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Summer in Mossy Creek (Mossy Creek Hometown Series)

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Book three in the "Mossy Creek Hometown" series, Summer in Mossy Creek is the collaborative effort of twelve women (Deborah Smith, Sandra Chastain, Debra Dixon, Martha Shields, Anne Bishop, Kim Brock, Patti Henry, Judith Kim, Bo Sebastian, Shelly Morris, Susan Goggins, and Carolyn McSparren) and offers the reader a wealth of unique, original, brief, and homespun tales, each of which arises from life in Mossy Creek, Georgia, a warm-hearted mountain town of simple joys, emotional gatherings, and wistful nostalgia. An immensely rewarding joy to read, Summer In Mossy Creek will compel those new to this series to seek out the earlier two volumes, Mossy Creek ... and Reunion At Mossy Creek ... -- and leave those already familiar with this outstanding series to eagerly await the next volume related the adventures of the folks who live, work and love in the community of Mossy Creek!

How to describe the charm of Mossy Creek? By turns hilarious and heartwarming, Mossy Creek is populated with the funniest, homiest, sometimes orneryist bunch of characters south of the Mason-Dixon line. If you like Southern humor and superb writing, go on down to Mossy Creek!

This charming small town series really comes into its own with the third book, Summer In Mossy Creek. It has something for everyone--laughter, tears, romance, and the cozy appeal of lovable eccentrics.

If the Lovin' Spoonful had been in the Georgia village of Mossy Creek rather than Greenwich Village, they would know that hot time, summer in the mountains means plenty of fun, ole southern style. The townsfolk look for a quiet uneventful season, but also know their enemy in slimy Bigelow still remains on the prowl. Meanwhile the librarian pushes the Police Chief into bluffing an abusive parent while the Mayor leads by example applying common sense to seemingly difficult problems. Much of the townsfolk meet eating dessert at the diner, but along with fans will find hot fun in the summertime here.

The third Mossy Creek tale is a series of vignettes written by a virtual whose who of the irons maidens of the south (more talented than steel magnolias). The contributions differ in size while providing a slice of life in a small remote Georgia mountain town. Each story builds up on the previous contribution so that the audience receives an anthology that uses the best elements of a novel and that of a short story into a tremendous collection. SUMMER IN MOSSY CREEK holds its own with its superb predecessors. Fans of the series already know that the first two books flow smoothly; the third tale shares in common with the previous duo a southern comfort smoothness.

Harriet Klausner

This book is fun, captivating and well written. The character development is creative and the story could be about any small town USA. Great book!

I loved the 1st book and enjoyed the Reunion book. This book was not as well written- The characters/chapters were more like multiple short stories. I wish they would have gone more in depth on past characters.

The third book in the Mossy Creek series presents far deeper stories than most of the others, the last one in the book is particularly heart-warming and is a real tear-jerker. You will see many familiar faces and a bunch of new ones. I reccommend you read Mossy Creek and Reunnion in Mossy Creek first. Although this book is not as good as Reunion at Mossy Creek, I reccommend it to anyone who likes compilation stories.

After reading "Mossy Creek" and "Reunion at Mossy Creek," I was extremely disappointed in this book. The first 2 books were charming, sad, and funny. The characters' lives were interwoven and real. I really felt connected to them and their experiences. The characters in this book, however, are not real. They are not interconnected. The authors' do mention some of the main Mossy Creekite characters (the mayor and her son, the police chief, etc) and locals ( The Naked Bean, the bakery, the town square, etc.), but somehow most of the stories come up lacking. MANY new characters are introduced and never mentioned again. A few stories are heartwarming, but most felt forced or unreal. Additionally, Mossy Creek's gossip columnist's correspondence with Lady Victoria in Great Britain feels stilted, as if a few letters were put in here and there in order to make this a "real" Mossy Creek book. Perhaps the problem is that many of the authors for this book are not the same as those of the 1st two books....

What at town to live in. I would just get lost in this little town in Georgia, if I could. It's such sweet writing and only does a heart good to read words of encouragement and inspiration like these. I wept, I laughed out loud and had a wonderful time reading the whole series!