It’s been an interesting week in Watervalley. Chick McKissick’s daughter, Myla didn’t make it home from Knoxville last Friday. Myla’s an honor roll student in her Junior year. She also runs track for the Vols. Chick couldn’t be more proud. She left after class Friday afternoon and should have been home before eight. At nine […]
“I was beginning to see the people of Watervalley in a new light. No doubt, events and ideas of the larger world did influence their days. And while they still looked to distant horizons with a genuine curiosity, they chose to hold tight to what they valued most–agriculture, family, and faith; not out of fear […]
After a long run down a deeply wooded lane, the road made a sharp bend and opened up to a spectacular view of the valley below. The trees continued up the steep slope to the right, but to my left was a wide overlook offering a complete vista that stretched for miles. I stopped the […]
“With some effort I pushed aside a large tangle of thick hedge. That’s when I heard the growl. It was a big dog with big teeth and apparent issues with anger management.” Luke Bradford’s first discovery of a Golden Retriever abandoned in the woods who would later become his faithful companion, Rhett. From: More […]
“Engaging the masses was an honorable calling, but I wanted it to be calling someone else.” Luke Bradford’s thoughts about setting up family practice as the only doctor in a small town. From: More Things in Heaven and Earth
“Without doubt she was quietly putting me through a critical assessment and showing little sign of liking what she saw.” When Luke first meets his housekeeper, Connie Thompson. From: More Things in Heaven and Earth
The fourth book in the Watervalley Book series! After a turbulent eighteen months, Luke Bradford is finally at peace with his new life as the sole physician in rural Watervalley. [...]
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“The Splendor of Ordinary Days” Is #1 Best Seller
The Splendor of Ordinary Days makes it to #1 on The Tennessean Best Seller List! On October 18th, the BookMan BookWoman bookstore in Hillsboro Village hosted a standing-room only book signing and author event to celebrate the latest novel in the Watervalley Books series, and that week the The Splendor of Ordinary Days rose to #4 on the […]
Kindle Fire HD 6 Giveaway Complete
Congratulations to Amanda Morris for winning the The Splendor of Ordinary Days Kindle Fire HD 6 Giveaway! With more than 1800 entries, Amanda was randomly selected and will receive a Kindle Fire HD 6 and signed copies of all three novels in the Watervalley Series. Special thanks to everyone who participated in the contest and the blog […]
A Cat Tale (The latest news from Watervalley.)
It should be noted that in ancient Egypt, cats were worshiped as kings and queens. Apparently, they haven’t forgotten this.
Facts and Fiction: (I don’t just make this stuff up.)
In my late teens I remember driving a country road out of Water Valley, Tennessee (the real one) up to Franklin, Tennessee in the next county. For a Middle Tennessee backroad, it bordered on bizarre. Around here we have rolling hills and ridges. Old backroads are rambling affairs; typically following the point of least resistance […]
