Wedding Machine by Beth Webb Hart (women of faith) Synopsis:  The weddings of Jasper, South Carolina, have been run for years by four women respectfully dubbed "The Wedding Machine." This summer the daughters and sons of these four women are each being "married off" to some unlikely characters, and the gears of the machine begin to grind to a surprising halt.

Sweet Caroline by Rachael Hauck Synopsis:  When a Southern waitress inherits the Lowcountry cafe where she works, she suddenly has to balance more than just her next food order. Caroline Sweeney has always done the right thing--the responsible, dependable thing--unlike her mother who abandoned her family. But when her best friend challenges her to accept an exciting job adventure in Barcelona, Spain, Caroline says "yes" to destiny. Then, without warning, ownership of the run-down cafe where she's been waitressing falls right into Caroline's lap. While she's trying to determine the cafe's future, handsome Deputy Sherriff J.D. Rand captures Caroline's heart. But when her first love, Mitch O'Neal, comes back to town, fresh from the heat of his newly-found fame as a country music singer in Nashville, Caroline must make some hard choices about love and the pursuit of the sweet life.

Orchid House by Cindy McCormick Martinusen Synopsis: As Julia Morrison spends time at the plantation she inherited in the Philippines, she gives up her imagined life in the States for a new life as the Doa of the hacienda. But in this tropical--and politically unsettled--country, tragedy and beauty bloom on the same tree.

Red Helmet by Homer H. Hickam Synopsis:  Song Hawkins finds the man of her dreams in the manager of a West Virginia coal mine. Things turn deadly serious when, to save her husband and her town, Song must put on the red helmet of the new coal miner and make a life-changing sacrifice.

Flies on the Butter by Denise Hildreth Synopsis:  Rose Fletcher's come a long way from her South Carolina up-bringing of Sunday church and Mamaw's fried chicken. As a high-powered lobbyist in Washington, D.C., Rose has put the South behind her. But the peace and happiness she has sought eludes her. With her marriage on the brink of disaster, her mind races with the chaos her life has become. Now Rose must head south for home. She'll face her demons, relive her coming-of-age, and confront the issues that have kept her away all these years. It'll take the intervention of strangers and a painful miracle of grace to help her find that place called "home" once again.

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