anne Rivers Siddons will welcome into their hearts Deborah Smith.’ Midwest Book Review ‘A fine and gentle tale’ Publishers Weekly ‘Charming and heartwarming’ Library Journal ‘Smith’s best novel yet.’ Kristin Hannah

The Stone Flower Garden

Darleen Union and Eli Wade are childhood friends torn apart by a murder that has never been solved. Raised by her grandmother, Darleen is the heir to Hardigree Marble Company, which controls the small North Carolina town of Burnt Stand, and Eli is the boy genius destined to make something of himself when his family is forced to leave. But now, years later, long buried secrets are about to be, literally, dug up: ‘On a dark spring night twenty five years after I helped bury my Great Aunt Clara Hardigree, I found myself digging her up.’ A story about destiny, and a great love affair, this is a rich, gothic, Southern story about the darker side of family myths.

Sweet Hush

Her Harvard student son just eloped with the First Daughter. CNN is parked on the road to her apple orchards. Secret Service agents have commandeered her country kitchen. The irate First Parents are threatening to have her taxes audited. The President’s handsome, tough, ex military nephew is setting up camp in her guest room. Hush McGillan’s quiet Appalachian world of heirloom apples, country festivals, and carefully guarded family secrets has just been flipped like one of her famous Sweet Hush Apple Turnovers. What do you do when your brand new in laws are the First Family, and they don’t like you any more than you like them? And what happens next when you find yourself falling in love with the man they sent to unearth all your secrets? From the White House to the apple house, from humor to tears and sorrow to laughter, get ready to fall in love with Sweet Hush. Optioned for Disney Films by the producer of The Princess Diaries. Deborah Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of A Place To Call Home, The Crossroads Cafe, A Gentle Rain and many others. Visit her at www. bellebooks. com and www. deborah smith. com

Charming Grace

‘Deborah Smith’s novels are filled to the brim with wonderful characters, complex and rich emotions, tragedy and hope.’ Romantic Times Her Harvard student son just eloped with the First Daughter. CNN is parked on the road to her apple orchards. Secret Service agents have commandeered her country kitchen. The irate First Parents are threatening to have her taxes audited. The President’s handsome, tough, ex military nephew is setting up camp in her guest room. Hush McGillan’s quiet Appalachian world of heirloom apples, country festivals, and carefully guarded family secrets has just been flipped like one of her famous Sweet Hush Apple Turnovers. What do you do when your brand new in laws are the First Family, and they don’t like you any more than you like them? And what happens next when you find yourself falling in love with the man they sent to unearth all your secrets? From the White House to the apple house, from humor to tears and sorrow to laughter, get ready to fall in love with Sweet Hush. Optioned for Disney Films by the producer of The Princess Diaries. Deborah Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of A Place To Call Home, The Crossroads Cafe, A Gentle Rain and many others. Visit her at www. bellebooks. com and www. deborah smith. com

A Gentle Rain

A Connecticut heiress learns she’s adopted and travels to northern Florida ‘cracker’cattle ranch to find her birth parents. There she also finds unexpected romance with the ranch’s owner.

Cat Haiku: The Silly Art, Poetry and Cartoons of a Usually Serious Author

The art, poetry and cartoons of New York Times’ bestselling author Deborah Smith A PLACE TO CALL HOME, Bantam Books, SWEET HUSH, Little, Brown, and A GENTLE RAIN, BelleBooks

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