Caragin Farm: Sweet Friendship - Book Two

Real. Raw. Redemptive.

Liz and Jim Caragin, the first interracial couple to marry in their county, are used to whispers and stares. As their family grew to include 15 kids of different ethnicities and different abilities, they taught patience by example, answering rude remarks and ignorance with kindness.

Now, a television developer has convinced them to film a pilot for a reality series. The cameras bring out the best and worst in the family. Victoria, a twenty-year-old budding social influencer, struggles with her childhood faith. When Jim makes a remark that blows up on social media, the whole family comes face to face with outrage culture. And Liz, who regrets the day she allowed herself to be convinced this was a good idea, is compelled to reveal her deepest secret.

Oldest child, Elliot Caragin, is happy to be off camera. He’s flourishing in his youth pastor role, searching for his birth father, and planning to propose to Bekah so they can start their happily ever after. This isn’t a fairy tale, though. A shocking secret from Bekah’s past claws its way to daylight and threatens to ruin everything.

Pride and secrets grow side by side with forgiveness and mercy in the pages of Caragin Farm, a novel that sensitively tackles race relations, conflicting world views, the reality of sin, and the depth of grace.

Fans of Charles Martin and Chris Fabry will find their new reading home within these pages wtih storytelling that is immersive, warm and utterly appealing.

If you enjoy stories that are equal parts heartwarming and thought-provoking, then Caragin Farm is the perfect book for you. Click that Buy Now button to get started!

Renée Peeples Hodges is Mississippi raised, and transplanted to North Carolina so writing all things Southern comes easily. With her three children out of the nest, she's concentrated on completing her first two novels, Ona Mae's Deli and Bait Shop and Caragin Farm. She and her husband enjoy serving in their church, traveling, and hanging out in their easy pants watching cop shows and cooking competitions.