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The Bad Behavior of Belle Cantrell
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The Bad Behavior of Belle Cantrell Paperback - 2006

by Loraine Despres

Set in 1920 Louisiana, this prequel to "The Scandalous Summer of Sissy LeBlanc" tells the story of Belle Cantrell before she becomes the grandmother to Sissy LeBlanc--a sexy, sassy story of murder, adultery, romance, bigotry, and regular church attendance, with laugh-out-loud humor and a cast of zany, endearing characters.


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Belle Cantrell felt guilty about killing her husband and she hated that. Feeling guilty, that is. A lady shouldn't do something she's going to feel guilty about later was a rule Belle kept firmly in mind.

Welcome to the world of beautiful, irrepressible Belle Cantrell, years before she becomes grandmother to Sissy LeBlanc of Loraine Despres' bestselling The Scandalous Summer of Sissy LeBlanc. It is 1920, prohibition is in full swing, women are clamoring for the vote -- and in the little town of Gentry, Louisiana, narrow-minded intolerance is on the rise. Sent to jail for swimming in an indecent bathing costume with a group of suffragists, Belle Cantrell knows her behavior broke the rules. But sometimes -- most of the time -- she has to twist the rules a little, because they all say the same thing: "Don't."

A sexy, sassy story of murder, adultery, romance, bigotry, and regular church attendance, with laugh-out-loud humor and a cast of zany, endearing characters you won't forget, The Bad Behavior of Belle Cantrell is a big comic love story . . . and much more.

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BELLE CANTRELL FELT guilty about killing her husband, and she hated that.

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  • Title The Bad Behavior of Belle Cantrell
  • Author Loraine Despres
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Harper Perennial, Nw York
  • Date 2006-06-01
  • ISBN 9780060515263 / 0060515260
  • Weight 0.66 lbs (0.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.02 x 5.3 x 0.85 in (20.37 x 13.46 x 2.16 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1920's
    • Cultural Region: Deep South
    • Geographic Orientation: Louisiana
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Louisiana
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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