Paper Ghosts
Other Birds
First Frost
Publishers Weekly 11/24/2014 Allen (Lost Lake) takes the reader on a journey to the small town of Bascom, N.C., where the Waverley women are known for their unusual gifts: Claire has recently given up her catering business to market her Waverley candies, a booming business using natural ingredients such as lavender and honey. Sydney is […]
The Peach Keeper : a Novel
Publishers Weekly At 30, Willa Jackson returns to her small Southern hometown, Walls of Water, N.C., in the wake of a failed marriage to her college sweetheart. She's determined now to lead the quiet life she believes her father wants her to have, but is soon derailed by the wealthy and powerful Osgoods, the family […]
The Girl Who Chased the Moon : a Novel
Library Journal After the death of her mother, Dulcie, Emily moves in with her grandfather in Mullaby, NC, and learns of her mother's part in the Coffey family tragedy. Fortunately, not everyone holds Dulcie's past against Emily?Julia welcomes Emily with a cake and offers a shoulder to lean on, but Julia has troubles, too. She's […]
The Sugar Queen
Publishers Weekly: Allen's second bewitching offering (after Garden Spells) is a candy jar of magical characters and mystical adventures set in an ordinary North Carolina town. At 27, Josey Cirrini is "plain and just this side of plump" and trying to make up for her legendary childhood temper tantrums by caring for her aging, widowed […]
Garden Spells
Library Journal Review: Starred Review. With enough grassroots buzz, Allen’s mainstream debut (she’s published romances under the nom de plume Katie Gallagher) could become a best seller. This captivating concoction, which has strong fairytale elements, is set in a small town in western North Carolina. The Waverley women have always had unusual talents, and newly […]