Turning Trixie by Robb Grindstaff

Turning Trixie by Robb Grindstaff

EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS a literary novel that explores small-town America, celebrating its many blessings while exposing all its dirty little secrets.

Trixie Burnett, a 23-year-old single mom and the only prostitute in the small northeast Texas town of Pineywoods, knows the winning lottery ticket in her purse is about to change things forever.

Trixie retires from the world's oldest profession and seeks a new life for herself and her eight-year-old son, Tyler. Trouble starts when she decides the rest of the town needs changing too. Trixie never finished high school, but she has the Internet, an accountant to manage her newfound wealth, and a ranch hand with biceps hard as rocks and a heart soft as homemade bread. She seeks a welcoming church where she can put her tithes and offerings to good use in the Lord's service, a new home in town to replace the rundown farmhouse she inherited from her father, and another new house to get her mother out of a meth-infested trailer park. With most of her money invested, she only splurges on a new car, a new bike for Tyler, a new hairdo, and a new wardrobe appropriate for joining the Ladies' Society Circle. But reputations and attitudes don't change as easily as bank accounts or hairstyles. Seems everyone in town has something to hide, and movers and shakers don't give up their positions easily. Some will stop at nothing to protect their power, especially from a hooker-turned-philanthropist who knows their most intimate, embarrassing secrets and now dares to enter their sanctuaries.

Feathered Quill Book Reviews: “Turning Trixie is a beautiful story that I am sure will be loved by many for its incredible storyline. Robb Grindstaff is an excellent writer and his books are always extremely creative and different, which is definitely the case with this one. I highly recommend this book to all and encourage readers to hop on the Robb Grindstaff bandwagon.”

Readers' Favorite Book Reviews: 5 Stars from each of three panelists: "A delightful Southern novel, I found myself wondering about the author's gender. Is Robb Grindstaff a male? Well, yes, indeed he is, but what a superb understanding he has of how and why women think and act as they do. What's even more impressive is Grindstaff's ability to create such an authentic and relatable protagonist. ...a refreshingly different plot, easy-flowing and natural dialogue, light humor, and excellent characterization, a most enjoyable tale."

In addition to a career as a journalist, newspaper editor, publisher and media executive, Robb Grindstaff has written fiction most of his life. The newspaper biz has taken him from Phoenix, Arizona, to small towns in North Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin, from seven years in Washington, D.C., to five years in Asia. Born and raised a small-town kid, he’s as comfortable in Tokyo or Tuna, Texas.The variety of places he’s lived serve as settings for the characters who invade his head.Turning Trixie, Robb's fourth novel, published December 2022, following Slade (2022), Carry Me Away (2013), and Hannah's Voice (2012). His novels are best classified as contemporary southern lit. Evolved Publishing has also released June Bug Gothic: Tales from the South, a collection of eighteen of Robb's short stories, including the award-winning horror "Desert Rain." Robb currently resides the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks region of Missouri, where he writes, edits, and coaches writers full-time.