A Planting Season: The Cotton Chronicles Volume One

Olivia Turner was pretty, smart, kind, God-fearing and hard working. She was the girl every family wanted their daughters to grow up to be like. That is until she made one mistake that would divide a small town and forever change the course of two families.

A Planting Season: Volume One of the Cotton Chronicles, is a fictional account of the trials and tribulations of two families in rural South Alabama during the Great Depression. It is the story of strong women who find a way to succeed against all odds and in spite of their ne'er-do-well men. At times a raucous ride while at others a heart rending tale, A Planting Season has something for everyone. You will cheer for some characters while plotting the demise of others. As you read A Planting Season, bring a shovel and a tissue. You will need both!

What the Experts Are Saying: Bravo! There is so much heart and soul in this story. So Southern... and Real! ~Debra Webb, USA Today Best Selling Author

The opening introduction paragraph makes this instantly historical and reads easily like fiction while presenting more like light nonfiction. Setting and character descriptions are vivid... it has strong writing that creates a historical tone and narrative voice. ~Carly Watters, Literary Agent

The Cotton Chronicles capture an important chapter in American history. The writing is nicely atmospheric. ~Ann Leslie Tuttle, Harlequin Senior Editor

Riveting! Features well developed characters and plot you will read more than once! ~RC Finley, Author

Betty McMurtry's writing is like setting a match to an Atlas rocket! ~Craig Allen Johnson, NY Times Best Selling Author of "The Walt Longmire Mysteries"

I read this book in one day. My kids asked what's for dinner and I told them to order pizza. I couldn't stop reading! ~Reader TE