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The Bitter End Birding Society
Christian contemporary romance
The Bitter End Birding Society
Ana Leigh arrives in Tennessee to visit her great-aunt and becomes involved with a quirky birding group whose members carry more complicated histories than their hobby suggests. A family story involving forbidden love, a moonshiner's daughter, and a preacher's son begins to surface as Ana follows connections between past and present. The community she expected to observe from the edges gradually pulls her into its friendships, losses, and unfinished business. This warm contemporary novel mixes birding, Southern family history, found community, gentle mystery, and a search for belonging.
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Decades-old family feud; forbidden romance involving a moonshiner's daughter and preacher's son; sixty years of estrangement; emotional exhaustion and family wounds; Christian faith and reconciliation themes.
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Bourbon Tea Toddy
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A fragrant cup of tea suits an evening of clues and clever sleuthing.
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- 1 tbsp honey ↗
- 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
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