{"product_id":"bulls-island-isbn-9780061438462","title":"Bulls Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Dottie Frank’s books are sexy and hilarious. She has staked out the lowcountry of South Carolina as her personal literary property.” \u003cbr\u003e—Pat Conroy, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Prince of Tides\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBulls Island\u003c\/em\u003e is a supremely satisfying tale of honor, chance, and star-crossed love, infused with Southern wit, grace, and charm, from the phenomenal \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller Dorothea Benton Frank. The much beloved author of \u003cem\u003ePlantation, Return to Sullivan’s Island, Land of Mango Sunsets,\u003c\/em\u003e and a host of other winning novels of the North Carolina lowcountry, Frank stands tall alongside Anne Rivers Siddons, Sue Monk Kidd, Rebecca Wells and the other masters of contemporary southern women’s fiction. Devoted Dottie Frank fans and newcomers alike will adore this sun-drenched story of the uncomfortable homecoming of a former Bulls Islander who plans to transform the unspoiled paradise for profit…and her inevitable reencounter with the scion of a wealthy family whom she once was scheduled to marry until cruel innuendo destroyed their engagement. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eElizabeth \"Betts\" McGee loved those lazy afternoons on pristine Bulls Island in the Carolina Lowcountry. But everything came crashing down when tragic fate—coupled with nasty rumor and innuendo—ended her engagement to Charleston golden boy J.D. Langley of the fabulously wealthy (and fabulously snooty) Langley clan. Betts left soon after, and she hasn't been back in nearly twenty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully reinventing herself in New York City, Betts is now a top banking executive and heading up the most important project of her career, but it'll transform the untouched island she loved in her youth into something unrecognizable. And it's forcing her to return to the bosom of her estranged family, where she may not be welcomed with open arms. Worse still, it's uniting her with ex-flame J.D., who's changed . . . but perhaps not enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then there's that crazy alligator . . . \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A warming female-empowerment tale with a side order of southern magic.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews on The Christmas Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Frank specializes in resilient characters who survive thanks to a saucy combination of grit and humor, and her vibrantly eccentric Russo clan may be her most endearing creation yet.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist on Full of Grace\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A true southern comfort.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889162154213,"sku":"NP9780061438462","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061438462.jpg?v=1730230652","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/bulls-island-isbn-9780061438462","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}