Splendora : A Novel

The new librarian in the tiny town of Splendora, Texas, has a big secret A stunning and stylish femme fatale named Miss Jessie Gatewood has arrived in the dusty hamlet of Splendora. Miss Jessie is the new town librarian & mdash;but she has much bigger plans than just shelving books. She intends to give the town and its people a much-needed makeover. But even as she is influencing the fashion sense of the local ladies & mdash;and winning the heart of the lovesick Brother Leggett, Splendora & rsquo;s Baptist minister & mdash;a surprising plan for vengeance occupies the fabulous Miss Gatewood & rsquo;s mind. In Edward Swift & rsquo;s provocative, hilarious first novel, a small town is turned upside down by a new arrival & mdash;and a shocking return The new librarian in the tiny town of Splendora, Texas, has a big secret A stunning and stylish femme fatale named Miss Jessie Gatewood has arrived in the dusty hamlet of Splendora. Miss Jessie is the new town librarian{u2014}but she has much bigger plans than just shelving books. She intends to give the town and its people a much-needed makeover. But even as she is influencing the fashion sense of the local ladies{u2014}and winning the heart of the lovesick Brother Leggett, Splendora{u2019}s Baptist minister{u2014}a surprising plan for vengeance occupies the fabulous Miss Gatewood{u2019}s mind. In Edward Swift{u2019}s provocative, hilarious first novel, a small town is turned upside down by a new arrival{u2014}and a shocking return