
Writing is a wonderful creative outlet, while my day job as a Quality Engineer satisfies the left brain side of me. I feel completely out of balance if I’m not exercising both my right and left brain. She is the only person standing between a desperate conman and a secret from Pearl’s past.įirst, what prompted you to make the big leap from a career in banking to writing short stories and novels? Jill’s past with Garrett becomes the least of her worries when she learns that their lives are in danger. Jill insists on staying at Pearl’s amidst a string of break-ins that have sleepy Adams Grove wide awake and locking its doors. When Jill returns to settle her grandmother’s estate, she’s greeted by a Clydesdale-sized guardian dog who doesn’t seem to be earning his stripes (although he drools on them pretty well), and Garrett Malloy, the ex-fiancé she left behind a year ago. In SWEET TEA AND SECRETS, Adams Grove is mourning the loss of Pearl Clemmons, known for her award-winning chocolate pecan pie and the best unsolicited advice in the county. They now live in a log-sided home on a working goat farm with their two labs and more “kids” than they can count, where Naigle spends her time writing the kind of stories she likes to read.


Will he rescue them both, or will Teague's forever suddenly turn into never? With her life on the line, Teague must walk a tightrope between his career and his future family. So until his job is secure, Teague presses pause on his love life.īut when a little girl is kidnapped, Jenny ends up in the middle of a dangerous situation. After all, if he can't support his own family, he's surely not fit to protect the public.


When Jenny buys an expensive house Teague could never afford on a sheriff's salary, gossip runs wild. Sheriff Teague Castro is getting a second chance at love, but his newly rekindled relationship with Jenny Northcutt is making his supporters wonder if he's too distracted to uphold his commitment to their small town.
