04624cam a2200541 4500 761084310 TxAuBib 20230213120000.0 081128s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780553905243 electronic bk. : Adobe Reader 0553905244 electronic bk. : Adobe Reader B00125MK78 Amazon 6ef62071-2834-4449-a41a-3c07120c80ca OverDrive (Reserve ID) 148491 OverDrive (Product ID) 2355 2355 2355 (OCoLC)276616450 TEFOD TEFOD TEFOD TXN TxAuBib Allen, Sarah Addison. The sugar queen [Libby] / Sarah Addison Allen. New York : Bantam Books, 2008. 276 p. ; 21 cm. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 610kB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. The tale of a young woman whose family secrets--and secret passions--are about to change her life forever. Twenty-seven-year-old Josey Cirrini is sure of three things: winter in her North Carolina hometown is her favorite season, she's a sorry excuse for a Southern belle, and sweets are best eaten in the privacy of her hidden closet. For while Josey has settled into an uneventful life in her mother's house, her one consolation is the stockpile of sugary treats and paperback romances she escapes to each night ... Until she finds it harboring none other than local waitress Della Lee Baker, a tough-talking, tenderhearted woman who is one part nemesis--and two parts fairy godmother. Fleeing a life of bad luck and big mistakes, Della Lee has decided Josey's clandestine closet is the safest place to crash. In return she's going to change Josey's life--because, clearly, it is not the closet of a happy woman. With Della Lee's tough love, Josey is soon forgoing pecan rolls and caramels, tapping into her startlingly keen feminine instincts, and finding her narrow existence quickly expanding. Before long, Josey bonds with Chloe Finley, a young woman who makes the best sandwiches in town, is hounded by books that inexplicably appear whenever she needs them, and--most amazing of all--has a close connection to Josey's longtime crush. As little by little Josey dares to step outside herself, she discovers a world where the color red has astonishing power, passion can make eggs fry in their cartons, and romance can blossom at any time--even for her. It seems that Della Lee's work is done, and it's time for her to move on. But the truth about where she's going, why she showed up in the first place--and what Chloe has to do with it all--is about to add one more unexpected chapter to Josey's fast-changing life. Brimming with warmth, wit, and a sprinkling of magic, here is a spellbinding tale of friendship, love--and the enchanting possibilities of every new day. Electronic reproduction. New York : Bantam Books, 2008. Requires Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1119 KB) or Mobipocket Reader (file size: 319 KB). Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-04-13 10:07:10. Imported from MARC file. Young women Fiction. Food habits Fiction. Life change events Fiction. Self-actualization (Psychology) Fiction. Female friendship Fiction. Mothers and daughters Fiction. Adult children living with parents Fiction. North Carolina Fiction. Electronic books. http://hadc.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=6EF62071-2834-4449-A41A-3C07120C80CA https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/6EF/620/71/SugarQueen9780553905243.epub Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6EF62071-2834-4449-A41A-3C07120C80CA&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/6EF/620/71/SugarQueen9780553905243.epub Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6EF62071-2834-4449-A41A-3C07120C80CA&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/6EF/620/71/SugarQueen9780553905243.epub Excerpt (OverDrive Read) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=6EF62071-2834-4449-A41A-3C07120C80CA&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read) RV8