Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match" where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It's our great pleasure to present Grace Helena Walz!
Writes:
Heartfelt, sassy Southern fiction starring down-to-earth women determined to find their way through all of life’s trials. PRETTY AS A PEACH follow’s Delilah Thomas, a people-pleasing preschool teacher who decides to investigate a secretive MLM cosmetics company that’s come to town and infiltrated her group of lifelong friends. In order to bring to light the misdeed of the company, Delilah must team up with her retiree neighbor, find her voice, and finally stand up to her contemptible family. Along the way she uncovers far more than she ever bargained for—about her town, her family, and herself.
About:
Grace is a former social worker and mother of two who squeezes writing into the moments between school carpool and after-school activities. She writes Southern book club fiction, and PRETTY AS A PEACH is her third novel. When she has a moment of free time she loves to sew, read, go for uninterrupted walks, and eat sweet treats.
Readers who will love PRETTY AS A PEACH also love:
• Girlfriends who are practically family
• Women ditching people pleasing tendencies and finding their voices
• A pen pal-to-lovers subplot
• Southern Charm (complete with porches and the occasional “y’all”)
• Toppling shady businesses taking advantage of local women
• A little bit of mystery
• A lot of heart
• A hopeful ending
What to expect if we're compatible:
Two other Southern fiction books available instantly, SOUTHERN BY DESIGN and GOOD HAIR DAYS, and a reliably releasing stream of sassy, heartfelt Southern stories in all formats. Online you’ll find me posting about my cross-stitching hobby with the ever-looming possibility of other granny hobbies thrown in the mix. Want the inside track? My newsletter subscribers are always the first to get book announcements, see covers, and get details for in person events. Join the party on my website.
Narrator: Natalie Duke, Brittany Goodwin
A Novel
A rising star in Southern fiction, Grace Helena Walz returns with Pretty as a Peach, another story full of charm, sass, wit, and characters you'll want as friends.
When a new beauty company threatens everything she holds dear, Delilah must find the courage to speak up and reveal the truth.
Delilah Thomas has a stellar track record of avoiding conflict. Her life mantra? Keep the peace. Born to a family she has never fit in, Delilah learned early that no matter what it costs her, it's best to keep quiet, nod, and agree. Now in her late thirties, she has mastered the art and employs it daily with the preschoolers she teaches.
Then Peach Pit sets up shop in her small hometown and infiltrates every female relationship, including Delilah's lifelong best-friend group. A direct sales business, Peach Pit claims its beauty products are organic and all-natural and recruits women to become "Darlings" who host parties to sell products to friends and family. Delilah's friend Betsy is ecstatic to join, drawn by promises of sisterhood and easy income. But something seems off to Delilah.
When customers, including her pregnant friend Eliza, start reporting rashes, Peach Pit refuses to take responsibility. Then Betsy lets an unsettling secret slip, and Delilah can't hold her tongue any longer. With the help of her retired neighbor, Mrs. Chopra, and travel journalist Jasper - Delilah's longtime pen pal and childhood crush, finally in town for a visit - Delilah investigates the company and uncovers the grim truth. She is faced with a choice: Stop pushing and keep the peace, or find her courage and expose Peach Pit's shady business practices, even if it costs her the unthinkable.
A story about enduring friendship, Pretty as a Peach paints a vivid portrait of choosing bravery in the midst of uncertainty and reminds us that the sweetest things in life are worth fighting for. Perfect for fans of Kristy Woodson Harvey, Lauren K. Denton, and Joy Callaway.
Women's Fiction Friendship | Women's Fiction Southern [ Thomas Nelson, On Sale: July 14, 2026, Trade Paperback / e-Book / audiobook, ISBN: 9781400352852 / eISBN: 9781400352869 ]
Grace Helena Walz received a master’s in social work at the University of Houston and worked with children in foster care, as a medical social worker, and in a mental health capacity. She currently resides outside of Atlanta, GA, with her husband and two young children. She writes women’s fiction in the moments between sticking Band-Aids on scraped knees and coordinating pint-sized social engagements.
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