Southern traditions, family recipes, history, and hope come together in author PiperHuguley’s heartfelt romance from Hallmark Publishing.
Althea has a very successful law career and has
just made partner at her New York law firm. She’s not as excited about it as
she thought she’d be and is trying to put her finger on why. Heading back South
for her first case as partner, she visits her Grandma fir the first time in
ages. She finds that her Grandma has become close with Jack, a man who claims
to be making a documentary about Southern cooking.
Jack was educated to become a lawyer, but his path
diverged when he found a passion for cooking. This passion, and the desire to
not let treasured southern recipes be forgotten, led him to his current
project: a documentary and cookbook about authentic Southern food.
Althea’s family has a long tradition of keeping Milford
College, a historically Black institution, up and running. Currently, her
Grandma raises funds by cooking and coordinating dinners at the college.
Because of her grandmother’s success, she worries that Jack is trying to steal
her grandmother’s recipes/intellectual property.
Despite
Althea and Jack’s initial disagreements, they become friends.
The Sweet Tea storyline wasn’t quite as predictable as I’ve expected from Hallmark
authors. Huguley’s work was well-written, thoroughly researched, and has excellent
imagery. It was a quick and easy read that I’d recommend.
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About The Author
Piper Huguley is a two-time Golden Heart ®finalist and is the
author of “Migrations of the Heart,” a three-book series of historical romances
set in the early 20th century
featuring African American characters. Book #1 in the series, A Virtuous Ruby, has won Best
Historical in the Swirl Awards. Book #3 in the series, A Treasure of Gold, was named by
Romance Novels in Color as a Best Book, received 4 ½ stars from RT Magazine,
and won an Emma Award for best historical romance.
Huguley is also the author of the “Home to Milford College” series. The series
follows the building of a college from its founding in 1866. Book #1 in the series, The Preacher’s Promise was named
a top ten Historical Romance in Publisher’s Weekly by the esteemed historical
romance author, Beverly Jenkins and received Honorable Mention in the Writer’s
Digest Contest of Self-Published e-books.
She blogs about the history behind her novels at http://piperhuguley.com.
She lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and son. Sweet Tea is her
contemporary romance debut.
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