Pride, Prejudice and Cheese Grits

This hilarious Southern retelling of Jane Austen's <i>Pride and Prejudice </i>tells the story of two hard-headed Civil war historians who find that first impressions can be deceiving.<br><br>Shelby Roswell, a Civil War historian and professor, is on the fast track to tenure - that is, until her new book is roasted by the famous historian Ransom Fielding in a national review. With her career stalled by a man she's never met, Shelby struggles to maintain her composure when she discovers that Fielding has taken a visiting professorship at her small Southern college. <br> <br>Ransom Fielding is still struggling with his role in his wife's accidental death six years ago and is hoping that a year at Shelby's small college near his hometown of Oxford, Mississippi, will be a respite from the pressures of Ivy League academia. He never bargained for falling in love with the one woman whose career - and pride - he injured, and who would do anything to make him leave. <br> <br>When these two hot-headed southerners find themselves fighting over the centuries-old history of local battles and antebellum mansions, their small college is about to become a battlefield of Civil War proportions. <br> <br>With familiar and relatable characters and wit to spare, <i>Pride, Prejudice and Cheese Grits </i>shows you that love can conquer all ... especially when pride, prejudice, love, and cheese grits are involved!