Dixie Rebel

Maya Alyssum’s impossible dream is to open a school where kids can find unconditional acceptance—acceptance she and her sister had never experienced while growing up in foster homes.

But Axell Holm, the town council’s representative, holds Maya’s unconventional dream in his hands.

Axell is the kind of uptight authority figure Maya loves to hate. So how is it that he’s ringing all her chimes, even as her rebellious plans turn his ordered life upside down?


 “Patricia Rice shows her diverse talent as a writer…[it] will leave readers with a smile on their faces.”  Murray Ledger and Times (KY)


“. . .love conquers all, but the kaleidoscope of characters and half a dozen subplots that bind together this story ensures that the battle never gets dull.” Publishers Weekly