In Scarlett Says, Joan Meeler is thirty and hopelessly in love with books. No heroine moves her like Gone with the Wind's Scarlett O'Hara. Quiet and food-loving, Joan feels she falls short of Scarlett's outspoken passion, her strength, and even her seventeen-inch waist. Then she becomes the secret hostess of an advice blog. Writing as Scarlett Says, she turns out to be remarkably good at dispensing guidance in her heroine's devil-may-care tone. For a while, living vicariously is enough. Then she meets Charles. He is a Christian and a faithful "Scarlett Says" reader, and suddenly Joan is dreaming of something more. Certain that her heroine holds the answer, she digs deeper and deeper into Scarlett's mind, searching for anything that might quiet her rising insecurities. The search comes up short. In the end, the confidence she is looking for must come from somewhere else: from within herself, and from God. Julie L. Cannon, who passed away in 2012, was a bestselling novelist. Scarlett Says is written for readers and book groups who love literature, a witty romance, and a cast of unforgettable characters.