And then there are the extraordinary booksellers, and I mean every single one of you across this big wonderful country of ours, I thank you from the bottom of my heart, most especially Margot Sage-El and the Jedis of Watchung Booksellers in Montclair, New Jersey, Vicki Crafton and her wonderful booksellers at Litchfield Books in Pawley’s Island, South Carolina, Jonathan Sanchez of Blue Bicycle Books in Charleston, Wendy Hudson from Mitchell’s Book Corner on Nantucket and all the wonderful people from the Nantucket Book Festival and Jacquie Lee, who, lucky for me, always finds a way to enhance book tour or my life in general. I love y’all and you know it’s true.

To my growing family! Carmine and Victoria and that precious angel from heaven, Teddy Peluso, whom we all adore—as y’all know, I love y’all so much! And Liam and Maddie Frank—I love y’all so much and miss you every day. And to Brian and Roberta Benton and Matthew and Danielle Benton and of course, little Luke, you all inspire me and fill my heart. And to my amazing husband, Peter. Mr. Frank? There are no words to describe my enormous love for you, but love you I do with all my heart, and all of you with all I’ve got.

Finally, to my readers, to whom I owe the greatest debt of all, I am sending you the most sincere and profound thanks for reading my stories, for sending along so many nice emails and posts and for coming to my book events. Y’all are the why of why I try and write a book each year. I hope Queen Bee will bring you lots of happiness and give you a thing or two to think about. There’s a lot of magic down here in the Lowcountry. Please come see us and get some for yourself. I love you all and thank you once again.

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New York Times bestselling author DOROTHEA BENTON FRANK was born and raised on Sullivans Island, South Carolina. Until her passing in 2019, Dorothea and her husband split their time between New Jersey and Sullivans Island, South Carolina. A contemporary voice of the South, Dorothea Benton Frank has been beloved by fans and friends alike since her debut novel, Sullivan’s Island. Readers from coast to coast have fallen for the quick wit and the signature humor that permeated her many bestselling novels.

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