Trumpet & Vine

Enjoy Judy Christie's Trumpet & Vine novels as an e-book collection!Sweet OliveCamille Gardner is trapped in the middle when a unique Southern town collides with the "outside world" and big oil.Magnolia MarketFresh starts aren't nearly as glamorous as they appear. And love isn't any easier the second time around.

Camille Gardner is trapped in the middle when a unique Southern town collides with the "outside world" and big oil. A talented negotiator, Camille Gardner agrees to take on one last field assignment for her uncle before she settles down to pursue her real passion-working at an art gallery. But she'd rather be anywhere than Samford, Louisiana, the small southern town where she once spent the worst weeks of her life. To fulfill the obligation she feels to her uncle, Camille needs to entice a group of rural landowners to sell their mineral rights-and allow use of their precious water for the drilling of natural gas. Instead, she finds herself drawn to the local folk art created by those same landowners and attracted to Marsh Cameron, the attorney representing the landowners. The charming residents and the traditions of this small community leave Camille conflicted about her family obligations-and her own plans for the future. Perhaps she needs to give Samford a second chance. "Christie populates her story with a varied cast of Southern small-town characters. Her tendency for unresolved suspense is occasionally unsettling, but, overall, her stories have enough warmth and humor to keep her readers coming back for more." - CBA Retailers + Resources

Fresh starts aren't nearly as glamorous as they appear. And love isn't any easier the second time around. Avery Broussard was savoring her long-dormant optimism. It was the first anniversary of her husband's death, and she was fi nally going to buy the dress boutique from her former mother-in-law. After a year of saving, the deal was nearly done. Avery was about to get her life back. But every deal in Samford, Louisiana, can change at the whim of a Broussard. After being unceremoniously ejected from the very boutique she planned to buy-the boutique she herself had rescued from ruin-she becomes a woman without a future . . . suddenly at war with her late husband's family. When carpenter T. J. Aillet begins working for the Broussards doing manual labor, he overhears enough to know that Avery is being victimized. Soon enough, T. J. is lassoed into the squabble by his family connections, his good heart . . . and the undeniable attraction he feels toward Avery. But the Aillets are no strangers to Samford society-and T. J. knows what happens when you cross the Broussards. Could these two misfi ts ever make a start together? Or will the pressures of Samford society pull them apart before they even get a chance to try?