Fiction. Literature. HTML:New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank takes readers on a rollicking ride in this Lowcountry tale about a woman whose unconventional friends and family show her the real meaning of unconditional love.

Anna Lutz Abbot considers herself independent and happyâ??until one steamy summer when her collegiate daughter comes home a very different person, her wild and wonderful ex-husband shows up on her doorstep, and her flamboyant new best friend takes up with Annaâ??s father. And the already hot temperatures are cranked up another ten degrees by Annaâ??s own fling with Arthur, who is, heaven help her, a Yankee.

Now Anna must face the fact that she isnâ??t as in control of her life as sheâ??d thought. And she must find a way to deal with the whole truthâ??not just the