Search - Ain't She Sweet?

Phillips's wicked sense of humor combined with romance makes for great reading.

I've loved most of Susan Elizabeth Phillips' books, and this is one of my favorites. A yummy hero and a strong and interesting heroine--don't miss this one!

Very witty, and full of great bickering script. Didn't care for the revenge plot, but the ending is sweet.

This is the first Susan Elizabeth Phillips book I've read, but I enjoyed it so much that it won't be the last. It is amusing, witty, and kept me reading to the last page.

Completely entertaining, funny, heart-wrenching, vivid clash of personalities as memorable as Rhett and Scarlett.

Perfect complement of storyteller and narrator. You will laugh, you will cry, you will be wholly entertained. The BEST book I have read in a long time... I did not want it to end!

I really liked this book. The language is a bit course at times, but it fit the characters' personalities. I loved the witticisms exchanged between Sugar Beth and Colin.

Typical SEP - sweet, funny romance.

Being from Mississippi, I love any book that is set in the my home state and this one is no exception. Sugar Beth Carey has come back to Parrish, Mississippi and she has brought her reputation for wrecking havoc with her. This is a great read.

A cute, silly, predictable no-brainer! Perfect for whiling away time at the airport, Dr's office, etc. Cute

I loved this book. Susan Elizabeth Phillips is a great author. I have read all of her books to date, and you can expect to always have a great read, this book is no exception.

I wasn't sure I was going to like this book, what with a tarnished and obviously flawed heroine and an unattractive hero (I'll admit to being shallow about these things when reading romance novels!), but I LOVED this book. It didn't take me long to fall in love with the characters and I thoroughly enjoyed their story. This book made me laugh at least as many times as it made me want to cry.

I couldn't get into it.

My favorite SEP. Funny and good romance.

good book

Sugar Beth Carey's come back to Parrish, Mississippi, and she's brought her reputation for wreaking havoc with her. She's broke, desperate, and too proud to show it, even with her old enemies lining up for a chance to get even. Her former girlfriends have their eyebrow pencils sharpened into lethal points. Winnie Davis her longtime rival, is fully armed with the money, power, and prestige that had once been Sugar Beth's. But worst of all is Colin Byrne, the man whose career Sugar Beth had destroyed and exactly accidentally.
Now Colin's famous novelist living in Sugar Beth's old mansion, and this modern day dark prince is using his writer's imagination to figure out how to bring the town's beautiful former princes to her knees. But Sugar Beth's no longer the spoiled rich girl they all remember. No, now she's a woman to be reckoned with...and a great big reckonin' is about to happen, not least of all for one dark prince who might-just might- be thinking about fallin' in love with the wickedest girl in town.
A funny, heartwarming, oh-so-spicy story of love, friendship, and the possibility of happily-ever-after.

THE MAIN CHARACTER SUGAR BETH CAREY HAS COME BACK HOME. SHE IS BROKE BUT TOO PROUD TO LET ANYONE KNOW. SUGAR BETH'S OLD HOME IS BEING LIVED IN BY HER OLD NEMESIS AND HE WILL DO WHAT EVER IT TAKES TO DESTROY SUGAR BETH LIKE SHE DESTROYED HIM!!

Sugar Beth Carey's come back to Parrish, Mississippi, and she's brought her reputation for wreaking havoc with her. She's broke, desperate, and too proud to show it, even with her old enemies lining up for a chance to get even. Her former girlfriends have their eyebrow pencils sharpened into lethal points. Winnie her longtime rival is filly armed with the money, power and prestige that had once been Sugar's. But worst of all is Colin, the man whose career Sugar destroyed and not exactly accidentally. Now Colin is living in sugars old mansion and trying to figure out a way to bring Sugar to her knees. But Sugar is not the same girl she use to be.....

Afunny, heartwarming, oh-so-spicy story of love, friendship, and the possibility of happily-ever-after. (From the back cover)One of my favorite authors.

I could not put this book down!

From Publishers Weekly
A small town's prodigal daughter returns to face her past in bestseller Phillips's latest cheeky, diverting fairy tale. Sugar Beth Carey, "the wild child of Parrish, Mississippi," was once the queen of all she surveyed, but after 15 years and three marriages, she's a broken (and broke) husk of her former self. Who's loving the schadenfreude? The Seawillows, for starters-the gaggle of Southern belles Sugar dumped years ago, plus Winnie Davis, the half-sister she treated like dirt. And there's more: not only did Sugar stomp on gorgeous Ryan Galantine's heart (luckily, Winnie caught him on the rebound), she also got Colin Byrne, the sexy British high school teacher, fired for ostensibly coming on to her. Colin now owns her family's manse, and she's inherited the carriage house on his property-along with a highly valuable painting, location unknown (might it be hiding in Colin's attic? Or is it right under her nose?). Phillips keeps the tension high, with Colin (now a successful writer and member of the town's "in" crowd) and all of the rest of Parrish looking to make Sugar pay for past misdeeds. Colin hires her to be his housekeeper, and soon their days are filled with bickering, backstabbing and lots of orgasmic sex. A subplot involving Gigi, Winnie and Ryan's rebellious teenage daughter, who somewhat improbably turns to Sugar Beth for advice, detracts from the primary drama. The novel is at its best when Phillips sticks with what she does best-fast-paced romps featuring two headstrong people who finally realize that they're soul mates.
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