SynopsisWhat happens after a fairy tale romance suddenly ends? Can you really go home again?Jessica Carola Jenson thought she had it all. She graduated from Cambridge University, had an entry-level position with a London publishing house, shared a small flat with a couple of friends, and had a posh new boyfriend named Will Smythe, a divorced architect with a young son. It's a dream come true for the pretty young woman from Hilly Dale, Arkansas.When Will proposes to Jessica in historic Carcassonne, France a year later, she learns that her intended is William Fielding-Smythe, Earl of Ponder, heir to the small, but extremely wealthy, dukedom of Hearthe, located in North West England.Years later, after experiencing a tragedy and the death of her mother within a short time, Jessica returns to Hilly Dale, Arkansas to get away from memories that haunt her in England and to sort out her parents' estate in Arkansas, but her return to her hometown isn't exactly what she hopes it will be. When her secret life as 'Carola, The Duchess of Hearthe, ' is exposed, all hell breaks loose in Hilly Dale and Jessica has some serious decisions to make, made more difficult by the resurfacing of her junior high boyfriend, Beckham Hailey."The Duchess of Hillbilly Dale" takes a look at small-town life, exposing secrets, hypocrisy, and greed, while revealing jealousies and competitions that date back to junior high school, What happens after a fairy tale romance suddenly ends? Can you really go home again? Jessica Carola Jenson thought she had it all. She'd left her small Arkansas town for Cambridge University, graduated, and scored an entry-level position with a London publishing house. She shared a small flat with a couple of friends, and was engaged to Will Smythe, a divorced architect with a young son, but then Jessica discovers her intended is heir to a dukedom. When tragedy strikes years later, Jessica returns to Hilly Dale, Arkansas. All she wants is to gain some perspective, write her novels, and spend time with her teenaged daughter; however, life in her hometown isn't exactly how she remembers it. Her aunt is driving her crazy; her old boyfriend who broke her heart resurfaces. To make matters worse, now that her parents are gone someone is determined to discover her secret which had been protected all these years. How far will someone go to try and destroy her? The Duchess of Hillbilly Dale takes a look at small-town life, exposing secrets, hypocrisy, and greed, while revealing jealousies and competitions that date back to junior high. Small Town Humor, Rural Humor, Southern Humor, Arkansas Humor, Closed Door Romance, Later in Life Romance, Second Chances, Small Town Romance, Small Town Intrigue., What happens after a fairy tale romance suddenly ends? Can you really go home again?Jessica Carola Jenson thought she had it all. She graduated from Cambridge University, had an entry-level position with a London publishing house, shared a small flat with a couple of friends, and had a posh new boyfriend named Will Smythe, a divorced architect with a young son. It's a dream come true for the pretty, young, introverted, anglophile from Hilly Dale, Arkansas.When Will proposes to Jessica in historic Carcassonne, France a year later, she learns that her intended is William Fielding-Smythe, Earl of Ponder, heir to the small, but extremely wealthy, dukedom located in North West England. Years later, Jessica returns to Hilly Dale, Arkansas to get away from memories that haunt her in England and to sort out her parents' estate in Arkansas, but her return to her hometown isn't exactly what she hopes it will be. When her secret life as 'Carola, The Duchess of Hearthe, ' is exposed, all hell breaks loose in Hilly Dale and Jessica has some serious decisions to make, made more difficult by the resurfacing of her junior-high boyfriend, Beckham Hailey, and their growing attraction."The Duchess of Hillbilly Dale" takes a look at small-town life, exposing secrets, hypocrisy, and greed, while revealing jealousies and competitions that date back to junior high schoo