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Zusatztext "A warming female-empowerment tale with a side order of southern magic." Informationen zum Autor New York Times bestseller Dorothea Benton Frank was born and raised on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina. She resides in the New York area with her husband and two children. Klappentext New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank returns to the Carolina lowcountry with a soul-satisfying tale of chance, honor, and star-crossed love, infused with wit, grace, and Southern charm It has been years since Elizabeth “Betts” McGee has returned to her once-adored Bulls Island in the Carolina lowcountry—ages since tragic fate coupled with nasty rumor ended her engagement to fabulously wealthy Charleston golden boy J. D. Langley. Having successfully reinvented herself as a top New York banking executive, Betts is now heading up the most important project of her career. But it’ll transform the untouched island she loved in her youth into something unrecognizable. And it’s forcing her to return to the bosom of her estranged family, where she may not be welcomed with open arms—and uniting her with ex-flame J.D., who’s changed . . . but perhaps not enough. Zusammenfassung “Dottie Frank’s books are sexy and hilarious. She has staked out the lowcountry of South Carolina as her personal literary property.” —Pat Conroy! author of The Prince of Tides Bulls Island is a supremely satisfying tale of honor! chance! and star-crossed love! infused with Southern wit! grace! and charm! from the phenomenal New York Times bestseller Dorothea Benton Frank. The much beloved author of Plantation! Return to Sullivan’s Island! Land of Mango Sunsets! and a host of other winning novels of the North Carolina lowcountry! Frank stands tall alongside Anne Rivers Siddons! Sue Monk Kidd! Rebecca Wells and the other masters of contemporary southern women’s fiction. Devoted Dottie Frank fans and newcomers alike will adore this sun-drenched story of the uncomfortable homecoming of a former Bulls Islander who plans to transform the unspoiled paradise for profit…and her inevitable reencounter with the scion of a wealthy family whom she once was scheduled to marry until cruel innuendo destroyed their engagement. ...
