Summer Lies and Blackberry Pies

By Sandy Little

Seventeen-year-old Shelby Montgomery expects another summer of debutante parties and carefully arranged romances when she returns to her family's summer home in Tupelo, Mississippi. Instead, she falls for River Martin, a 22-year-old blues singer from the wrong side of town. Their budding romance becomes Shelby's escape from her restrictive social world-but when a local girl's body is found in the pond, suspicion falls on River, and their idyllic summer begins to unravel.

As River faces false accusations and growing distrust from the community, Shelby risks everything to stand by him. With her mother confronting secrets of her own, Shelby must find the courage to defy expectations and claim the life she truly wants. But just as hope emerges, River is drafted into the Vietnam War, leaving Shelby to face a heartbreaking goodbye-and a future shaped by her newfound strength.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G29ZND8Y
• ISBN13: 9798993139500
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Emerald Fountain Press
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"