New Attitude

Marilee Abernathy''s life is a mess. Everyone in Chickpea, South Carolina, knows about her husband''s affair with the town floozy.But when her dignified farewell–complete with pearls and impeccably applied Mary Kay cosmetics–turns into a spectacularly unsuccessful attempt to hang herself from a fake ceiling beam, Marilee figures there has to be a better way to cope.Marilee needs a new attitude–at least, that''s what her neighbor Sam Brewer thinks. Between his demanding mother and his crazy ex-wife, though, the last thing he wants is another woman whose life is out of control. But Marilee''s learning on her own that a little attitude can go a long way–suddenly she''s taking charge and taking chances she''d never imagined. And watching her blossom reminds Sam of some long-forgotten dreams of his own. Now he''s just got to convince her to turn some of that attitude his way….