Served Cold: Mountain Justice

by Peggy Poe Stern

Served Mountain Justice, 357 pages (print length), 105,100 words One might say there has been a slow poison brewing inside me, bubbling, and churning, and threatening to erupt for the major portion of my life. The only reason it has been contained so long is I did not have every ingredient I needed. I now have them all and I am ready for Jackson Winkerson. By the time I am through with him, he’ll regret what he did to me. This brew has been gathering itself for over twenty- three years. Never once, not for one day, not for one hour, have I left my brew unattended or unwanted. Three months ago, it reached its most potent stage. My husband, Coleman Cottumn, died. I would have delivered my brew the day after he was buried, but I had to wait the standard ninety days before my attorney, Marshall Evans, declared me in full control over everything my deceased husband left behind, which to my delight, is far more than I ever imagined. He could have given Bill Gates a fair run in financial genius.

357 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 18, 2011

About the author

Peggy grew up on small farm in the Appalachians near Jefferson, NC; married young; finished school; made handcrafted folk toys; established her own farm on Grandfather Mountain near Boone; raised six children in a single-wide while growing burley tobacco, Christmas trees, and small fruits; built a house; raised small animals – all – while helping her husband do land surveying. Still farming, she enjoys her grand and great-grandchildren while creating novels sprinkled with the flavor of her mountain heritage. Since 2003 she has been writing about three books a year.

Reviews

[henry smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Darn good book. Young girl loses her parents in a wreck with drunk driver then at 16 both her grandparents. An older man faking friendship becomes her legal guardian. Ends up taking everything she has raping her. Getting her pregnant and taking the baby leaving her for dead. 20 years later she comes back for revenge. She is a rich powerful woman. There is so much deceit hate mistrust and evil it’s hard to keep up with. The twists and turns to revenge can destroy a lot and create dangerous situations. It’s all unreal and captivating. Can’t put it down. Very good.it’s like a witches brew that keeps bubbling and part of it’s bound to get spilled on the witch.

[Dana Heffington · Rating 1 out of 5]

The title didn't represent the story and the story was really a far side of reality

The title didn't represent the story and the story was really a far side of reality..Not one of Me Stern best

[Bridget Holbert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great read!

Loved this book! Peggy is such an awesome written! I love reading her novels. She always writes first hand from a woman's perspective. Her characters are always well developed and she always ends her stories well!