Callie and Jack are preparing for marriage in this prequel. The only real mystery is who stole Lovie's gorgeous cake but oh, what fun the author has with it. The Southern Cousin Mysteries focus on Callie and Lovie's attempts to solve various murders. This story relates the story of how Jack and Callie met. Jack is calling on his mentor, Charlie, and knows better than to get entangled with any dame but there is something about Callie.

Callie is madly in love but realizes that she knows very little about Jack and he isn't talking. The mysteries are always told from the perspective of at least two characters. This story involves, Elvis, Callie's mother, and her best friend, Fayrene. Each story contains some kernel of truth but with very different elements.

The reader will be very amused at the narrations and the over the top activities that ensue to figure out who stole the cake and the efforts to recover it. Miss Webb has done another wonderful job with JACK LOVES CALLIE TENDER. Between the malapropisms of Fayrene and the song titles we get from Elvis, the reader will have a hard time deciding which part is funnier.

Book Summary

Elvis is back—and he’s giving the lowdown on how his human parents met and got hitched. In this prequel to the popular Southern Cousins Mysteries, the canine sleuth and Mooreville’s suspicious minds (Lovie, Ruby Nell and Fayrene) tell how they saved Jack and Callie’s wedding. This novella also includes a Companion Guide to the Southern Cousins Mystery series, as well as bonus recipes from Lovie’s Luscious Eats.

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