THE EX-DEBUTANTE

Carlisle Wainwright Cushing, of the old-moneyed Willow Creek, Texas Wainwrights, is the daughter of larger-than-life Ridgely Wainwright … Cushing-Jameson-Lackley-Harper-Ogden. Given her mother's predilection for divorce, is anyone surprised that Carlisle became a divorce lawyer, far away in Boston, where no one, including her fiancé, knows she's an heiress. But now, three years later, Carlisle is lured back to Texas to deal with her mother's latest divorce which has the whole town talking, and the family-sponsored 100th annual debutante ball which is on the verge of collapse. Suddenly the determined lawyer is weighing the merits of beads vs. crystals on ball gowns and teaching eighteen year olds to balance books on their heads, all the while trying to figure out how to tell her deeply Southern mother that she is engaged to a Yankee. Things go from bad to worse and she's afraid she'll never get back to Boston, at least with her reputation intact, especially when good ol' Southern boy Jack Blair shows up on the opposite side of the divorce court, making her wonder if the man is going after her mother in the proceedings, or her given the pesky little fact that she left him three years earlier.

Her trip home challenges Carlisle's sense of who she really is and forces her to face the secrets her family has tried to keep, well, secret. Funny and smart, poignant and true, THE EX-DEBUTANTE is a story about the risks one woman must take if she stands a chance of finding herself, real love, and her place in that crazy thing we call family.

Bestselling author of nineteen novels, Linda Francis Lee is a former Texas Debutante who has high hopes that all photos of the experience are long gone. She currently lives in New York City with her husband where she is at work on her next novel.

THE DEVIL IN THE JUNIOR LEAGUE

Former Junior Leaguer Linda Francis Lee has crafted a scandalously delicious novel that takes you deep into the heart of Texas blue-blood society.  Fredericka Mercedes Hildebrand Ware (Frede to her friends) lives her life by the rules—the Junior League of Willow Creek Texas’s rules, that is.  And with a big house, a handsome husband, and plenty of money (albeit her Daddy’s), she fits the JLWC mold to a tee. But when her husband betrays her, steals her money, and runs off to places unknown, Frede’s pristine reputation is in serious jeopardy.  To make matters worse, there is only one person in town who stands a chance at helping her get revenge—Howard Grout, a tasteless, gold-chain-wearing lawyer who has bought his way into Frede's tony neighborhood.  The price: Frede has to get his tacky, four-inch-stiletto-and-pink-spandex-wearing wife, Nikki, into the Junior League.  Hang on tight for an irresistible tale of getting in and getting even, as Linda Francis Lee shows us that some rules are made to be broken.

Simply Sexy

"fast-moving, romantic and all-around entertaining" -- RT BOOK reviews

Sinfully Sexy

"totally delightful, fun read" -- The Best Reviews

Suddenly Sexy

"Linda Francis Lee writes powerfully moving love stories..." -- Nora Roberts

The Wedding Diaries

"Wonderful. . . Linda Francis Lee delights readers!" -- Rachel Gibson USA Today Bestselling Author

Looking For Lacey

"Fun, sexy, cool… A must read." -- Rachel Gibson, USA Today Bestselling Author

The Ways of Grace

"I couldn't put this book down!" -- Paula Myers, Reviewer, Old Book Barn Gazette

Nightingale's Gate

A Perfect Ten! "An excellent read!" -- Carol Carter, Romance Reviews Today

Swan's Grace

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED "Like a rare diamond, Ms. Lee provides a stunning tale." -- Midwest Reviews

Dove's Way

"DOVE'S WAY is a wonderful book, from haunting opening to soul-satisfying last sentence." -- Carrie Masek Scribes World Reviews

Crimson Lace

"… the intensity of feeling… will have readers falling in love right along with Lily and Morgan." -- Publishers Weekly

Emerald Rain

"The emotional depth and exceptional storytelling in Emerald Rain lifts Linda Francis Lee into the ranks of the most eloquent writers of the genre." -- Romantic Times Magazine

Blue Waltz

"An absolutely stunning story… " -- The Atlanta Journal/Constitution