Charming Grace
by Deborah Smith

Set in the real-life small Georgia town of Dahlonega, Charming Grace take readers on a funny, whimsical, poignant joyride from the small time South to the big time movie world, linked by a heartfelt family secret neither Boone nor Grace could ever have imagined.

Grace Vance's troubled but beloved police detective husband died a hero's death, and Grace is determined to protect his very personal history from exploitation. But good taste and sensitivity have never stopped Hollywood he-man superstar, Stone Senterra before, and it sure won't now. Stone's making a hokey, action-packed film about her husband's life whether Grace likes it or not. Stone's big mistake is underestimating this former beauty queen and southern belle steel magnolia's determination to throw every monkey wrench she owns into his plans.

But Grace doesn't realize that Stone has a secret weapon of his own: His loyal bodyguard, Boone Nolene. Armed with a deep, Cajun accent and plenty of likable bad-boy appeal, Boone is everything Grace never expected from a Hollywood star's entourage: he's kind, funny, and authentically charming.

Other Books by Deborah Smith

A Gentle Rain

The Crossroads Cafe

Diary of a Radical Mermaid
WaterLilies Series: book 2

Charming Grace

Reunion At Mossy Creek

Sweet Hush

Stone Flower Garden

Alice at Heart
Waterlilies series: book 1

Mossy Creek

Deborah Smith's Bio

Deborah Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of A Place to Call Home, Sweet Hush, and other acclaimed romantic novels portraying life and love in the modern Appalachian South. A native Georgian, Deborah is a former newspaper editor who turned to novel-writing with great success.

With more than 30 romance and women's fiction novels to her credit, Deborah's books have sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Among her honors is a Career Achievement Award from Romantic Times Magazine and a nomination for the prestigious Townsend Literary Award. In 2003 Disney optioned Sweet Hush for film.

Deborah is a founding partner of BelleBooks, a small southern press known for feel-good southern fiction including the Mossy Creek Hometown Series and the Sweet Tea story collections.

Deborah lives on a secluded dirt road high in the mountains of north Georgia with Hank, her husband of 27 years, plus a herd of deer, a flock of turkeys, numerous well-fed raccoons, possums and the occasional bear, also eight cats, a dog and two enormous koi fish named Daisy and Albert.