Author: dorotheabentonfrank
A New York Times bestseller and “feel-good, read-in-one-sitting escape” (Booklist): Quiet beekeeper Holly must confront deep-seated family issues when her sister returns to their small island hometown… “If I could only read one writer from now until the end of my life, it would be Dorothea Benton Frank” (Elin Hilderbrand).
From a New York Times bestselling author who writes books that are “funny, sexy, and usually damp with seawater” (Pat Conroy): When the son of two Southern peach farmers gets engaged to the daughter of a wealthy Chicago family, relatives clash at their South Carolina engagement party.
A New York Times bestseller: Every year, two couples reunite on a South Carolina island. Can their bond withstand family turmoil, hardship, and heartbreak? With over 1,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads.
Dorothea Benton Frank novels are filled with smart and witty fiction that every reader wants on their bookshelf: soulful, edgy stories about realistic characters familiar to us all that explore the most deeply felt moments of life with wry humor and heart.All Summer Long follows one charming New York couple – prominent interior designer Olivia Ritchie and her husband Nicholas Seymour, an English … Nicholas Seymour, an English professor and true southern gentleman. They are seemingly polar opposites, yet magnetically drawn together and in love for more than fourteen years.As they prepare to relocate to Charleston, S.C., Olivia, the ultimate…
An uplifting New York Times bestseller with over 3,800 five-star Goodreads ratings! When Anna returns home to South Carolina, she must confront the secrets of her dysfunctional family. “Hilarious… Frank’s characters are as real as a soft breeze on a summer’s day” (Booklist).
A New York Times bestseller hailed as “compulsively readable… A true southern comfort” (Booklist): Retreating to an island off the coast of South Carolina, Rebecca meets three people who change her life — and help her confront the past.
A “hilarious and wise” New York Times bestseller (Pat Conroy): With her family life falling apart, Susan Hayes returns to her childhood home on Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina — where she embarks on a journey of rediscovery. “Lively and memorable” (Publishers Weekly), with over 7,100 five-star Goodreads ratings!
A New York Times bestseller with nearly 4,300 five-star Goodreads ratings! When Caroline returns to her eccentric mother’s home, they must confront their secrets… “Evokes the lush beauty of the South Carolina Lowcountry while exploring the complexities of family relationships” (Publishers Weekly).
The rich atmosphere of South Carolina, 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. 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 with just a few complications. Especially for their daughter, Grace. Well, that’s what she likes to…
A New York Times bestseller: In the South Carolina Lowcountry, three generations of women grapple with love, family, and hardship. “Dottie Frank’s books have the fizz of a gin and tonic, the hilarity of a night out at a comedy club, and the warmth of a South Carolina sun” (Adriana Trigiani).