
Ain't She Sweet?
Susan Elizabeth Phillips
The mean girl comes home broke and humbled — but the man she wronged most hasn't forgotten a thing.
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The girl everybody loves to hate has returned to the town she'd sworn to leave behind forever. As the rich, spoiled princess of Parrish, Mississippi, Sugar Beth Carey had broken hearts, ruined friendships, and destroyed reputations. But fifteen years have passed, and life has taught Sugar Beth its toughest lessons. Now she's come home—broke, desperate, and too proud to show it.
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