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Alle Wells writes Southern tales filled with strong characters packed with Southern charm. Her inspirational stories of strength and courage have been compared to the works of great authors like Fannie Flagg and Anne Rivers Siddons.

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Yellow CrocusYellow Crocus reveals both sides of 19th Century plantation life evenly and objectively. The reader hears a story of parallel lives that are intertwined and dependent upon each other. The theme differs from other antebellum stories I've read, maybe because this is a true story. Maybe this is what life was really like back then.

Lisbeth, a plantation belle born in the 1830s, shares the genuinel... Read more of this blog post »
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Published on June 05, 2013 05:31 • 5 views • Tags: book-review
Average rating: 3.89 · 151 ratings · 68 reviews · 4 distinct works · Similar authors
Railroad Man
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions
Lame Excuses
3.45 of 5 stars 3.45 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2011
Leaving Serenity
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2012
Mill People
4.6 of 5 stars 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013

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Lame Excuses (Literature & Fiction)
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Description: Addiction is a bitter word for the sweet pleasures that take over our lives. Follow Emily's passion for food that comforts her as a child, inspires her as a culinary artist and leads her to an unsatisfied end.
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Ellis Island by Kate Kerrigan
Ellis Island
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Bravo for Ellis Island!
Ellie Hogan's story deserves three cheers for bringing back the Great American Dream that many of us feared was long gone. We follow Ellie's life, brought up in a stern parochial home and escaping as a young girl to marry her c...more
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Have No Shame
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I think this could have been a good story, but I couldn't get past the pretense of a Southern voice. I felt as if the author was portraying Southerners as cruel, ill-spoken idiots. There may have been people like this in South during the 1960s. But a...more
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Yellow Crocus
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Yellow Crocus reveals both sides of 19th Century plantation life evenly and objectively. The reader hears a story of parallel lives that are intertwined and dependent upon each other. The theme differs from other antebellum stories I've read, maybe b...more
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date: June 04, 2013 12:18AM
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description: My book ALTERNATE ENDINGS is featured at Story Cartel this month. You can download this book for FREE. Read this collection of speculative fiction short stories in exchange for an honest review. Available in multiple formats - so tell a friend and check out some alternative history!
Alle said: Thanks for the invitation! Looking for to it.
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Alle Wells Jill wrote: "Wonderful to meet you here also, Alle, on Goodreads. Thank you for your friendship."

Hi Jill,

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and comment. It's great to see you here, too!
Alle


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Alle Wells Charlotte wrote: "Hello Alle...Thank you for your friendship on Goodreads. Enjoying your blogs.

Charlotte M. Liebel"


Thanks so much for taking a look! I look forward to sharing good reads and good writing!


Charlotte Liebel Hello Alle...Thank you for your friendship on Goodreads. Enjoying your blogs.

Charlotte M. Liebel


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Jill Wonderful to meet you here also, Alle, on Goodreads. Thank you for your friendship.


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K.E. Saxon Hey Alle!

Great to connect with you here on GR, too! Thanks!!


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Alle Wells Grace wrote: "I have read all of Alle Wells writings and have enjoyed them all. Her new blog is very refreshing..."

:)Thanks!


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Grace I have read all of Alle Wells writings and have enjoyed them all. Her new blog is very refreshing...


Douglas Wickard Alle, thank you for your friendship on Goodreads!
Douglas


Lorraine Venter Wonderful to meet you Alle. I am a first time author and my novel:
The secret of Green Hills is on amazon kindle. I'd be grateful for a mention of my book. Many thanks,Lorraine


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