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Jo HuddlestonAuthor Bio:
Award-winning and bestselling author Jo Huddleston is the multi-published author of sweet Southern mid-20th-century romance. She writes stories inspired by her fascination with the 1950s and her love of her native American South. Her readers describe Jo as a wonderful storyteller whose books will inspire and entertain you. |
Books by Author
 Devotion: a 1950s sweet Southern romance (Emotions of the Heart book 2)Bernice Thompson is an extroverted legal secretary. When her boss sends her to an out-of-state assignment, she falls for Gene Courtland. But is he as devoted to her as she is to him? Gene Courtland’s world becomes perfect when Bernice enters it. He wants to spend the rest of his life with Bernice… |
 Her Christmas Bake-Off: a 1950s Sweet Southern Christmas RomanceIn this 20th-century Christmas love story, Abby Hudson owns a bakery in a small Southern town. But a newcomer to town opens another bakery across the street from hers. In this sweet Christmas romance, Dave Cameron expresses high hopes of running a successful bakery. Then he meets Abby, his competitor,… |
 Fascination: A 1950s sweet Southern romance (Emotions of the Heart book 1)Thrilled with her new independence, Susannah decides she doesn’t need a man to complete her life. Yet she falls in love with Edward. Edward’s bachelor creed is to date a woman three times and walk away. Then he meets Susannah. Loving her is dangerous for his career goals, but he can’t resist her.… |
 No Matter What: A 1950s Sweet Southern Christmas RomanceIn this Christian romance, Ellen has lost her entire support system and those she loves except her two-year-old daughter. Yet, Ellen still hopes her knight in shining armor will ride in on his white horse, rescue her, turn her life around, and make all her problems disappear. David, a fireman on a callout,… |
 Just You and Me: A 1950s Sweet Beach RomanceA beach romance of love, forgiveness, and divine providence Allison and her friend enjoy July Fourth weekend at the beach. While there, a magnificent mistake brings Allison and Jim together, and they share an instant attraction. After spending half his adult life in the Air Force, Jim plans to leave… |
 Her Christmas Dream: A 1950s Sweet Southern RomanceA Christmas romance sprinkled with suspense! In this sweet romance, all Marilyn dreams of for Christmas is a relationship with someone who cares for her. Someone who really knows her. A stranger volunteers at the rescue shelter where Marilyn and her best friend George volunteer. George has concerns… |
 Mary Ann's Miracle: a 1950s sweet Southern romance (California Bound book 3)When Mary Ann Williams was a teenager, her daddy fell from the lofty pedestal on which she had placed him. It will take a miracle to restore her trust in him and all men. Orphaned Doug Palmer searched for a somewhere and a someone. When he enlisted, the U.S. Marine Corps became his somewhere. But until… |
 Her Reason to Smile: a 1950s sweet Southern romanceA most eligible bachelor. A dignified woman. The Perfect Pair? Susan Lockwood is a serious-minded woman. David Maxwell has never dated any woman more than six months—he becomes bored and continues to search for that someone who qualifies for the pedestal he’s reserved for her. When David interviews… |
 Friendly Persuasion: a 1950s sweet Southern romanceThey were buddies, not sweethearts… In 1958, the job of an airline stewardess beckons Joyce Williams with its offer of travel and mobility. Being a stewardess would be her escape route from a boring life in her small hometown in East Tennessee. She would only return to her hometown if her best friend… |
 Betty's Blessing: A 1950s Sweet Southern Romance (California Bound Book 2)Love sometimes shows up uninvited. Betty Campbell catches Donna’s bridal bouquet but has no desire to marry, especially not to Greg Turner, whom she considers arrogant. When Greg travels from Alaska to California to be the best man in Tommy’s wedding, he plans to move on as soon as possible. Then… |
 Unraveled: A 1950s Sweet Southern RomanceAlice loses herself in grief and can’t find her way back. In 1954, twenty-six-year-old Alice Patterson undergoes a pregnancy loss that affects everything and everyone she touches. Emotionally and physically drained, she must come to terms with her traumatic loss or risk losing her husband, her best… |
 With Good Intentions: A 1950s Sweet Southern RomanceJean Stewart and her mama stand firm to protect their family business from a big-city developer’s takeover. Oscar Wainworth sends his son William to convince the ladies to sell their property. William has an instant attraction to Jean, believes he shouldn’t be the one to discuss the sale with the… |
 Tidewater Summer: A 1950s Sweet Southern RomanceA compelling story of one woman’s pursuit of restoration from physical abuse at the hands of her fiancé. Rose Marie Henley’s Great-Aunt Clara convinces Rose to spend the summer at her South Carolina beach house. Aunt Clara’s handyman sends his nephew to repair Rose’s water heater. Last year… |
 Donna's Detour: A 1950s sweet romance (California Bound Book 1)When Donna Turner and two girlfriends leave Alabama in 1956 and head to California on Route 66, Donna runs out of money. Her girlfriends continue the journey to Los Angeles, leaving Donna in Needles, California where a dream-come-true adventure is about to happen. She worshipped the ground he walked… |
 Promise Me (The West Virginia Mountains Series) (Volume 3)In 1960, civil discord in Vietnam fills the news. After his college graduation, Patrick Fitzgerald plans to join his daddy’s South Carolina accounting firm. But Uncle Sam may have another position in mind for Patrick—in the U.S. Army. His family’s affluence would be no match for the persuasion… |
 Trust Me (West Virginia Mountains Series) (Volume 2)Loreen Fletcher has suffered heartbreak. She resolves never to trust a man again. She has earned a respected position with no help from anyone, especially not from a man. At thirty-six, Loreen knows loving brings inevitable misery, and she won’t pick at that scab again. Claude Capshaw’s life has… |
 Wait for Me (West Virginia Mountains Series) (Volume 1)This is a tragically beautiful love story of a simple yet deep love between two soul mates, Robby and Julie. The American South’s rigid caste system and her mother demand that Julie chooses to marry an ambitious young man from a prominent and suitable family. Julie counters her mother’s stringent… |
 Claiming Peace (Caney Creek Series) (Volume 3)Facing her lowest moments, Callie’s life begins to crumble. As he’s done with others of his extended family, can Jim help her find peace? Visit again the Callaway family and friends in 1951 who live in the Southern Appalachians of East Tennessee. Why did Callie have an appointment with a neurologist?… |
 Beyond the Past (The Caney Creek Series) (Volume 2)Emmajean Callaway’s life in Atlanta plummets from bad to worse. Can big brother, Jim, lead her back to the family who loves her and also hold the imploding Callaway family together? Jim Callaway looks forward to 1951 and the chance to forge a relationship with Caroline after twenty years apart. He’s… |
 That Summer (Caney Creek Series) (Volume 1)To escape his poppa’s physical abuse and their dirt-poor farm life, Jim flees to an imagined prosperous city life where he can make his own choices, ignoring God patiently knocking on his heart’s door. Settled in town, Jim strays from God and the way of faith his momma taught him. He meets a girl… |