title: Slightly South of Simple: A Novel (The Peachtree Bluff Series)
author:  Kristy Woodson Harvey 
description: &quot;Kristy Woodson Harvey cuts to the heart of what it means to be a born-and-bred Southerner, complete with the unique responsibilities, secrets and privileges that conveys. Discover four women who are at once different yet utterly the same, and a town that you won&rsquo;t ever want to leave. Interior design, family secrets, life on the coast&hellip; it&rsquo;s easy to see why everyone is buzzing about SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF SIMPLE.&quot; (Cassandra King)<br /><br />&quot;With a charming, coastal Southern setting,&nbsp;<i>Slightly South of Simple</i>&nbsp;is a heartfelt story about the universal themes of love, loss, forgiveness and family. I&#39;m thrilled to hear that this book is part of series and look forward to getting to know this cast of strong Southern women even better.&quot; (- Erin Z. Bass <i>Deep South Magazine</i>)<br /><br />&quot;Kristy Woodson Harvey really knows how to tell a southern tale.&nbsp; Every single time her stories unwind gently, like a soft wind in Georgia, then that wind catches you off guard and throws you into her characters&rsquo; tumultuous lives. Slightly South of Simple is the same. One gracious, old home inherited from Grandma, one mother who has so many secrets if the walls talked they would pour out like lemonade on a hot summer day, and three headstrong sisters, all working their way through the chaotic mess and joy of life, together. I loved it.&quot; (--New York Times bestselling author Cathy Lamb)<br /><br />&quot;Heartfelt and warm, SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF SIMPLE deftly explores the familial ties that bind us&mdash; and those that have the power to break us. Kristy Woodson Harvey&#39;s cast of characters&mdash; and the charming beach town of Peachtree Bluff&mdash; will crawl into your soul and stay there.&quot; (--Colleen Oakley, author of Close Enough to Touch)<br /><br />&quot;If you haven&rsquo;t already guessed it, we love our Southern fiction just as much as we love our sweet tea. The small coastal towns, the family chaos, the sexy tousled-haired neighbor that can fix anything that&#39;s broken...and we mean anything.<BR> <BR>Harvey, considered to be the &ldquo;it girl&rdquo; of Southern fiction, introduces the first novel in the Peachtree Bluff Series this spring. Child, this book is everything! We&rsquo;re hoping to see this soapy read on the Hallmark Channel.&rdquo; (Jamey Giddens <i>Daytime Confidential</i>)<br /><br />&ldquo;Harvey&rsquo;s devotion to realistic character development pays off by the end of the novel, which provides clear resolutions to some plots and leaves other hanging in a way that practically begs for a sequel&hellip;because Harvey is meticulous about closing out each character&rsquo;s arc in a satisfying way&hellip;.SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF SIMPLE is so warm, inviting and real...&rdquo; (<i>--Bookpage</i>)<br /><br />&ldquo;Fans of Nancy Thayer and Patti Callahan Henry will devour this story of the first of three sisters, the men in their lives, and the mother who bonds them all.&rdquo; (<i>Booklist Online</i>)<br /><br />&ldquo;My prediction is that writers come and writers go, but Kristy Woodson Harvey is here to stay. The warmth, wit, and wisdom of this novel pave her way into the exclusive sisterhood of southern writers.&rdquo; (<i>The Huffington Post</i>)<br /><br />&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re looking for a new series to get lost into, this story of three sisters and their mother will have you flying through the pages.&rdquo; (<i>Glitter Guide</i>)<br /><br />&ldquo;&hellip;full of heart, emotion, and Southern charm&hellip;&rdquo; (<i>PopSugar</i>)
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  The Bluffs : A Novel (2020)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Perry, Kyle
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  At the bottom of the world, there is an island.
  
  
  
  
  
  It is a land of rugged wilderness, of ice and snow and blistering heat, of the
  oldest trees on earth . . .
  
  
  
  
  
  They say tigers still roam there.
  
  
  
  
  
  _They say other things roam, too._
  
  
  
  
  
  When a school group of teenage girls goes missing in the remote wilderness of
  Tasmania’s Great Western Tiers, the people of Limestone Creek are immediately
  on alert.
  
  
  
  
  
  Three decades ago, five young girls disappeared in the area of those dangerous
  bluffs, and the legend of ‘the Hungry Man’ still haunts locals to this day.
  
  
  
  
  
  Now, authorities can determine that the teacher, Eliza Ellis, was knocked
  unconscious, so someone on the mountain was up to foul play.
  
  
  
  
  
  Jordan Murphy, the local dealer and father of missing st