Genell Dellin

It takes a tragedy to bring together Lilah Briscoe – pillar of her tiny Rock Springs community – and her granddaughter, Meredith, a big-city lawyer and self-avowed loner. Meri’s uncaring mother drove a bitter wedge between the two women, and, except for stubborn independence, they have nothing in common. But when Lilah is seriously injured, Meri feels compelled to help save Lilah’s beloved farm, Honey Grove.

Support arrives in the form of a bad-boy rancher Caleb Burkett. Meri’s learned not to trust anyone, but she can’t escape the powerful feelings he awakens within her. All her life she’s denied herself the dream of a family and true love. With a meddling grandma, a sprawling farm, and Caleb trying to steal her heart, Meri’s life is unraveling. But if she’s got the gumption to go for it, she may finally find what she’s always wanted – in Honey Grove.

Genell Dellin grew up in a household of seven, which included Grandpa Grady, who raised vegetables in a big truck patch and hauled fruit from the Rio Grande Valley to sell door to door and Gram (Ara) well-known for her down home Southern cooking. Some of her recipes are now Lilah’s.

Genell’s great-grandparents, Frank and Talitha Alice (Briscoe) Robinson, sold their farm in Western Arkansas where they cultivated apple orchards and strawberry fields to pioneer raising oranges and grapefruit in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas early in the last century.

Since she comes from the small-town of Poteau, in the Little Dixie section of Oklahoma, writing the stories of Rock Springs is so much fun for Genell. It brings...

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