I'm no Yankee, but...

Yesterday I picked up a used copy of Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch, by Haywood Smith (2002)

I live smack dab in the Midwest. I don't consider myself a Northerner or Southerner, and I am certainly not a Yankee, but when I read the back blurb quote, I laughed and knew I had to have this book.

"Strong characters and...irrepressible wit...snapshots of Southern living will charm even the hardest-hearted Yankee." ~Publishers Weekly

I can't put it down. It is such a fun read. I get tickled at Southern humor. Maybe it's because I know some other real Southern belle authors: Cathy C. Hall, Lisa Ricard Claro, and C. Hope Clark, whose warm, witty writings trip my trigger.

Haywood Smith lives on the shores of Lake Lanier, near the small town of Buford, Georgia.
This line in her book made me think of "all y'all."

"You'd have thought I'd just slapped his mama and accused his daddy of working for the IRS."

 

I'm following the Golden Rule

Thanks to all of you who repsonded to my last post. It was like a group hug. I so appreciate your support and following.

Now folks, you have one week left to win a couple of great prizes in random drawings from my friends' blogs.

Click on Cathy C. Hall to take a chance at winning a $20 B&N gift card. All you have to do is sign on as a follower, comment about any of her posts. Info on her Jan 3rd post. If your name is drawn, you and I both will win a gift card, so please, check out this sassy little southern belle. She writes with wit, whimsy and substance, and she'll make you laugh out loud. Contest ends 1/24. Be sure to write that Linda O'Connell sent you.

Now visit Karen E. Lange and take a chance on winning Saloma Miller Furlong's new book, Why I Left the Amish. Leave a comment and your email. Good luck! Karen's posts are informative and inspirational. Contest ends 1/23. Tell Karen that Linda O'Connell sent you. Check out Karen.

First Round Contest Finalists

I just received news that Donna Volkenannt and I made first round finalist in the Reading Writers Flash Fiction contest and so did Cathy C. Hall who announced the contest on her blog. Thanks Cathy! The stories had to have the word "snow" in them. I personally have had enough of the white stuff.