Books by Kay Dew Shostak

False crawl? Nesting season? Turtle monitors?Jewel Mantelle is just getting used to the humidity in her new Southern home on Sophia Island when turtle season opens way too early. At least it''s too early according to her friends who volunteer with the Turtle Trackers. Have they really found a sea turtle nest, surrounded by garbage, on a stormy April morning?It doesn''t seem likely when a body is discovered, buried where the eggs should be.Jewel has too much on her plate to worry about a false turtle nest. She''s trying to clean up the old house her disinterested, on-the-road husband inherited in Sophia Beach''s historic downtown. But when the body is found to have close ties to one of Jewel''s new friends, her lunch bunch goes to work trying to solve the murder. Between college kids partying on the beach, a senator''s illegitimate child, a lost sketch pad, and warring turtle factions hindering the investigation, it''s a miracle Jewel even has time to try biscuits and gravy.But she finally did... and she''s a fan.The Sea Turtle Did It is a clean and cozy beach mystery set in a historic small town. It''ll keep you turning pages well after bedtime and slathering on more sunscreen to get a few more poolside pages in.

Christmas Novella set in the popular fictional town of Chancey, Georgia. Whether this is your first trip to Chancey, or you're an old friend - Welcome! Missus has called an emergency meeting and this is one meeting you don't want to miss. Christmas is just around the corner and there's a crisis! And you never want to miss a meeting in a small town because you just might end up in charge of the Christmas Parade. Memories surface, tempers flare, and new suggestions get shot down because it's never been done that way before. This novella is a perfect way to sip a cup of hot cocoa and take a quick trip to a small Southern town for the holidays.

Book six in this popular Southern Fiction Series. It's been a year since the Jessups moved to the Georgia mountains to run a B&B for Railroad buffs. Small town living has taken some getting used to after living in the Atlanta suburbs, but even the teenagers feel like it's home. Then the detours, detours leading to good things... and bad.

Humourous Southern Fiction set in North Georgia Mountains in Railfan B&B.  Carolina is barely surviving the family's move to a small town in Georgia, where they opened a Railfan B&B. She misses her Atlanta suburbs and is finding out holidays are different in a small town. They expect you to cook. And participate. When an ex-spouse shows up no one knows about, it's just one of the secrets hiding under the tree. Like where did all the town's money go? And who is that strange girl no one seems knows? And who is the new man in town flirting with? And just how do you thaw a 24 lb. turkey?