Dorothea Benton Frank

Dorothea Benton Frank is a treasure of American letters with numerous New York Times best-sellers to her credit and a portfolio full of critical acclaim....

A satisfying tale of honor, chance, and star-crossed love infused with Southern wit, grace, and charm....

When Jimmy McMullen, a fireman with the NYFD, is killed in the line of duty, his wife, Jackie, and ten-year-old son, Charlie, are devastated....

Theodora is the matriarch of a family that, in her opinion, has grown into a bunch of truculent knuckleheads....

When Caroline Wimbley Levine learns that her mother, Miss Lavinia, has supposedly gone mad, she leaves the big city bustle of Manhattan and returns to Tall Pines Plantation....

The rich atmosphere of South Carolina, both 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....

Leslie Anne Greene Carter is the Last Original Wife among her husband Wesley's wildly successful Atlanta social set....

Folly Beach is the land of Cate Cooper's childhood, the place where all the ghosts of her past roam freely....

Meet Miriam Elizabeth Swanson, in a full-blown snit, buoyed by a fabulous cast who run the gamut from insufferable to wonderful....

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....

Meet Linda Breland, single parent of two teenage daughters. The oldest, Lindsey, who always held her younger sister in check and Gracie, her Tasmanian devil, is giving her nightmares....

Hilton Head, a South Carolina retirement heaven - at least it's supposed to be, but for Big Al and Connie Russo, the move from New Jersey to this Southern paradise has been fraught....

The Lowcountry of South Carolina is where By Invitation Only begins, at a barbecue engagement party thrown by Diane English Stiftel, her brother Floyd, and her parents to celebrate her son’s engagement....

Beekeeper Holly McNee Kensen quietly lives in a world of her own on Sullivan’s Island, tending her hives and working at the local island library. Her mother’s a demanding hulk of a woman and a devoted hypochondriac who unceasingly torments Holly....

Few writers capture the complexities, pain, and joy of relationships as beloved New York Times best-selling author Dorothea Benton Frank....

Born and raised in idyllic Sullivan's Island, Susan Hayes navigated through her turbulent childhood with humor, spunk, and characteristic Southern sass....

A chance meeting on the Isle of Palms brings former sweethearts Adam Stanley and Eve Landers together again....

Once again Dorothea Benton Frank takes us deep into the heart of her magical South Carolina Lowcountry....

If everything happens for a reason, then Beth's return to Sullivans Island teaches her that betrayal and tragedy are most easily handled when you surround yourself with loyal family and friends....

As they prepare to relocate to Charleston, SC, Olivia, the ultimate New Yorker, has reservations about the promise she made to retire in the Lowcountry, where Nick wants to return home....