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Queen Bee

by Dorothea Benton Frank
Dorothea Benton Frank's fans will love this one.  Set in the Charleston-Low Country part of the South Carolina coast, a classic DBF story, heartwarming and full of southern charm.  Queen Bee by Dorothea Benton Frank #fiction, #reading, #books to read, #books

Praise For This Book


"Franks' fanciful and frothy slice of Lowcountry life is a feel-good, read-in-one-sitting escape. Benton has been delighting readers with tales of her native Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, for 20 years, and her newest will rally fans and all seeking diverting women's fiction." - Booklist

Praise for Dorothea Benton Frank: "Dottie Frank's books have the fizz of a gin and tonic, the hilarity of a night out at a comedy club and the warmth of a South Carolina sun. Dip in, dive in, but no matter how you go, you'll love her." - Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of Big Stone Gap and The Shoemaker's Wife

"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 South of Broad

"Something about her novels just seems to say summer." - USA Today

"If I could only read one writer from now until the end of my life, it would be Dorothea Benton Frank. Her whip-smart, deliciously wicked novels provide an emotional rollercoaster ride that's as thrilling the twentieth time as the first." - Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author of Summer of '69 and The Perfect Couple

"This warmhearted tale will make you laugh and encourage you to hug your own loved ones a little closer." - Southern Living

"Bestseller Frank (By Invitation Only) shows off her formidable storytelling chops and her gift for creating memorable characters...Full of Low Country flavor and brilliantly imagined characters, this laugh-out-loud-hilarious novel with a wistful edge will satisfy anyone who wants to see flawed people getting second chances." - Publishers Weekly

"This is an author who never fails to entertain." - New York Journal of Books

"Worlds collide in this funny, sharp, empathetic novel about what happens when two very different families are forced to become one." - Good Housekeeping

"Tight storytelling, winsomely oddball characters and touches of Southern magic make this a winner. " - Publishers Weekly

"Frank's wit permeates her social media...and infuses By Invitation Only..." - New York Times Sunday Book Review


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