Jolie Russell and her father, Wyatt, have lived a hardscrabble life on their tobacco farm in Cottonwood, Kentucky. Jolie's mom died of lung cancer ten years ago and Jolie despises the fact that the Russell's make a living on what killed her mother. Therefore, when developer Cody Dean offers the Russel's several million dollars for their acreage, plus allowing them to keep some for their new home that must conform to the specs for all properties built in Copper Creek Estates, they accept and thus begins their new life.

One year later Jolie and Wyatt are living in a mansion, and are the laughing stock of Copper Creek Estates. Jolie is like a one-man Keystone Kop force, and they have, unknowingly, broken every covenant of the Homeowners Association. Cody is sent to inform them they must confirm to the rules, as they are dragging down home values. Cody dreads being the messenger, but it gives him a chance to be around Jolie, a woman he finds refreshingly honest and forthright. Cody was two years ahead of Jolie in school, but he was the man of her dreams for years and the main reason she didn't do any better in her classes. Cody's brother, Brett, left the family business and millions to become a school teacher/baseball coach. He and Jolie have a repartee and Brett finds a woman who can teach the Russell's etiquette. Brett is also convinced his big brother has it bad for Jolie.

Like Cinderella, Redneck Jolie finds her Prince Charming in suave Cody Dean. Wyatt finds love with Miss Abigail, his mentor, and even Jolie's maid/personal assistant gets in the act. REDNECK CINDERELLA is all in fun and tongue-in-cheek, and other than umpteen too many high-fives and knuckle-bumps, the story is great escapism.

Book Summary

Raised by her widowed father, Jolie Russell could keep up with any man—that is, until wealthy and sexy land developer Cody Dean struts into her life.

Cody buys the Russell farm with an impossible-to-refuse multimillion-dollar offer, then relocates Jolie and her dad to the Copper Creek Estates. But the country club atmosphere isn’t ready for Jolie’s kind of country. As her two worlds collide, Jolie wonders how she can ever hope to capture Cody’s heart without giving up her grits.

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