By Invitation Only - Tapa dura

"Frank's wit permeates her social media...and infuses By Invitation Only..."--New York Times Sunday Book Review

"Dottie Frank's books have the fizz of a gin and tonic, the hilarity of a night out at a comedy club and the warmth of a South Carolina sun. Dip in, dive in, but no matter how you go, you'll love her."--Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of Big Stone Gap and The Shoemaker's Wife on The Last Original Wife

"Something about her novels just seems to say summer."--USA Today

"BY INVITATION ONLY is a heartwarming and hilarious account of opposites attracting just as the world at large wrestles with these same questions of what is true wealth and what is true love and equality."--Bookreporter.com

"Worlds collide in this funny, sharp, empathetic novel about what happens when two very different families are forced to become one."--Good Housekeeping

"There's an adjustment period whenever two families merge, but these fictional folks will keep you laughing all the way."--Parade

"The queen of the salt-sprayed Lowcountry tale has done it again. Reading Frank is like spending time with a favorite friend who's witty and a bit crass and has got to tell you every tidbit...Count on a story brimming with snappy dialogue that always rings true."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Benton Frank's characters are both brazen and down-to-earth...Eccentric, thought-provoking and hilarious, her charming tales envelop the reader into the plot with each and every book she publishes."--New York Journal of Books

"By Invitation Only (William Morrow) by Dorothea Benton Frank is the latest serving of Frank's trademark warm humor and engaging characters..."--Tampa Bay Times

"In her 19th novel, Montclair resident Dorothea Benton Frank rolls out an epic tale of social clash with humor and empathy."--New Jersey Monthly

A young, sophisticated Chicago woman falls for the owner of a farm on Johns Island, a lush lowcountry paradise off the coast of South Carolina, and trades the bustle of cosmopolitan city life for the vagaries of a small Southern community. By the best-selling author of The Hurricane Sisters. 250,000 first printing.