Kindle Unlimited
Unlimited reading. Over 2 million titles. Learn more
Read Now
OR
Kindle Price: $6.88
Price includes tax, if applicable

promotions apply when you purchase

These promotions will be applied to this item:

Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions.

Read with our free app
You've subscribed to ! We will pre-order your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your memberships & subscriptions
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet or computer—no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera, scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Jeannette Winters
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Southern Spice (Southern Desires Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Jeannette Winters (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 599
See all formats and editions
Derrick Nash knows the pain of loss. But is he seeking justice or revenge? He doesn’t care as long as someone pays the price.

It is Casey Collin’s duty at FEMA to help those in need when a natural disaster strikes. After a tornado hits Honeywell, she finds there are more problems than just storm damage. Will she follow company procedures or her heart?

Can Derrick move forward without the answers he’s been searching for? Can Casey teach him how to trust again? Or will she need to face the fact that not every story has a happy ending?
Previous page
  1. Book 1 of 7
    Southern Desires Series
  2. Print length
    284 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Sticky notes
    On Kindle Scribe
  5. Publication date
    5 July 2016
  6. File size
    3345 KB
  7. Page Flip
    Enabled
  8. Word Wise
    Enabled
  9. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
  10. See all details
Next page
Kindle Daily Deal: Save at least 70%
Each day we unveil a new book deal at a specially discounted price - for that day only. See today's deal or sign up for the newsletter
Next 5 for you in this series See full series
Total price: $34.40 + applicable tax
By clicking on the buy button, your order will be finalised and you agree to the Kindle store terms of use.
Sold by: Amazon Australia Services, Inc.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01HOF3GRW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Jeannette Winters LLC (5 July 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3345 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 284 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 599

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Jeannette Winters

Jeannette Winters

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Jeannette grew up in a large family, number ten out of eleven children, eight of them being older brothers. She quickly developed a great sense of humor, mostly from necessity. One of her greatest joys is sitting on the porch where they were all raised and hearing the stories from years gone by. Quietly laughing to herself, she notices how they embellish the stories more and more each year.

Storytelling was passed down from her grandfather and mother. Jeannette caught the bug at a very young age. If she didn’t have her head in a book, then she was off somewhere with a notebook, jotting down stories of what she would write if one day she became an author. Although the notebook may have vanished, the stories are still vivid and waiting for the right time to be told.

Despite having an amazing family, there have also been some sorrows in her life, including the loss of loved ones. Over the years, Jeannette has spent countless hours volunteering for different organizations and acting as a caregiver to those dearest to her. As a result, supporting the elderly became of utmost importance.

As she approached a milestone birthday in 2015, she decided to take her passion for writing and blend it with her desire to continue to help others. As she writes her stories, she hopes they touch someone’s life. Within the layers of the romance, the foundation remains throughout and is one that is dear to her; make a difference in someone’s life each day!

In 2016 she met someone who encouraged her to push herself even further and try her hand at spicy intrigue. One year later she has four books in this new series and each one pushing her limits just a bit further.

Like the wind, Jeannette’s life changed directions several times over the years, yet one constant remains: her desire to leave this Earth a little better than when she entered it as she tries to live by these words, Make your mark on the world today as your acts of kindness is all anyone will remember in years to come!

Visit her at www.jeannettewinters.com to sign up for her newsletter

Customer reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
4.4 out of 5
599 global ratings

Review this product

Share your thoughts with other customers
Write a customer review

Top reviews from Australia

There are 0 reviews and 11 ratings from Australia

Top reviews from other countries

Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in Canada on 8 February 2021
Verified Purchase
Book
Report
sandy
5.0 out of 5 stars Good romantic story
Reviewed in the United States on 10 August 2016
Verified Purchase
Nice story about Derrick Nash,a businessman who owns a ranch in Texas but spends most of his time in New York City because of the painful memories surrounding his deceased wife and child's accident which occurred there over five years ago. Derrick has returned to the ranch to check on possible damage that a tornado might have done. While there he has to rescue Casey Collins, a FEMA worker sent to help the town with their claims from the tornado damage as she has lost her vehicle in a culvert on his ranch. Derrick has dramatically changed from the way he was five years ago to now being untouchable, totally consumed with making money, antisocial, and very self absorbed. Casey is the exact opposite of him in that she is very helpful, loves people, is very charming, also she is very beautiful but has no clue that she is and everyone immediately is attracted to her because she is so nice. The hotness quotient when they meet is off the charts for both of them. Derrick fights it for all he is worth because he wants to live in the past. Casey is just the person to pull him out of his self induced guilt. She is also the person to help him through his pain and find the answers that he seeks about his wife and child's accident and
to try find out who is responsible. This is a relatively new writer and I have been enjoying her books for a good romantic read.
One person found this helpful
 Report
Donna Young 🐶
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the first book in the Southern Desires Series
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 July 2016
Verified Purchase
This is the first book in the Southern Desires Series and it follows Derrick Nash and Casey Collin

Meet Derrick Nash. Derrick knows the pain of losing loved ones is. Derrick is busy seeking justice or revenge, on who or trying to find out how his wife and daughter died. He doesn’t care as long as he finds someone pays the price.

