JustRead Publicity ToursRendezvous with readers and writers in Nashville on November 7, 2026, to celebrate stories and enjoy encouraging fellowship.
Meet Rosey Lee at Read Write Rendezvous ‘26
At the heart of Rosey Lee’s stories are the beautifully complicated relationships that make us who we are. With warmth, humor, and keen insight into family and friendship, she creates vibrant Southern communities populated by memorable characters whose struggles, joys, and hard-won happy endings invite readers to settle in and stay awhile.
About the Writer
Rosey Lee writes stories about complicated families and complex friendships, but a happy ending is guaranteed. She was nominated for a 2025 Georgia Author of the Year Award for The Gardins of Edin, her debut novel. A Gardin Wedding is her second novel. Rosey lives in Atlanta, about an hour away from the fictional town of Edin, Georgia, where her characters live. She grew up on the Westbank of New Orleans and carries the area and her loved ones in her heart when she’s away from them. Rosey’s essays have appeared in Writer’s Digest, The Nerd Daily, and Deep South Magazine. In her spare time, she enjoys cooking, listening to live music, and occasional bursts of fanatical bargain shopping. Rosey loves speaking at book club meetings, book festivals, churches, conferences, libraries, academic institutions—you name it. Reach out using her website’s Contact page, if you’d like to invite her.
You can learn more about Rosey Lee and her books on her website at roseyleebooks.com.
Genre: general fiction, southern fiction, women’s fiction
Currently reading: The Love Script by Toni Shiloh
A note from Rosey: I’m so excited to share my first time as a Rendezvous author with everyone who’s joining us in Nashville. I’ll be the one with the huge smile and flowers on my t-shirt or somewhere close by.
About the Featured Title
The Gardins of Edin
When the bonds in their family begin to fray, four women fight to preserve their legacy, heal their wounds, and move forward together in this heartwarming contemporary debut novel
Though regarded as a close-knit family and pillars of the community of Edin, Georgia, the four women of the Gardin family privately know their relationships are rapidly fraying. They struggle to hold the family and its multimillion-dollar peanut business together, as a looming crisis threatens the legacy of their formerly enslaved ancestors.
Distrust and misunderstanding plague the women and prevent them from moving forward. Ruth, who married into the family and is still trying to fit in, longs to fulfill her deceased husband’s goals for the company even as she grieves his death. Martha’s jealousy leads to increasing mistrust and tension with Ruth, who wants to take charge of the family enterprise. After failed expectations in New York, Mary struggles to find her place in Edin and wrestles with her sisterly role in addressing Martha’s malicious treatment of Ruth. Naomi, the matriarch who raised the sisters after their parents’ death and supported Ruth in her grief, wants the women to work out their mistrust, hurts, and mistakes.
As the Gardin women grapple with mounting relational and business challenges, a fresh health scare brings to light deep wounds. Will they be able to preserve their family legacy and heal?
Loosely inspired by the stories of beloved women from the Bible, this novel provides a fictional answer to what happened to the women after the stories told in the Bible.
More in this Series: A Gardin Wedding
All featured Rendezvous titles are listed on the JustRead Amazon Storefront, or visit the author’s website for more information. Learn more about Read Write Rendezvous… why (About page), what, where, who, and how (Event page). We invite you to join the waiting list in case more space opens up and/or support the event (Sponsorship and Promotional Opportunities page).
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