First, let me say this is how I show up at my desk every morning to write. Dahling, I couldn’t possibly write a word unless I was wearing 3-inch heels with a Martini at hand. NOT!!! But it’s so different, and face it, infinitely less scarey than the way I usually work, running shorts and t-shirt with a cup of tea nearby, that I had to put this picture up.
I’ve been an avid reader ever since I was growing up on a farm in south Georgia. At that time I dreamed of writing poetry while living in The Big Apple and traveling the world. Fast forward, bypassing lots of not-so-glamourous jobs such as barbeque joint waitress, telemarketer, and corporate numbers cruncher, to today’s reality. I write contemporary romance, live in The Big Peach (ya know, Atlanta), and I’m working on the world travel.
I actually live in the suburbs with my husband, daughter, three cats, two rescue greyhounds, and chihuahua who bosses the whole house.
Writing is one of the best jobs in the world and one of the most miserable–depending on which day you’re asking. However, obviously the best outweighs the most miserable or I wouldn’t be working on that next book. So, here’s the straight skinny on the good, the bad, and the downright ugly.
RESUMEN: El detective Sloane Matthews se había enfrentado a muchos casos difíciles en su vida profesional, pero aquel era realmente importante. Tenía que infiltrarse en casa del principal sospechoso haciéndose pasar por... ¡el niñero! No parecía demasiado complicado, ¿qué problema podía haber? Justo entonces conoció a los tres niños que eran la verdadera encarnación del diablo. Aquello lo estaba sobrepasando... Hasta que conoció a la irresistible tía Jo.
Two quite good and rather cute little stories in this book.
The first, Kids + Cops = Chaos by Jennifer LaBrecque, was the best of the two, though. It was hilariously funny, mostly thanks to the three menaces (read: kids), sweet, and rather "down to earth" for a romance. The characters were well developped, allowing for even greater depth as the story progressed and the two leads learned some pretty important lessons. And the grandma...She was a real hoot. Everybody should have a grannie like Nora. The sliver of suspense was like a cherry on the cake, rounding the story nicely. Very well done.
The second, Moonstruck by Sandra Paul was still funny with the whole mooning accident and the moonee's persistent search for the perpetrator, but I just didn't quite "feel" it, mostly because of the lead female. It just wasn't believable. It was good for a few laughs, but unfortunately nothing more than that.