North meets South in this comic tale of romance and hairspray set in rural Virginia, where Manhattan entertainment executive Bailey Rhodes has arrived dressed head to toe in Prada to help her mother recuperate from a stroke. What's a girl to do when faced with impending aunthood, a house full of contestants for the annual Miss Tidewater Butter Bean pageant, and a mother with secrets she's unable--or unwilling--to reveal? Why, fall in love with the agronomist next door, of course, and fight back with New York City street smarts . . . while learning a few beauty secrets along the way.

Genre: Romance