Synopses & Reviews
Readers of Jan Karons Mitford series and Patrick Taylors Irish Country series will fall in love with Jeff Highs funny, heartfelt Watervalley series. The pastoral charm of small-town Watervalley, Tenneesse, can be deceptive, as young Dr. Luke Bradford discovers when hes caught in the fallout of a decades-old conflict
After a rocky start as Watervalleys only doctor, Luke Bradford has decided to stay in town, honoring the three-year commitment he made to pay off his medical school debts. But even as his friendships with the quirky townsfolk deepen, and he pursues a romance with lovely schoolteacher Christine Chambers, several military veterans emotional wounds trigger anger and unrest in Watervalley.
At the center of the clash is the curmudgeonly publisher of the local newspaper, Luther Whitmore. Luther grew up in Watervalley, but he returned from combat in Vietnam a changed man. He fenced in beautiful Moon Lake, posting Keep Out” notices at the beloved spot, and provokes the townspeople with his incendiary newspaper.
As Luke struggles to understand Luthers past, and restore harmony in Watervalley, an unforeseen crisis shatters a relationship he values dearly. Suddenly Luke must answer lifes toughest questions about service, courage, love, and sacrifice.
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Praise for the Novels of Watervalley: “[Jeff Highs] love of his native Tennessee and the human race shines from very page.”—Patrick Taylor, MD, New York Times bestselling author of the Irish Country novels
"Kept me reading far into the night hours!”—Ann B. Ross, New York Times bestselling author of the Miss Julia Series
“Heart-warming, refreshing, and often amusing.”—Karen White, New York Times bestselling author of A Long Time Gone
“I fell in love with Watervalley and its citizens.”—Southern Literary Review
Synopsis
Bestselling author Ann B. Ross cooks up a batch of fun in this latest novel in her popular series With a crisp bite in the air, Miss Julia is enjoying a well-earned respite by her new fireplace. But autumn leaves aren’t the only things falling: James, Hazel Marie’s housekeeper, has had a nasty tumble down some stairs. How can Hazel Marie feed and take care of him—not to mention a husband and two babies—when she barely knows how to boil water?
Miss Julia jumps in to help by convincing the ladies of Abbotsville to put on their aprons and give cooking lessons. With success so close she can taste it, Miss Julia isn’t thrilled when an unexpected visitor shows up. Brother Vern Puckett, Hazel Marie’s no-good uncle, started life on the wrong foot and stayed there. What could he possibly want from his frazzled niece this time?
With a delightful helping of madcap antics, Miss Julia Stirs Up Trouble is a perfect next course in this charming series.
About the Author
After growing up on a farm in rural Tennessee,
Jeff High attained degrees in literature and nursing. He is the three-time winner, in fiction and poetry, of an annual writing contest held by Vanderbilt Medical Center. He lived in Nashville for many years, and throughout the country as a travel nurse, before returning to his original hometown, near where he now works as an operating room RN in open-heart surgery. He is the author of the Watervalley novels, including
More Things in Heaven and Earth and
Each Shining Hour.