"e;Janice Daugharty is a natural-born writer."e; - Pat ConroyShe held him prisoner. He set her free.A moonshiner's downtrodden wife. A federal agent in search of illegal stills. A love neither expected. A situation about to explode. When her cruel husband, Hamp, kidnaps Mac, an FBI agent working undercover as a whiskey revenuer, Merdie Lee is given the job of caring for him. Against all common sense, Mac and Merdie Lee, a midwife and aspiring country-western singer, fall in love. Mac becomes determined to rescue her from her dangerous, abusive situation. Tensions boil out of control after a blackmailing sheriff pushes Hamp over the edge. No one may come out of the pine woods of South Georgia alive. "e;Filled with tension and drama."e;-Publishers Weekly "e;Nothing is as it first appears in this odd but engaging love story."e;-Library Journal "e;Sensuous, swift, full of sparkling twists, [Daugharty's] is a voice so rich that a single page can be thrilling."e;-The New York Times Book ReviewJanice Daugharty's 1997 novel, EARL IN THE YELLOW SHIRT, (HarperCollins), was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. She is the author of seven acclaimed novels and two short story collections. She serves as writer-in-residence at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, in Tifton, Georgia.Visit the author at janicedaugharty.com

"e;Janice Daugharty is a natural-born writer."e; - Pat ConroyShe held him prisoner. He set her free.A moonshiner's downtrodden wife. A federal agent in search of illegal stills. A love neither expected. A situation about to explode. When her cruel husband, Hamp, kidnaps Mac, an FBI agent working undercover as a whiskey revenuer, Merdie Lee is given the job of caring for him. Against all common sense, Mac and Merdie Lee, a midwife and aspiring country-western singer, fall in love. Mac becomes determined to rescue her from her dangerous, abusive situation. Tensions boil out of control after a blackmailing sheriff pushes Hamp over the edge. No one may come out of the pine woods of South Georgia alive. "e;Filled with tension and drama."e;-Publishers Weekly "e;Nothing is as it first appears in this odd but engaging love story."e;-Library Journal "e;Sensuous, swift, full of sparkling twists, [Daugharty's] is a voice so rich that a single page can be thrilling."e;-The New York Times Book ReviewJanice Daugharty's 1997 novel, EARL IN THE YELLOW SHIRT, (HarperCollins), was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. She is the author of seven acclaimed novels and two short story collections. She serves as writer-in-residence at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, in Tifton, Georgia.Visit the author at janicedaugharty.com