Authors
Jamie Ford
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Young teens in love during WWII in Seattle, one Chinese, one Japanese; this story follows their cultural trials and interests through internment years and includes perspective from an older, wiser protagonist in 1986. Although criticized for flat character development and predictable storyline, this is a captivating novel for those who love American history and the pangs of youthful love.
Ruth Francisco
The Secret Memoirs of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: A Novel
The underbelly of Jackie O’s life revealed in prurient detail. The reader is irresistibly enveloped in the darkness of this celebrity life and learns the true cost of fame and fortune. This is Jackie Onassis Kennedy in full 3-diminsional detail.
Kit Frazier
Scoop
A murder mystery the size of Texas! A lethal love triangle (or is it a quadrangle?) and a dying man’s final confession make this an edge-of-the-seat thriller set in Austin, Texas. A blistering success that launches the Cauley MacKinnon mystery series.
Mindy Friddle
The Garden Angel: A Novel
Adultery, deceit, unwed pregnancy and redemption through the friendship of two women make this a novel that can’t be put down. Written by a real storyteller who knows how to maintain detailed images throughout the book with no weak moments to break the spell.
Richard S. "Kinky" Friedman
Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad Texas Hold 'Em: How I Was Born in a Manger, Died in the Saddle, and Came Back as a Horny Toad
The title tells it all. If you have read any of Friedman’s work you know you are in for a wacky, irreverent look at life, Texas, ethics and mother and apple pie. If you have never read Friedman, now is the time. Iconic and ridiculous, Friedman is the antithesis of Politically Correct.