A Grown-Up Kind of Pretty
by Joshilyn Jackson | 
The Almost Sisters
by Joshilyn Jackson | 
American Pie
by Michael Lee West | 
The Last Talk with Lola Faye
by Thomas H. Cook | 
Hell at the Breech
by Tom Franklin | 
Smonk
by Tom Franklin | 
Mad Girls in Love
by Michael Lee West | 
Mermaids in the Basement
by Michael Lee West | 
My Last Days as Roy Rogers
by Pat Cunningham Devoto | 
I Still Dream About You
by Fannie Flagg | 
Crazy Ladies
by Michael Lee West | 
Next of Kin
by John Boyne | 
Before and After
by Rosellen Brown | 
Cartwheel
by Jennifer Dubois | 
A Miracle of Catfish
by Larry Brown | 
The Devil's Dream
by Lee Smith | 
Vanishing Acts
by Jodi Picoult | 
Between, Georgia
by Joshilyn Jackson | 
While I Was Gone
by Sue Miller | 
Backseat Saints
by Joshilyn Jackson |
For 10 years Arlene has kept her promises, and God has kept His end of the bargain. Until now. When an old schoolmate from Possett turns up at Arlene's door in Chicago asking questions about Jim Beverly, former quarterback and god of Possett High, Arlene's break with her former hometown is forced to an end. At the same time, Burr, her long-time boyfriend, has raised an ultimatum: introduce him to her family or consider him gone. Arlene loves him dearly but knows her lily white (not to mention deeply racist)Southern Baptist family will not understand her relationship with an African American boyfriend. Reluctantly, Arlene bows to the pressure, and she and Burr embark on the long-avoided road trip back home. As Arlene digs through guilt and deception, her patched-together alibi begins to unravel, and she discovers how far she will go for love and a chance at redemption.