The Dixie Belle's Guide to Love Author:Luanne Jones What Every Southern Gal Knows ... — When her two-timing husband leaves her with nothing but ownership of the local Pig Rib Palace, Rita Stark decides to get her life back into high gear and turn the rib joint into a cash cow. But her best girlfriends are sure the former Miss Dixie Belle Duchess needs help getting the eatery -- and her recently br... more »oken heart -- back into shape. So they've hired the sexiest man ever to hit Hellon, Tennessee, Will "Wild Billy" West, to lend a hand. Will's suddenly relighting a fire that Rita was sure went out long ago. What could a sexy prize like him possibly see in a small-town gal like her, especially when he's planning to skip town at summer's end? So she decides to revive everything she ever learned about being a true "dixie belle." After all, there are surefire ways to win a man's heart -- and food is only one of them!« less
This book was too frenetic and unglued for me. The characters were just dumped into the pages as though I was supposed to already know them. The dialogue seemed forced - for effect. Too much "southern folksiness". I rarely fail to finish a book (once or twice), but this one finally did me in and I had to quit halfway though. Not Ms. Jones' best effort.