![]() Uplifting, sharp-edged, and unapologetic, Goodbye Earl is a funeral for all the “Earls” out there-the abusive men who think they can get away with anything, but are wrong-and a celebration of enduring sisterhood. She is the author of Whiskey & Ribbons (Hub City Press, 2018), Every Kiss a War (Mojave River. This time, Kasey refuses to let the worst moments of her past define her this time, she knows how to protect those she loves at all costs. Leesa Cross-Smith is a homemaker and writer from Kentucky. She offers thrilling turns of phrase like, His mouth tasted like thousand-page Russian novels I’d never read, or let your smeary mouth be. But when she notices troubling signs that one of them might be in danger, she is catapulted back to that fateful summer. Leesa Cross-Smith is a consummate storyteller who uses her formidable talents to tell the oft-overlooked stories of people living in that great swath of place between the left and right coasts. JULY 6-7, 2018: Eau Claire, WI EAUX CLAIRES MUSIC FESTIVAL. MAY 21, 2018: Chapel Hill, NC FLYLEAF BOOKS Reading & signing alongside Naima Coster 7PM. Now reunited with her friends in Goldie for a wedding, she’s determined to focus on the simple joy of being together again. Contemporary Novel with Susan Rivers, Leesa Cross-Smith, Michele Young-Stone, Elaine Neil Orr Preyer Hall, Greensboro History Museum 3:15PM. In 2019, Kasey has returned to her small Southern hometown of Goldie for the first time since high school-and she still hasn’t told even her closest friends the truth of what really happened that summer after graduation, or what made her leave so abruptly without looking back. from falling in love, to finding their dream jobs, to becoming who they were meant to be. Ahead of the release, LEO was lucky enough to get an excerpt of Half-Blown Rose to share with our readers. ![]() ![]() She is the author of So We Can Glow, Whiskey & Ribbons, Every Kiss A War, This Close to Okay and the forthcoming Half-Blown Rose from Grand Central Publishing. Louisville author Leesa Cross-Smith is releasing her fifth novel, Half-Blown Rose, on paperback on April 18. In 2004, Rosemarie, Ada, Caroline, and Kasey are in their final days of high school and on the precipice of all the things teenagers look forward to when anything in life seems possible. Leesa Cross-Smith is a homemaker and writer from Kentucky. Taking inspiration from the infamous, empowering song, Goodbye Earl follows four best friends through two unforgettable summers, fifteen years apart. Four women take fate into their own hands in this big-hearted story of friendship, resilience, and revenge on monstrous men, from the award-winning author of Half-Blown Rose.
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