I fell in love with Laurie Beach’s Southern writer voice when I was the CE on her book, The Firefly Jar. She makes you long for sweet tea, grits, and starry southern nights with every heartwarming word. Laurie Beach is a former news reporter, advertising producer, and political press secretary who, after raising children, is parlaying her love of reading and writing into a career as an author. She is a sucker for elderly people, furry animals, and all things chocolate. Having grown up in Alabama, she loves novels set in the South. Laurie now lives in Colorado with her husband, herds of elk, and the occasional bear. Website |…