When the killer comes after who she holds most dear, even her poppa’s ghostly guidance might not be enough to keep her and her own out of the frying pan.įor years, USA Today bestselling author Tonya Kappes has been self-publishing her numerous mystery and romance titles with unprecedented success. The icing on the cake: Kenni is fighting an attraction to her recently sworn-in deputy sheriff, and election season is hot on her tail. Her investigation heats up with a fierce cook-off competition, a euchre game where the intel is sweeter than the brownies, and a decades old family recipe that may just be the proof in the pudding. In the South, it’s better when the food is fried and the secrets kept buried…Īfter the dead body of a beloved Cottonwood resident is found tangled up in an electric fence, Sheriff Kenni Lowry has a hunch that somethin’ ain’t right. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of Southern Fried by Tonya Kappes. Even with all the personality conflicts and disagreements, the people come together in the end. The small town of Cottonwood is like all small towns.

There are plenty of suspects to keep me guessing, with some romance on the side and a lovable hound dog that, even though he’s not a guard dog, acts like one. Murder, the supernatural and humor are the norm in a Tonya Kappes novel. “It’s hotter than a prostitute’s doorknob on pay day in here.” The story contains funny quotes and unique characters that will have you smiling and laughing, and shaking your head.

It was no surprise that she carried a gun, but there were those who frowned on her being the Sheriff.Įven though Cottonwood is a small town, the characters are far from being small. Kenni is the Sheriff of the small of Cottonwood and the ghost is her Grandfather. Tonya Kappes had me laughing from the opening pages of Southern Fried, when Kenni Lowry is shushing her ghost. Wecome to my stop for… Southern Fried by Tonya Kappes

A Charming Spell by Tonya Kappes