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  Lowcountry Tales: Book 1

  Sullivan's Island

  by Dorothea Benton Frank

  Set in the steamy, stormy landscape of South Carolina, Sullivan's Island tells the unforgettable story of one woman's courageous journey toward truth. Born and raised on idyllic Sullivan's Island, Susan Hayes navigated through her turbulent childhood with humor, spunk, and characteristic Southern sass. But years later, she is a conflicted woman with an unfaithful husband, a sometimes resentful teenage... (more)
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  Lowcountry Tales: Book 3

  Isle of Palms

  by Dorothea Benton Frank

  Anna Lutz Abbot considers herself independent and happy, until one steamy summer when she must find a way to deal with the secrets of her unpredictable family-and her past.
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  Lowcountry Tales: Book 5

  Pawleys Island

  by Dorothea Benton Frank

  With characteristic humor and a full cast of eccentric and wonderfully lovable characters, Dorothea Benton Frank brings readers a refreshingly honest and funny novel about friendship, family, and finding happiness by becoming who you are meant to be.
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  Lowcountry Tales: Book 2

  Plantation

  by Dorothea Benton Frank

  Now, in this poignant mother-daughter story, Frank evokes a lush plantation in the heart of modern-day South Carolina-where family ties and hidden truths run as deep and dark as the mighty Edisto River... Dorothea Frank and I share the same literary territory. (Pat Conroy) Southern womanhood has found a new voice, and it is outrageous, hilarious, relentless and impossible to ignore. (John Berendt)
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  Lowcountry Tales: Book 4

  Shem Creek

  by Dorothea Benton Frank

  The new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Isle of Palms ...
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  Full of Grace

  by Dorothea Benton Frank

  The rich atmosphere of South Carolina, Hilton Head and Charleston, is brought vividly to life by Dorothea Benton Frank, a South Carolina native who, with her exquisitely evocative prose, makes you smell the sea air, see the palmettos, and savor the sweet tea, but this time it comes with a side of antipasti. Hilton Head, a South Carolina retirement heaven—at least it's supposed to be, but for Big Al and Connie... (more)
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  Sweetwater Creek

  by Anne Rivers Siddons

  A New York Times Bestseller Author Poignant and emotionally compelling, Sweetwater Creek draws you into the luminous landscape of the Lowcountry. With characters that linger long after you've turned the last page, this engaging tale is destined to become an instant classic.
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  Last Light over Carolina

  by Mary Alice Monroe

  From beloved New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe comes a new novel of the sultry South Carolina lowcountry, and the proud traditions and earthy resilience of the people who live there. Publishers Weekly embraced Time Is a River , Monroe's "novel of strong Southern women," saying "the author's love for her characters is palpable throughout." Now she returns with Last Light over Carolina , the... (more)
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  Lowcountry Summer

  A Plantation Novel

  by Dorothea Benton Frank

  Dorothea Benton Frank is a native of the South whose novels vividly capture the wild beauty, laid-back atmosphere, earthy characters, and charming eccentricities of life in South Carolina's Lowcountry. Written with compelling honesty and emotional depth, her stories have touched readers from coast to coast, and propelled her to the top ranks of bestsellerdom nationwide. Now this remarkable writer revisits some... (more)
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  Lowcountry Tales: Book 7

  Lowcountry Summer

  by Dorothea Benton Frank

  New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank was born and raised on Sullivans Island, South Carolina. She and her husband, Peter, divide their time between the New York area and South Carolina.
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  Lowcountry Tales: Book 6

  Return to Sullivans Island

  by Dorothea Benton Frank

  Dorothea Benton Frank returns to the enchanted landscape of South Carolina's Lowcountry made famous in her beloved New York Times bestseller Sullivans Island to tell the story of the next generation of Hamiltons and Hayes. Return to Sullivans Island Whether you were away from the Lowcountry for a week or for years, it was impossible to remember how gorgeous it was. It never changed and everyone... (more)
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  The Beach House

  by Mary Alice Monroe

  Known for her moving characters and emotional honesty, Mary Alice Monroe brings readers a beautifully rendered story that explores the fragile yet enduring bond between mothers and daughters. Carette Rutledge thought she'd left her Southern roots and troubled family far behind. But an unusual request from her mother -- coming just as her own life is spinning out of control -- has Cara heading back to the... (more)
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  Swimming Lessons

  by Mary Alice Monroe

  The cycle of life of the turtles of the Isle of Palms has special meaning for the turtle ladies who watch over them. Every season brings new life and new challenges as the turtles make their way back to the ocean. Turtle lady Toy Sooner has faced her share of challenges. The single mother left an abusive relationship to raise her young daughter. She's found meaning working at the aquarium, but she's not sure she's... (more)
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  Tradd Street: Book 1

  The House on Tradd Street

  by Karen White

  A brilliant, chilling series debut, featuring a Charleston real estate agent who loves old houses—and the secret histories inside them. Practical Melanie Middleton hates to admit she can see ghosts. But she’s going to have to accept it. An old man she recently met has died, leaving her his historic Tradd Street home, complete with housekeeper, dog—and a family of ghosts anxious to tell her their secrets. ... (more)
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  Trouble the Water

  by Nicole A. Seitz

  Set in the South Carolina Sea Islands, Nicole Seitz's second novel follows the stories of two sisters. One is seeking to recreate her life yet again and learns to truly live from a group of Gullah nannies she meets on the island. The other thinks she's got it all together until her sister's imminent death from cancer causes her to re-examine her own life and seek the healing and rebirth her troubled sister... (more)
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  Georgia Trilogy: Book 2

  Where Shadows Go

  by Eugenia Price

  Hailed as one of the United States' greatest writers of historical fiction, Eugenia Price presents the stirring events and everyday happenings of Georgia's St. Simons Island. This story of one remarkable woman, Anne Couper Fraser, and her passionate yet intricate marriage to John Fraser, will thrill millions of readers worldwide. When the Frasers finally return to beautiful St. Simons Island, the one place on... (more)
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  On Folly Beach

  by Karen White

  The latest Southern novel from the acclaimed bestselling and award- winning author of The Memory of Water . To most people, Folly Beach, South Carolina, is simply the last barrier island before the Atlantic. To some, it's a sanctuary, which is why Janie Hamilton's mother encourages her to buy the local book store, Folly's Finds, hoping it will distract Janie from the loss of her husband in Afghanistan. ... (more)
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  Heart of Glass

  by Christy Hayes

  When magazine writer Kate Donovan is assigned to profile the building and architectural firm of her first and only love, she heads back to the South Carolina Low Country to face the demons she left behind. Nothing about Danny Flannery’s life is what Kate thought it would be, and as the truth is revealed she longs for a big fat do-over. Danny’s made a success of his building firm but is hesitant to participate in... (more)
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  Islands

  by Anne Rivers Siddons

  Anny Butler is a caretaker, a nurturer, first for her own brothers and sisters, and then as a director of an agency devoted to the welfare of children. What she has never had is a real family. That changes when she meets and marries Lewis Aiken, an exuberant surgeon fifteen years older than Anny. When they marry, she finds her family—not a traditional one, but a group of Charleston childhood friends who are... (more)
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  Georgia Trilogy: Book 1

  Bright Captivity

  by Eugenia Price

  Eugenia Price has long shared with her millions of devoted readers her fascination with St. Simons Island and the families who built their lives in that beautiful corner of Georgia. Bright Captivity opens in the last days of the War of 1812, when the British invade the southern United States, and a young officer of the British Royal Marines takes one very special prisoner... Anne Couper knew that one day love... (more)