Introduction: Hail to the Belles: Strong as Oaks, Sweet as Honeysuckle 1 -- Chapter 1 It's More Than the Drawl, Y'all 11 -- Chapter 2 Charm That Disarms 27 -- Chapter 3 Sweet as Vinegar Pie 43 -- Chapter 4 If Life Were Fair, Pecan Pie Would Have No Calories 53 -- Chapter 5 Pretty Is as Pretty Does 65 -- Chapter 6 Always Look Your Best Even If You Feel Your Worst 77 -- Chapter 7 Artistry Behind a Southerner's Flirtatious Ways 91 -- Chapter 8 When We Want to Overpay, We Shop at Neiman Marcus 105 -- Chapter 9 Accent Your Life with Laughter (Even If It Isn't in a Southern Accent) 119 -- Chapter 10 Tradition of Honoring Home and Hearth 127 -- Chapter 11 Life's a Peach 141 -- Chapter 12 Better Buy a Roll of Tums: Someone Wicked This Way Comes 155 -- Chapter 13 Spit in the Devil's Face Even If It Isn't Nice Manners 165 -- Chapter 14 Choose Your Battles Carefully: If Custer Had, He Wouldn't Be Buried in the Middle of Nowhere 177 -- Chapter 15 When Love Doesn't Treat You Like a Lady, Teach It Better Manners 189 -- Chapter 16 We'd Rather Have a Broken Heart Than a Broken Set of China 207 -- Chapter 17 A Good Attitude Is Like Kudzu: It Spreads Quickly and Never Quits Growing 217.