Sweeter Than Tea

Sweet Tea #4

by Deborah Grace Staley, Kimberly Brock, Tom Honea

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 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 Sweet Tea & Jesus Shoes, On Grandma's Porch, and More Sweet Tea

229 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 21, 2012

About the author

Deborah Grace Staley is an Amazon and Barnes & Noble #1 best-selling author and winner of the HOLT Medallion. Her novels have been published worldwide in a variety of formats. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing, teaches, and is a freelance editor. Originally from East Tennessee, she makes her home in South Florida with her husband and two adorable rescued dachshunds. She loves to connected with readers on Facebook and Instagram @deborahgracestaley.com. Sign up for her newsletter for exclusive giveaways and first looks at new work at www.deborahgracestaley.com

Reviews

[Lisa Green]

Sweeter Than Tea is a real treat! I love the flavor of good southern stories, and this book has that in droves. The characters are wonderful and the stories - okay I won't use another sweet tea analogy. But you get the idea! Pick up a copy and enjoy it.

[C. Clark]

This anthology of shorts gives a reader such a wide diversity of Southern flavor. Particularly enjoyed Kimberly Brock and especially Jane Forest. And if you aren't a born and bred Southerner, once you read all of these shorts, you'll have a pretty good idea of how we think and operate by the end. Nice, pleasant, enjoyable reads. Oh, one more thing . . . now I know how to boil my eggs properly.

[Teresa Mader]

Really liking the nostalgia of these short stories.

[Donna Peake]

I so much love this series