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A Dollar Short

By: Karin Gillespie
Narrated by: Carrington Macduffie
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It isn't every day a movie star steals your husband. When that day comes for Chiffon Butrell of Cayboo Creek, South Carolina, she looks to the Bottom Dollar Girls to help her out of one fine mess.

With three kids to feed and Lonnie's paycheck from the Nutra-Sweet plant being forwarded to a California address, Chiffon is coming up more than a dollar short. There's just one thing to be done: call on her estranged older sister, Chenille. As crisis reigns, Chenille is welcomed by the Bottom Dollar Girls for her cool head and quick thinking. And when Chenille runs into a little trouble of her own, she begins to see the future in friendship.

A rollicking, hilarious novel about two sisters who are each one of a kind, A Dollar Short is a delicious page-turner worth every last cent.

©2005 Karin Gillespie (P)2006 Blackstone Audio Inc.

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"Never a dull moment....This fast-paced screamer of a romance begs a giggle, if not a guffaw." (Booklist)

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Fun story of the folks in small town South Carolin

The ladies of Cayboo Creek, South Carolina are always there to support each other, often gathering in the Bottom Dollar Emporium to discuss life and everything happening in their small community. In book two, sisters, Chiffon and Chenille, are the center of interest. Never very close as children, and with a mom that was trying to raise beauty queens, they now find themselves thrown together by life's problems.

Chiffon's husband has gone to Hollywood on a prize that she actually won, but a sick baby kept her at home. Her sexy, handsome husband finds himself in the arms of a conniving Hollywood starlet, and he's not unhappy to be there. Added problems come because Chiffon has been left with no money but plenty of unpaid bills. Then she slips and sprains her ankle at her cafe job. Nothing to do but call upon her estranged sister to help with her children.

Conveniently, Chenille has just been fired from her teaching job because of the antics of her classroom helper. With everything in this small town being the source of gossip, and the media hounding Chiffon, it's up to the help of their friends for each of these women to take control of their lives and find true happiness.

I thoroughly enjoy these stories. The woman are all too human. The conversations and situations find truth in great humor and blunt common sense. The faults and foibles of small town life are wonderfully overrun by the loyalty, friendless, and community compassion found in difficult situations. Well written characters make me want to become friends with these ladies.

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Love

Love, love… LOVE this book! Was very sad when it ended! Hopefully there’s a book 3 ♥️

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a sequel...

that is better than the first book. Worth your time and money.

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Better Than Book One But Still An Aquired Taste

A Dollar Short: The Bottom Dollar Girls Go Hollywood by Karin Gillespie
Bottom Dollar Girls #2
8h 20m narrated by Carrington MacDuffie, 280 pages

Genre: Women's Fiction, Comedy

Featuring: Epigraphs, Aiken County South Carolina, Waitress, Mother, Kids & Babies, Country Folks, Tricenarian MC, Baby Shower, Cheating Husband, Sisters, Teacher, Actress, Music, Gossiping, Drama, Food, Paparazzi, Sex - Off-Camera

Rating as a movie: PG-15

Songs for the soundtrack: "Only on Days That End in "Y"" by Clay Walker, "Welcome to Dumpsville, Population You" by Caustic Soda, "Soul Provider" by Michael Bolton, "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" by Lobo, "My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme From “Titanic”)" by Kenny G, "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash, "Stand by Your Man" by Tammy Wynette, "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?" by Shania Twain, "Honk If You Honky Tonk" by George Strait, "Always On My Mind" by Willie Nelson, "Mandy" by Barry Manilow, "That’s Amore" by Dean Martin, "I Would Kiss You Through The Screendoor But It'd Strain Our Love", "Guess My Eyes Were Bigger Than My Heart" by Conway Twitty, "Born Free" by Andy Williams, "Ladies Night" by Kool & The Gang, "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot

My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⅚🎥

My thoughts: 📱29% 2:25:10 Ch. 10 - This story is better than the last one despite the outrageous hijinks. Unfortunately, the audiobook has 7 chapters all over an hour long that consist of multiple chapters, I stopped at Ch. 10 but it's Chapter 3 according to the tracks, and Chapter 4 starts at Ch. 15. 😒

It was better than the first book but still not a full 4-star read. Some of the humor was a bit off-color and the worst country song titles continued. I'm going to read book 3 but after a few other books

Recommend to others: Maybe. This series isn't amazing but you'll either enjoy it or find it dated and corny.

Bottom Dollar Girls
1. Bet Your Bottom Dollar (2004)
2. A Dollar Short (2005)
3. Dollar Daze (2006)

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Please learn how names are pronounced

I like these these books well enough and delighted they're on the free list...but dang.. Augusta Georgia is not pronounced AUG-us-ta.....and there were several other towns mispronounced. A little thing but it bugs me every time I hear it ...but I like the stories and the female growth and support a lot....

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Love these hometown stories with well developed characters and ther determination to improve their lives and their communities

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Great read

This was a funny and lighthearted book. I found myself laughing out loud throughout several times

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Good

Story line sort of different but ended up being good also no cussing or out of the world sex

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So depressing

The first half was so awful and depressing I’m not sure how I continued. It got better the second half and there was more humor and good things like in the first story. I can’t imagine anyone, let alone two people, can have that many awful people in their lives.

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The saga continues

I am enjoying this series about a group of southern “redneck” women and their many zany and heartwarming adventures.

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