When her beloved husband of forty-eight years dies, Imogene "Imo" Lavender takes solace in her tomato garden and finds her own life beginning to blossom. Raising two young women -- her rebellious sixteen-year-old daughter, Jeanette, and Lou, the thirteen-year-old niece she has taken in -- demands most of her time, but a friend insists that a trip to the Kuntry Kut 'n' Kurl and a new man are what Imo really needs. At her prompting, Imo sets off on a hilarious dating spree with a series of unsuitable bachelors. 
While Jeanette grows increasingly reckless, Lou joins her aunt in the garden, learning lessons about love and life. A shocking announcement from Jeanette and a sudden death then remind them all that life, like a garden, changes with the seasons -- and that the healing of a heart comes with time, love, and patience, just as surely as a new crop of tomatoes rewards a devoted gardener.

Truelove & Homegrown Tomatoes: A Novel

Literature & Fiction

Cannon, Julie

Humor & Satire

Touchstone

From the author of Truelove &amp; Homegrown Tomatoes comes a heartwarming story of three generations of Southern women working to mend the rifts of the past and set paths for the future. It is summer in Euharlee, Georgia, and Imogene Lavender's garden is bursting with snap beans, okra, and tomatoes. The household -- made up of Imo; her daughter Jeanette and her new baby; and Lou, Imo's niece -- is about to grow as well. Imo's estranged mother, Mama Jewell, has begun to show signs of senility, and Imo has decided that it is her duty to take her mother in. Mama Jewell brings with her some secrets from the past, including the story of Lou's mother, a revelation that sends Lou in search of her ne'er-do-well father. For Imo, who is feeling the squeeze of being in the middle of the generations, Mama Jewell's temperamental nature stirs up long-buried memories of a difficult childhood. And much to everyone's surprise, wild Jeanette is so determined to find a husband that she joins the church choir to be closer to the handsome and enigmatic young reverend. 'Mater Biscuit is a wonderful evocation of small-town life in the South, a world where hard work and prayers unite the community. Life isn't always easy for Imo and her girls, but they have only to look as far as Imo's beloved garden to be reminded that all things change with the seasons.

'Mater Biscuit: A Homegrown Novel

Contemporary

The heartwarming saga of Imo Lavender and her spirited family continues in a third installment of the beloved Homegrown series. Life is moving on for Imogene Lavender, and reluctantly she leaves her farm in rural Georgia to follow her new husband, Reverend Peddigrew, into town to live in the parsonage. Her struggle to adjust is not what she expects when she begins feeling the all-too-perfect presence of the Reverend's late wife. The move also leaves Imo's niece Loutishie resentful and stretching her faith to find a way back to her beloved farm. Imo's daughter, Jeanette -- a beautician at the Kuntry Kut 'n' Kurl married to a reverend of her own -- is so afraid of becoming a "church lady" that she secretly enters an erotic bull-riding contest. But a devastating event forces Jeanette to see that beauty is not just skin deep, and when Imo's neighbors suffer a great tragedy, she learns what it really means to be a reverend's wife by helping to restore their faith.

Those Pearly Gates: A Homegrown Novel

Romance

Thorndike Pr

From the author of Truelove &amp; Homegrown Tomatoes comes a heartwarming story of three generations of Southern women working to mend the rifts of the past and set paths for the future. 
 It is summer in Euharlee, Georgia, and Imogene Lavender's garden is bursting with snap beans, okra, and tomatoes. The household -- made up of Imo; her daughter Jeanette and her new baby; and Lou, Imo's niece -- is about to grow as well. Imo's estranged mother, Mama Jewell, has begun to show signs of senility, and Imo has decided that it is her duty to take her mother in. Mama Jewell brings with her some secrets from the past, including the story of Lou's mother, a revelation that sends Lou in search of her ne'er-do-well father. For Imo, who is feeling the squeeze of being in the middle of the generations, Mama Jewell's temperamental nature stirs up long-buried memories of a difficult childhood. And much to everyone's surprise, wild Jeanette is so determined to find a husband that she joins the church choir to be closer to the handsome and enigmatic young reverend. 
 'Mater Biscuit is a wonderful evocation of small-town life in the South, a world where hard work and prayers unite the community. Life isn't always easy for Imo and her girls, but they have only to look as far as Imo's beloved garden to be reminded that all things change with the seasons.

Center Point Pub

In the aftermath of a shattering personal loss, Detective Kyle Brian buries her pain in the routine of fulfilling professional and family obligations. But when she meets Lane Connor - herself struggling with a broken heart - she realises that there may be a chance for true happiness after all.

Heart 2 Heart

United States

Bold Strokes Books

'Heartland' is the story of two women who use their love of the outdoors and the challenge of nature to heal old wounds and open their hearts to love under the stars.

Heartland

Two women on a vacation that turns deadly face down one of nature's most ruthless killers - and find themselves falling in love.

Uncharted Passage

What should be just business becomes much more when two women agree to a deal that changes their lives forever.

Just Business

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pets & Animal Care

Julie Cannon is a native sun goddess born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. After a five year stint in "snow up to my #$&amp;" and temperatures that hovered in the 30's, she returned to the Valley of the Sun vowing never to leave again. Julie's day job is in Corporate America and her nights are spent bringing to life the stories that bounce around in her head throughout the day. Julie's short stories: The Happiest Place on Earth was published in Erotic Interludes 4, Extreme Passions and Free Fall was included in Erotic Interludes 5, Road Games. Her first full length novel, Come and Get Me was published in early 2007.

Power Play (Matinee Romances)

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Books by Cannon, Julie

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Truelove & Homegrown Tomatoes: A Novel

'Mater Biscuit: A Homegrown Novel

Those Pearly Gates: A Homegrown Novel

Truelove & Homegrown Tomatoes: A Novel

'Mater Biscuit: A Homegrown Novel

Heart 2 Heart

Heartland

Uncharted Passage

Just Business

Power Play (Matinee Romances)