Hissy Fit (2004) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Keeley Rae Murdock: Main character, Interior Designer, Typical Southern Belle, Independant Woman. On the hunt to find out what happened to her mother after she supposedly left town with her lover.
• A. J. Jernigan: Keeley's fiance. Comes from a rich and powerful banking family.
• Will Mahoney: New owner of the local bra plant and an old mansion he wants to turn into a dream house for the women he loves.
• Stephanie Scofield: Attorney. Love interest of Will.
• Paige Plummer: Keeley's former best friend and maid of honor
• Austin LeFleur: Madison-area florist, D.I.D.
• Gloria Murdock: Keeley's aunt, owner of Gloria's Interiors where Keeley works
• Gigi Jernigan: A. J. Jernigan's mother
• Erwin: Stephanie Scofield's dog, he's like her child
• Andrew "Big Drew" Jernigan: A. J. Jernigan's father
• Sonya Wyrick: Add a description of this character.
• Jeanine Murry Murdock: Keeley's mother; When Keeley was 7-years-old, her mother left home and never returned.
• Darvis Kane
• Vince Bascomb
• Lorna Plummer

Quotes edit see section history

• “It sounds like something from a reality TV show. Design a house. Catch a spouse. It's warped.”

  Keeley Murdock

• “She is one ant short of a picnic.”

  Gloria Murdock

• “I hear you busted up the country club pretty good. Really showed your behind." She grinned broadly and gave me the thumbs-up. "You made us all proud, girl.”

  Nancy Rockmore

• “Remember Keeley, don't let the ash-holes get you down.”

  Will Mahoney

• “The thing is, we all need our mothers. And you need yours. Good, bad, or indifferent.”

  Austin LeFleur

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• As always, I remembered Aunt Gloria’s formula for a beautiful room. “Wooden floors covered with Oriental carpets, for richness and texture. One true antique that gives the room elegance and a sense of place. And a beautiful painting or piece of art, that speaks to you, every time you enter the room.”

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• I picked up the pot of grits and tipped it carefully into the greased Pyrex casserole waiting on the kitchen counter. I smoothed the top with the back of my wooden spoon, then dusted more parmesan on top. Over all of that I sprinkled bacon bits.

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• Someday your prince will come.” He sighed. “By that time my moat will have dried up.

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• 26 Gloria wrinkled her nose as I slathered

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• 5 Eventually I stopped crying and went back upstairs and tried…

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• 1 If it had not been for my fiance’s

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Mulberry Hill: Will Mahoney's antebellum mansion
• Atlanta, Georgia: Buckhead - affluent area in Atlanta
• Madison, Georgia
• New Orleans
• Kannapolis, North Carolina
• Savannah, Georgia
• Cuscawilla, Georgia
• Sri Lanka
• Birmingham
• Metairie
• Athens

Organizations edit see section history

• Madison Mutual: local bank run by the Jernigan family

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Glossary edit see section history

• V.P.L.: visible panty line
• D.I.D.: Decorator In Denial

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Mary Kay Andrews (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3570.R587 H57 2004
• Dewey: 813.6

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Women's Fiction › Single Women
• Books › Romance › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Comic
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary