FULL SCOOP
Author: Janet Evanovich & Charlotte Hughes ISBN: 0312934319 4/2006 CONTEMPORARY Publisher: ST. MARTIN'S PRESS
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Mercury's in retrograde, and folks in Beaumont, South Carolina, are dealing with gossip, scandal, misunderstandings, and more secrets than ever. Local pediatrician Maggie Farnsworth has even bigger worries. Her wild-girl past has caught up with her in the form of her ex-boyfriend, a jailbird who just flew the coop-and is bent on tracking down Maggie and her daughter. Fortunately, FBI agent Zack Madden is on hand for protection. Unfortunately, his presence is turning up the heat on an attraction Maggie simply has no time for ...or does she? But Maggie and Zack aren't the only ones getting busy: Fleas, the hound dog, is up to his old tricks-this time with Butterbean, a very alluring ...goat? Jamie Swift and millionaire Max Holt have babies on the brain. And resident psychic-slash-astrologer Destiny is fighting a crush of her own. Since the town's ice cream parlor is a magnet for gossip, no one can keep a secret and the sticky situations are getting even stickier...
It's the wildest time yet in the town we love to write about, with the characters we can't get enough of. So sit back, relax, and enjoy a FULL SCOOP of fun, adventure, and romance.
Janet & Charlotte |
RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS: 
This is a wildly funny story. It has everything from Elvis to voodoo, and a whole lot in between. Dr. Maggie Davenport is struggling with a new practice and a teenage daughter in a hurry to grow up. However, when faced with a murdering ex-boyfriend who's anxious to renew their acquaintance, Maggie does what any sensible woman would do—head for the chocolate.
Evanovich and Hughes have created a cast of characters so over-the-top that they simply have to be real. The humor keeps rolling through the entire book, keeping even the more serious moments lighthearted with well written wit and sarcasm.
The book was a delight to read, leaving the reader hungry for more. And I don't just mean the chocolate.
Amanda Rutherford |