Welcome to the Bottom Dollar Emporium of Cayboo Creek, South Carolina, where everything from coconut mallow cookies to Clabber Girl Baking Powder costs only a dollar, and coffee and gossip are free. For Elizabeth, Mavis, and Attalee, the Bottom Dollar Girls, logging nine to five at the Bottom Dollar is not just work time, it’s family time. So when news gets out that the Super Saver Dollar Store chain plans to run the Bottom Dollar out of town, things go cattywampus. Manager Elizabeth heads up a crew of dedicated do-gooders bent on saving the Bottom Dollar from the fate of spare change. But when her unlikely new love interest, who also happens to be Cayboo Creek’s wealthiest bachelor, pitches woo, out come some startling revelations about her past that turn life more than a little interesting for all her friends and neighbors.
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"I didn't expect much from this book, but I was suprisingly engaged. The characters are colorful, and the atmosphere--a small Southern town--is picturesqe. Nothing learned, really, but I enjoyed it, and I'll probably look up the rest of the series." — Laura (4 out of 5 stars)
"I didn't expect much from this book, but I was suprisingly engaged. The characters are colorful, and the atmosphere--a small Southern town--is picturesqe. Nothing learned, really, but I enjoyed it, and I'll probably look up the rest of the series."
“The characters are the kind of steel magnolias who would make Scarlett O’Hara envious.”
“Laugh out loud…This perfect summer read [will] find permanent beach-house residence.”
“This heartwarming story will make you feel that you’ve made new friends and found a new neighborhood to visit. Carrington MacDuffie’s charming and sweet Southern drawl adds to the hominess and appeal of each character…The only problem with this audiobook is that it ends too soon!”
“Romance in strange packages is only one of the many surprises in this charming Cinderella story about a feisty ‘princess’ who fights dragons (big business) and wins hearts. Brace for a wild ride chock-full of southern wit and down-home advice from a clutch of quirky characters you will hope to see again soon.”
" This book is quite comical and would be much easier to listen to if the narrator wasn't mispronouncing the city named Augusta the entire time. She pronounces it as if she is just adding an 'a' to the end of the word August. My slight OCD made this very annoying for me. It's strange that no one in the production of this audiobook knew the correct way to say Augusta. A tiny bit of research would have gone a long way here. "
" This was a really sweet book. Quick read, funny and just a nice heartwarming story. "
" I laughed my way through this one. Great characters and they made me feel like I knew them personally. "
" This is a lovely, Southern charm, "Chick-lit" book. A perfect summer diversion. I will keep reading this series. "
" A fun cast of characters in the style of Fannie Flagg kept this book interesting and entertaining, with a little too much suspension of disbelief required. "
" There are 3 books in this series, FUNNY!! The ladies in these books are a hoot! A must read to pick up your spirits! "
" Absolutely loved these 3 by Karin Gillespie....a change of pace that will have you laughing out loud all through each of the books. "
" Argh ... I chose to read a "gentle" book for class, because I NEVER read cozy or gentle books. Now I know what I'm not missing. "
" Light-hearted, clean, a little silly. "
" A fun series of books. They are laugh out loud funny. I really like the way Karin writes. "
" After I finished the Mitford series I was looking for another set of easy going books. These are just ok. "
" Fun and quick read, very southern! "
" Finished it in a day, looking forward to reading the next one in the series. "
" I loved this and just started on the second! "
" Story was okay but the romance was boring. The story was a little too sappy for me. If it was supposed to be funny it wasn't. The way every thing wrapped up in the end was unrealistic. "
" An okay, easy read. I won't go out of my way to read the rest of the series. "
" This is a small town, good folk, kind of book. Lot's of fun characters, some you love to hate. "
" Just a fun book to read. "
" Good Southern Chick Lit. "
" The book was amusing, but very predictable. Maybe because the author is a special ed teacher, she writes for an audience she knows. "
" I really enjoyed Bet Your Bottom Dollar. It was a comforting and homey story. I liked all the characters. "
" A fun easy read novel with just the right mixture of comedy, drama and romance to make a great story line. Gillespie nailed the wide range of Southern people! "
" This was very funny! Great characters. "
" A great cozy country read about friends of different generations coming together to save a small town store. "
Karin Gillespie is the nationally bestselling author of five novels. She has also written for the New York Times, Washington Post, and Writer Magazine. She has an MFA from Converse College and lives in Augusta, Georgia. She writes a book column for the Augusta Chronicle, and a humor column for the Augusta magazine.
Carrington MacDuffie is a voice actor and recording artist who has narrated over two hundred audiobooks, received numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has been a frequent finalist for the Audie Award, including for her original audiobook, Many Things Invisible. Alongside her narration work, she has released a new album of original songs, Only an Angel.
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