Genre: Cozy mystery novel
By Dawn Greenfield Ireland, award-winning author
Book launch/tour
I recently read a great
book I just had to share with you. If you like Grandma Mazur in Janet
Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, you'll love Hot Chocolate.
The characters are all quirky and funny, and, when you aren't laughing out loud,
you'll be smiling! It’s a hilarious cozy mystery novel set in the very wealthy
Houston suburb of River Oaks. Filled with quirky, eccentric characters involved
in murder and chocolate, this book is like watching a Woody Allen movie - even
the minor characters are quirky and wonderful.
Here’s the plot: The
middle-aged Alcott sisters, heiresses to the Alcott chocolate
fortune--Madge, Lila Mae and Dorothea--are fit to be tied. In the midst of
busy lives, they must deal with their ninety-two year old father, Bernie,
who has become quite the handful. His nurse Bambi, is
another kind of handful, but when they decide they must move Bernie to an
assisted living facility, the generous severance
package they offer to Bambi is not enough to ward off a lawsuit brought by Bambi's
husband, Jimmy Ray Chaline. Luckily, the Alcotts, very wealthy and well-known in
Houston society, have a great lawyer. Chances are good that the suit will be
dismissed as frivolous.
Hot Chocolate is a
captivating tale with vivid and fun characters. I could almost
visualize myself socializing with them, and I definitely enjoyed their
interactions with one another. They felt like real sisters, albeit
high-society ones. Dorothea is typically the "baby" of the family, and
definitely likes being the center of attention. Lila Mae relies on astrology
and believes that proper Feng Shui arrangements in a room can make all the
difference. Madge, as the oldest, has some unusual habits. Even the
peripheral characters, like the staff at each of their homes, as well as
Lila Mae's astrologer, felt like important pieces of the production. I
also enjoyed close-ups of the relationship between Chance (a detective with the
police force) and Lila Mae, not a typical pairing.
Anyway, I know you will
love this book, so grab a copy and you’ll also get about 60 bonuses including a
preview of many other new and exciting novels along with terrific self-help
tools. ENJOY! http://bit.ly/HtChoc
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