"This laugh-out-loud tale serves up Southern-fried humor with a spicy 'Steel Magnolia' kick" (Savannah Morning News).

Welcome to the Bottom Dollar Emporium in Cayboo Creek, South Carolina, where items from coconut mallow cookies to Clabber Girl Baking Powder cost a dollar—and the coffee and gossip are free. For the Bottom Dollar gals, work time is sisterhood time. So when news gets out that a corporate-chain competitor is coming to town, they're thrown into a tizzy, hoping to save their beloved store. Meanwhile the manager is canoodling with the town's wealthiest bachelor and their romance unearths some startling family secrets.

The first in a series, Bet Your Bottom Dollar serves up a heaping portion of small-town life and a cast of eccentric characters. Pull up a wicker chair, set out a glass of Cheerwine, and immerse yourself in the adventures of a group of women who the Atlanta Journal-Constitution calls "the kind of steel magnolias who would make Scarlett O'Hara envious."

"A clutch of quirky characters you will hope to see again soon." —Booklist

"Use your very last bottom dollar, if you have to. Just BUY THIS BOOK. You will laugh yourself sick and love every minute of it." —Jill Conner Browne, Sweet Potato Queen and #1 New York Times–bestselling author

"A winner . . . filled with Southern-style zingers and funny folks." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Laugh out loud . . . [A] perfect summer read." —Richmond Times-Dispatch

"Warm and witty, a feast for the heart." —Jennifer Chiaverini, New York Times–bestselling author of the Elm Creek Quilts Novels