Bulls Island | 
 enlarge | Author: Dorothea Benton Frank
Publisher: William Morrow
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 2951
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 352
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.3
ISBN: 006143843X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780061438431
ASIN: 006143843X
Publication Date: April 8, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW. Absolutely pristine condition with perfect dust cover. "..honor, chance, and star-crossed love.." bce
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Product Description
A satisfying tale of honor, chance, and star-crossed love infused with Southern wit, grace, and charm from the New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank After twenty years, Elizabeth "Betts" McGee has finally managed to put her past behind her. She hasn't been home to beautiful South Carolina and untouched Bulls Island since the tragic night that ended her engagement to Charleston's golden boy, J. D. Langley. And why is that? Really, this is the story of two old Southern families. The Langley family has more money than the Morgan Stanley Bank. And they think they have more class. The Barrett family made their nineteenth-century fortune in a less distinguished manner—corner grocery stores and liquor stores. It's no surprise that when J.D. and Betts fall in love and decide to marry their parents are none too pleased. And when the love affair comes to an end, everyone is ready to place blame. Now twenty years have gone by and Betts, a top investment bank executive, must leave her comfortable life in New York City to return to the home she thought she'd left behind forever. But spearheading the most important project of her career puts her back in contact with everything she's tried so hard to forget: her estranged sister, her father, J.D., and her past. Once she's home, can Betts keep the secret that threatens all she holds dear? Or will her fear of the past wreck her future happiness? And what about that crazy gator? All will be revealed on Bulls Island.
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 Make your wife happy July 14, 2008
My wife love every book by Dorothea Benton Frank. It makes her happy, which is good for me.
 Bull'seye for Bull's Island July 13, 2008
Betts McGee is a successful career woman, working for Triangle Equity in New York City and she and her son Adrian are celebrating his getting into Columbia Uni, when she is instructed to fly to Charleston to settle the firm's claim on some environmentally sensitive land scheduled for a Trump-type housing/sports complex. In addition she has just met Vinny Braggadocio, who comes over as extremely mafioso! How will she face her old flame J. D. Langley who is also interested in the property? However, J. D. has a problematical marriage to deal with as well as alligators and valuable swampland.
I love Dorothea B. F's zestful style, just the book for a desert island - no-one could be miserable after a chapter of Dorothea's work. Her love of the South Carolinan islands and her fascination with character enthrals as ever. Evil is always overcome and right living maintained and there's always a pressing topic binding the plot. I'm sure Dorothea's books are based on her own experiences: the city girl returns to the crumbling dynasty's home, there's always a forbidding matriarch at the back of the family and a kindly, grandfatherly gentleman too weak to put the matriarch in perspective. Then there's a rival woman and a very dear woman-friend and often unthinking youngsters with potential for ultimate good plus an overhanging threat such as commercial greed or pollution or such, all ingredients of a good read by a natural storyteller.
 Not so much June 25, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I waited a long time for this book, and I am so sorry to say that it just wasn't that great for me. I wanted it to be a wonderful read like all of her other books, but I just couldn't get into it. It was just a very simple read, and I didn't feel the chemistry like I wanted to w/ the characters. I am not going to give up on her, so once again,,, I will wait for her next book, and run out the first day of release and purchase a copy, only this time,, I hope I can give it a better rating/review.
 Dreadful June 20, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm so glad I didn't buy this book. I have really enjoyed DFB's books in the past. Betts is the snarky main character and throughly dislikable. Maybe every author only has X number of books to write. This was a huge disappointment.
Mindless read June 19, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Kinda mindless. Just something to read on a beach or if you don't have anything else to read or do......
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