Winner- Gone with a Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West

Gone With a Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West
The lucky recipient is
Missy B
Congrats! It's a great book, you will enjoy it.You can find my review here.
Winner chosen by Random Number Generator._________________________________________

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Book Review: Gone With A Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West

Gone With a Handsomer Man By Michael Lee West

The novel begins whenTeeny comes home to find her fiance, Bing, playing naked badminton with two "ladies" in their backyard.  She takes to a tree and pelts them all with peaches which gets her in trouble with the law and makes her the prime suspect when he ends up dead not too long after.


Gone with a Handsomer Man starts with a bang and never lets up. It had me laughing  and reading to the very end. I was eager to figure out the mystery of who killed Bing and I wanted to read more and more about the yummy Southern food.

This book had me craving some down home comfort food like chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes, homemade pies. It seemed like every page had some new food described in detail and it made my tummy rumble. Luckily in the back of the book...recipes. 

There are times when a recipe is given during the narrative that reminded me a lot of the movie Waitress. Any of you seen it? She describes making the pies for different reasons-jealousy, revenge, etc. I started picturing Keri Russell as Teeny saying these voice overs,

"I imagined shooting the women with a paint gun. No that wasn't mean enough. I wouldn't feel satisfied until I force-fed them Good Riddance Blueberry Pie." 

Add 2 1/2 cups of berries, along with  3 tablespoons of melted blueberry jelly and a dollop of Havoc-a blue, granular rat poison with a rodent-alluring flavor." 

Michael Lee West has assembled a truly great cast of characters and infused this book with lots of Southern charm. The humor is a bit raunchy, which may offend some, but I found it hilarious.  Such a fun read. Can't wait to read more by West. 

Gone With a Handsomer Man was released in hardcover on April 12th.

4/5

Source: publisher/publicist for review. Thanks, Anne.

Giveaway for 1 copy closes tonight at midnight (PST). Enter here if you haven't already.  ***CLOSED***

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Teaser Tuesday

Time for another teaser. This time from my current read, Gone With a Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West. I have only just gotten started but already I am loving the main character, Teeny. She is not afraid to tell it like it is.

"The lovemaking was nice but unremarkable. No fireworks, just a little pffft, like the burp of a Tupperware container." pg.23

Ha ha. Love it. If you do to, go here and enter to win a copy. You only have until tomorrow!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page (I am usually not so random)
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

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Giveaway: Gone With a Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West

Gone With a Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West
comes out today!

Take one out-of-work pastry chef . . .
Teeny Templeton believes that her life is finally on track. She’s getting married, she’s baking her own wedding cake, and she’s leaving her troubled past behind. And then? She finds her fiancé playing naked badminton with a couple of gorgeous, skanky chicks.
Add a whole lot of trouble . . .
Needless to say, the wedding is off. Adding insult to injury, her fiancé slaps a restraining order on her. When he’s found dead a few days later, all fingers point to Teeny.
And stir like crazy!
Her only hope is through an old boyfriend-turned-lawyer, the guy who broke her heart a decade ago. But dredging up the past brings more than skeletons out of the closet, and Teeny doesn’t know who she can trust. With evidence mounting and the heat turning up, Teeny must also figure out where to live, how to support herself, how to clear her name, and how to protect her heart.

To celebrate its release, I have a copy provided by Anne of Authors on the Web, just for you. If you are in the US or Canada you can leave me a comment and enter to win. *You have until Wednesday, May 4th to enter. *Extra week to enter._________________________________________

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