Heartbreak Cafe

A touching novel full of Southern comfort for fans of Joshilyn Jackson and Fannie Flagg.

Dell Haley''s mama always said there were two things a man couldn''t get enough of: good cookin'' and good lovin''. Well, Dell knows she''s got the cookin'' down pat, but her husband is getting more than his fair share of lovin''-in another woman''s bed. And when he dies there, Dell''s predictable life comes to a screeching halt. Short on money and education, Dell turns to the one thing that has never let her down: her cooking. For the first time in her life, Dell takes a huge risk and opens a restaurant in a derelict diner on the west end of town. The cafe gradually becomes a gathering place for a motley crew of people who become Dell''s family. And yet, even as her life becomes more solid, Dell is plagued by the memory of her husband''s betrayal-but the answers she seeks may have a higher price than she''s willing to pay.