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Name of Book: Doug and Carlie Author: Lisa Smartt ISBN: 9780615703589 Publisher: Smartt Speaking Part of a Series: Doug and Carlie Type of book: christianity, faith, finding soul-mate, south, author, big city vs small town, community, death, renewal, romance, clean Year it was published: 2012 Summary: Carlie once ate a whole lemon meringue pie. But she regrets it. She regrets it the way a drunk regrets downing a bottle of Jack Daniels. It was soothing and horribly depressing all at the same time. Carlie, a 32-year-old employee at the Dollar General Store in Commerce, Georgia, dreams of love and literary success, in that order. But love and literary success don’t always come easy, especially for a tall woman with a big behind who stocks canned sweet potatoes for a living. She’s ten years late on college and only has $167.29 in the bank. In her estimation, she’s late on finding love too. The good news? Sometimes there are rewards for late bloomers. Characters: ...