This chick-lit meets romance meets cosy mystery book was a pleasure to listen to.
About the Book
Sunny’s not sure she’s even looking for Mr. Maybe, when her friends decide to find her Mr. Right. Sunny Vale considers herself a dog-loving, romance-reading homebody. But her life goes from dull to deadly when her book club fires her from her own love life and sets her up on six blind dates--one of whom might be with a murderer.
More trouble arrives in the dead of night, in the form of Jake Landon, a mysterious stranger, who breaks into her neighbor’s house and possibly her heart. But Jake is packing more than a loaded gun in his well-fitting Levi’s. He brings an arsenal of secrets and plenty of heat to Sunny’s ho-hum summer.
Jake Landon finds himself caught up in the capers of the sexy blonde in the house next door. But he has his own agenda which doesn’t involve playing hero to a curvy second-grade teacher and babysitting her panty-puking puppy. He's got other problems like fiery explosions, a missing person...and a parade of jerks Sunny insists on dating. Could Sunny’s Mr. Right be right under her nose? Even though Jake is gorgeous, likes her dog, and has abs she can crack an egg on, can she really go out with him if he’s just murdered her next door neighbor?
Women of all ages will enjoy this tale of humorous, women's fiction that also has a touch of cozy mystery in this small town love story
My Thoughts
I am incredibly impressed by Stacey Glemboski’s narration of
this book. There is a whole cast of characters in this book ranging in age from
teens to oldies, women and men. Stacey does an amazing job of bringing each of
them to life with their own voice. Each voice is distinct and not once did I
have an issue in identifying which character was speaking. My favourite voices
were Sunny Vale's (smooth and soothing) and Edna's (creaky yet full of spirit).
This part romance/part cosy mystery – very light on the
mystery – introduces us to the Page Turners, a book club comprised of a group
of women who sometimes read but always eat and drink at gatherings. I wish they
were real! They decide to inject some action into Sunny’s dating life by
picking blind dates on her behalf.
Each date brings out the quirks of both Sunny and her
companions. While it’s clear Sunny has little in common with these men for a
variety of reason I appreciated that the author never denigrated these men.
Sometimes things just didn’t click.
Sunny’s social life may be on the rise but she is attracted
to her recently moved in next door neighbour. Too bad he’s the Page Turners
number one pick for who’s responsible for the disappearance of their other
neighbour, Walter.
As the police continue to probe, the Page Turners take
advantage of situations to conduct their own haphazard investigations. Their
efforts remind me of Harriet the Spy. Forever observing but drawing false
conclusions about what they’ve seen or heard. The mystery is solved but I am
not spilling the beans here.
This chick-lit meets romance meets cosy mystery book was a
pleasure to listen to.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request
and have voluntarily left this review
About the Author
Jennie Marts loves to make readers laugh as she weaves
stories filled with love, friendship and intrigue. She is a USA TODAY
Best-selling author and writes for Entangled Publishing. Reviewers call
her books “laugh out loud” funny and full of great characters that are
“endearing and relatable.”
She is living her own happily ever after in the mountains of
Colorado with her husband, two sons, two dogs and a parakeet that loves to
tweet to the oldies. She’s addicted to Diet Coke, adores Cheetos, and believes
you can’t have too many books, shoes, or friends.
Her books include the contemporary western romance Hearts of
Montana series, the romantic comedy/ cozy mysteries of The Page Turners series,
and her latest series about hot hockey players, the Bannister Brothers Books.
http://www.jenniemarts.com
About the Narrator
Stacey is an accomplished audiobook narrator and voice actor
who has recorded books for many best selling authors. Though her favorite
books have been for kids and teens, many other genres of narration appeal to
her.
Her acting experience has been largely experiential and has
been honed through singing, plays, life, choir solos, Barbies, and eventually
teaching middle school.
For Stacey, narration is about having fun breathing
life into characters and getting as lost as possible in the story she’s
telling. Outside the studio, Stacey is compulsively addicted to tennis
but is not seeking any treatment for this condition.
An experienced copy editor, proofreader, and English
teacher, Stacey is adept at understanding complex texts and subtleties of
plot and character.
http://www.staceyglemboski.com/
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