Leta Pearl's Love Biscuits
by Arlon Jay Staggs
Publisher
Koehler Books
Publication
Oct 07, 2025
Format
Paperback/Softback
Illustrated
No
Price
19.95
Dimensions
6 x 9
ISBN
9798888248430
Pages
318
Age
Adult 18+
Category
General FictionRomance
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Author(s)
Arlon Jay Staggs
Related Titles
| Publisher | Koehler Books |
| Publication | Oct 07, 2025 |
| Format | Paperback/Softback |
| ISBN | 9798888248430 |
| Pages | 318 |
| Age | 18 - 99 |
| Price | $19.95 |
Categories
General FictionRomance
BISAC Codes
FICTION / Southern
FICTION / Humorous
FICTION / Romance / Romantic Comedy
Leta Pearl's Love Biscuits
by Arlon Jay Staggs
It's 1982 in Bailey Springs, Alabama, where secrets aren't just whisperedthey're baked right into the biscuits.
Trudy has kept her head down since high school, when her unexpected pregnancy and marriage to starquarterback Jimmie Beaumont scandalized the town. A few years later, after Jimmie's tragic demise, folks still haven't forgiven her and blame her for his death. Now engaged to a blueblood politician, Haskel Moody, Trudy's back in the spotlightespecially after taking a job teaching chemistry to save his campaign for mayor.
As Trudy encounters old highschool ghosts, she also confronts Coach Shug Meechum, whose laidback charm and infuriating grin incite more than just her frustrations. Meanwhile, Trudy's mother, Leta Pearl, has been giving some chemistry lessons of her ownslipping her mysterious loveinducing biscuits to men in town to advance her own agenda.
In Bailey Springs, football, tradition, and appearances often mean more than truth. So, when secret recipes are uncovered, and new desires collide with a longburied tragedy, Trudy must decide if she'll play by the rules or risk everything for the life she wants.
A laughoutloud romp with a smidge of Southern magic, Leta Pearl's Love Biscuits confirms that true lovelike the best biscuitstakes some heat to rise.
Author

Arlon Jay Staggs
Arlon Jay Staggs, a native of Florence, Alabama, writes with humor and affection about the quirks of the Deep South. He earned his MFA in creative writing from the University of California, Riverside and his JD from the Mississippi College School of Law. His writing has appeared in The New York Times and december magazine. This is his debut novel. Arlon and his husband divide their time between Santa Rosa Beach, Florida and San Diego, California.
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