A Mildred Budge Adventure

From the author of Lovejoy and Blessed comes a series about church ladies of the South. After reading this first novel in the series, fans of Southern fiction write, “I want to live next door to Mildred Budge.”

A retired school teacher, Mildred Budge just wants to live a quiet life in her hometown of Cloverdale. But retirement does not mean she...

When the car sailed over the embankment carrying the four members of the pulpit committee, Mildred Budge called out, “Jesus saves.”


The others heard it, but they were also experiencing their own quick flashes of insight.
Liz, a serial widow, felt unsatisfied with her life. She wanted more. Sailing toward her death, she still did.
Sam, who had...

Always a bride’s maid--never a bride. That’s part of the story of the life of Mildred Budge in this third novel in the series.

But there is more to know about this Sunday School teacher who has been recruited to be a maid of honor for her good friend’s wedding.

As someone who has routinely had to muzzle herself at weddings by not calling out when...

Mildred Budge returns in Kingdom Come, a story about setbacks and how to face them.

The fourth novel in the series, Kingdom Come, continues with the stories of Mildred, Fran, Winston, Janie, and Chase.
In this story, Mildred’s Cloverdale bungalow is crowded.
Her best friend Fran observes, “For a single woman, Mildred, your quiver is getting very...