The Last Southern Belle (Loveswept , No. 916 ) [Mass Market Paperback]

Charlotte Hughes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1998

He hired himself a runaway bride, then just had to help heal her heart....

Through the window of his Dixieland Grill, Sam Ballard got an eyeful of the blonde in a bridal gown and wondered what wrong turn she'd taken to end up in a broken-down limo in Pinckney, Georgia! Annie Bridges didn't know what she wanted out of life, but it sure wasn't a wedding to a man she barely knew.  Could a spitfire with smarts find a happy ending with a small-town hunk who made her laugh and loved her all night long?

Sweet and sassy, Charlotte's Hughes's tale of a lady on the lam and a country lawyer in love sparkles with spicy humor and sizzles with sultry heat.  He'd figured her for a spoiled society brat, who'd turn out to be nothing but trouble, but when she proved a whiz at work and a pleasure at play, could he charm her into giving marriage one more chance?

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He hired himself a runaway bride, then just had to help heal her heart....

Through the window of his Dixieland Grill, Sam Ballard got an eyeful of the blonde in a bridal gown and wondered what wrong turn she'd taken to end up in a broken-down limo in Pinckney, Georgia! Annie Bridges didn't know what she wanted out of life, but it sure wasn't a wedding to a man she barely knew.  Could a spitfire with smarts find a happy ending with a small-town hunk who made her laugh and loved her all night long?

Sweet and sassy, Charlotte's Hughes's tale of a lady on the lam and a country lawyer in love sparkles with spicy humor and sizzles with sultry heat.  He'd figured her for a spoiled society brat, who'd turn out to be nothing but trouble, but when she proved a whiz at work and a pleasure at play, could he charm her into giving marriage one more chance?

About the Author

I am a country girl at heart, born and raised in the South.  Most of my books take place in that locale because I simply can't comprehend big-city life.  I can't connect to a powerful heroine running a multimillion-dollar company; neither can I relate to glitz and glamour.  None of that has anything to do with the real me.  Give me a small-town girl struggling to make a living or trying to come to terms with her own insecurities, and I'll give you an idea for a story! I like including children and pets in my stories because, for me, they are an important part of life.  As for my heroes, it's true that I like them strong and powerful, but even they have one or two insecurities to deal with.  Thankfully, the heroines can help them cope.

My personal life is a lot like my books.  I live in a small South Carolina town with my husband and two boys.  My husband is still my best friend.  He is not only a wonderful father to our children but my own personal hero.  I could not have come this far in my career without his constant support.  My boys keep me busy from morning till night.  Just like other moms, I am always nagging my boys to clean their room, and if one thing drives me crazy, it's all those baseball cards strewn throughout the house! We have pets, of course: two dogs, Boomer and Grunt, and a cat named Snookie.

In what spare time I can find, I enjoy gardening and reading.  I have a vegetable garden out back, and I'm always planting flowers.  I call this my therapy because it helps me unwind when things get too hectic.  But I may as well confess, I use this time to think up new and wonderful stories just for you!

--Charlotte Hughes

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Loveswept; mass market edition (December 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553445944
• ISBN-13: 978-0553445947
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,301,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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