Give Us a Kiss A Novel

Novelist Doyle Redmond, weary of California and a crumbling marriage, flees back to the Ozarks, a place he thought he had left behind. His return to West Table, Missouri, is meant to be a simple family errand: convince his older brother, Smoke, to surrender to the law for a felony warrant. But Smoke is deeply entrenched in a lucrative marijuana operation with his partner and her enticing daughter, Niagra, and it isn't long before Doyle finds himself drawn into the illicit scheme. This homecoming ignites a generations-old, violent feud between the Redmonds and the Dollys, a legendary criminal family determined to claim a piece of the harvest. As Doyle navigates a world of deep-rooted loyalties and simmering enmities, he confronts the inescapable pull of his past and the dangerous choices that define his family. This "country noir" tale offers a vivid, unflinching look at rural life, where humor and violence intertwine, and the bonds of blood can be both a refuge and a trap.