Girls who play with books: Denise Barrett Caffey and Kim Davenport

There's a new book out in middle Tennessee set in the small town of Woodbury called 616. It's authors Denise Barrett Caffey and Kim Davenport.

Pure country, what else can I say? These are two girls who love to have fun. Southern redneck all the way. The book is just like that!

In their 50s, they wear their cowboy boots and their leathers and lace.

Is a very interesting book about the supernatural. Not like the booooo Halloween witchcraft supernatural, but the supernatural gifts of God, most often known as the gifts of the Spirit. That's the Holy Spirit of God, the giver of the biblical gifts of God. But don't let that hold you back. It's not a pushy book. Not at all.

It has a cowboy redneck feel to it. You just got to read it.

To give you a brief synopsis, three young women, one is a redneck, one thinks she is high-folutin', but she's a closet redneck, the other is a young black woman. They are lifelong friends in Woodbury, Tennessee, a small town, and they fight evil, with a redneck slant.

First-there's Holy Joe or the Mayor. At the beginning, you're introduced to this man who thinks he's the king of the small town. But then the book goes back in time and picks up at the childhood he had. Which might be a really big reason he asks like he does. I never had to live through anything like that and I'm glad.

Then next you will find a real southern black man by the name of Jabber. Now old Jabber's got problems of his own. A Vietnam War veteran, he had things to happen in his life were out of his control.

And then you've got Moss, Erin and Blue. They are the three southern young women who the story revolves around. Where the book is so, so much like a horror novel, you get the three young women who will knock your socks off they are so redneck funny, which is a great diversion. What's funny is that Moss makes Moonshine. As a side, there is actually a place that makes moonshine in Woodbury, on Short Mountain named Short Mountain Distillery, a southern redneck delicacy.

By the way, the cross on the cover is actually in the courthouse yard in Woodbury.

When you get to the last page of the book, it leaves you wanting more. The only thing is this is the first in a series and you will have to wait until August to read what happens next for the girls. Because that's when the sequel comes out. I can't tell you the significance of the name or I would be spoiling the plot for ya. Just look at the classification that the book is under, thriller. This book is a real thriller and you will not be able to put it down. It's just $3.99 for your kindle or for your nook.

The authors Denise Caffey and Kim Davenport are going to be doing a book signing at the Cannon County Arts Center in Woodbury on March 14.

No doubt they are destined for great things. Decked out in their leather and lace.

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Girls who play in the woods

Southern women, northern women, women in the east and women in the west enjoy riding their horses in the woods, hills, streams and rivers. SSHBEA, Spotted Saddle Horse Breeder's and Exhibitor's Association has a sport horse division where horses are judged jumping logs, basic trail riding and manners. Basically, off-roading on a horse!

But you don't have to be a part of any association to ride the trails nor do you need a spotted horse. Just a good broke horse will do. One that will carry you through the paths, into the clearings, through the streams and back into the woods.

Off-roading via horseback is one of the most enjoyable experiences! A little mud along never hurt any girl.

This is Freda Bullard, on the cover of the SSHBEA magazine.

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