Tiara Club

Grab your sparkliest tiara, blend your favorite fruity drink, and get ready to laugh and cry with the women of the Tiara Club. Georgia Elliott grew up in a small Gulf town full of Southern charm---and a superefficient grapevine---so the few secrets she's managed to keep are precious, including that she invented TV's hottest new kitchen gadget, the Miracle Chef. A second-generation beauty queen, Georgia turns to women she knows she can trust to keep her secret from her controlling society mama: the Tiara Club. All the members are veterans of the pageant circuit, but they've just admitted one woman who doesn't fit in---a Yankee who's never taped her breasts or smeared glue on her butt to wow the judges. And this year the Tiara Club is determined to help this outsider win the coveted Shrimp Queen crown. Add in an impending wedding and the club's attempts to keep Georgia's secret, and the women of the Tiara Club have to do all they can to hold on to their poise, their friendships, and their senses of humor. Praise for Beverly Brandt: "Steel Magnolias meet the Sweet Potato Queens in this book about friendship, beauty pageants, Southern living, deep, dark secrets, and the sacrifices we make in the name of love. Don't miss this witty, charming novel!" ---Joan Johnston, New York Timesbestselling author of No Longer a Stranger "The perfect pick-me-up for rainy days." ---Publishers Weekly "An author to watch." ---Elizabeth Bevarly, author of Just Like a ManBrandt, Beverly is the author of 'Tiara Club ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780312341220 and ISBN 0312341229.