I loved the Empress of Cooke County and happily read it in 12 hours. Posey Jarvis fancies herself the empress of Cooke County. She certainly has an opinion on everything expecting her daughter Callie Jane and husband Vern to fall in line with whatever she dictates. She demands her daughter marry her childhood friend, and her husband leave his family home to move to a bigger, more prestigious place. In her mind that is. When her family and friends start to say no and see through her, Posey’s self appointed kingdom starts to crumble which makes the novel. Funny, poignant, set in the south, this is a book to be throughly enjoyed.