Then meet Casey Collin. Casey's duty at FEMA is to help those in need when natural disasters strike. After Casey gets caught in a tornado that hits Honeywell, she finds there are way more problems than from just storm damage. Can she follow company procedures? Or will she let her heart rule her head?

Can Casey help Derrick move forward with or without the answers he’s been searching so long for?
Can Casey teach Derrick how to trust and love again? Or will Casey need to face the truth which is not every story has a happy ever after or ending?

Is it possible that Derrick and Casey make it through the good and bad times while they both fight their feelings for each other. Is it possible that Casey helps Derrick face the ugly truth when she discovers what has happened to his wife and daughter?

There should be an option for more than 5 stars as i would definitely give her more but have to settle for 5
Report
Judi Fletcher
4.0 out of 5 stars Derrick and Casey.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 May 2019
Verified Purchase
When disaster strikes a small Texas town Casey is sent out to help find out how to help the families who have had their homes destroyed. She has been told she will be put up at a neighbouring ranch. But on her way to the ranch disaster strikes again when a bad storm strikes and her truck goes over the edge of the road and rolls down into the ravine. Luckily Derrick is on hand to rescue her.
This story is full of emotions both happy and sad, but some people are lucky enough to find happiness to last a lifetime.
Report
Kindle Customer IndyReads67
4.0 out of 5 stars A Widower who wants to live with and in his guilt and a FEMA agent who wants to help... Is it possible they can have a HEA?
Reviewed in the United States on 4 December 2016
Verified Purchase
Jeanette Winters - Southern Spice - (Southern Desires Series Book 1)

Derrick Nash lost his wife and daughter five (5) years ago, when they were caught in the path of a broken damn. Derrick feels guilt and agony when he thinks of them. Currently he is in Honeywell, Texas on his’s dead wife’s ranch he inherited. He hardly goes there any longer because of the memories. He has been seeking justice for them because no one will tell him why the damn broke in the first place.

A tornado came through Honeywell and Casey Collins, FEMA, is there to help anyone that needs assistance. While on her way to the Ranch that Derrick owns, her jeep slid off the road and Derrick had to rescue her before she drowned. Because there was no place to stay in town after the tornado, she had no choice but to stay on the ranch with Derrick. While helping the folks of Honeywell, and heard about Derrick’s family being killed, something didn’t seem right. She asked a friend and colleague to send her the files of the accident, all hell seem to break loose. When someone tried to kill her, Casey’s brother, Mark Collins, a Navy Seal and his team got involved after she shared the files with him.

Even though the pull is strong between Derrick and Casey, Derrick is determined not to move on because he feels he should have been there to protect his wife and child but he was “working” as usual, back in New York. As time moves on, their passion gets so hot that they give in, but, Casey knows it’s only for now because she can’t compete with a dead woman or his guilt.

When Casey slipped out and left, her vehicle broke down out in the middle of nowhere. Derrick is going crazy trying to find her, so he calls her brother Mark. Can they find her and then what? Can Derrick move forward or will he continue to continue to live in the past with his guilt? Will Casey need to face the fact that not every story has a happy ending?

A must read. This mystery continues to grow higher up the “chain” and carries over into the next two books. Don’t miss this one.

--Too much inner dialog. Some of the dialog should be used as the character speaking, instead of only in their head. I always have a problem when there is too much dialog. Sort of drives me crazy. However, I enjoyed this book and want to read the second in the series – Mark.

--I read every Military Romance series that are written by the best of the best, so, I have a question if it is realistic that the Navy Seal could operate this way? This would have made more sense to me if the series were Ex-Military from different areas of discipline in which Mark started a Security Firm and worked issues like this when the government can’t or won’t get in involved. In fact, he wants to do just that in the next book (I cheated). To me it would make more sense.

---I don’t do research, like the authors do when writing a book, such as the Navy Seals or other Special Forces, however, all the other dozens and dozens of Military Romance books I have read, these disciplines are always training if not on a mission. They don’t get 3 weeks off here and there to do constructions to help someone or stop and help their sister. It doesn’t make sense to me???

--If the dialog wasn't so prevalent, this book would easily be a 5 star.
2 people found this helpful
 Report
Report an issue

Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Report
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Report
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?
Report