Way to Go
Author: Mandy Colton
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Thurston Howl Publications
Publisher: Thurston Howl Publications
Book Description:
Veronica
Lane works in the travel industry in her dream job when she experiences a
hellish travel day ending in the loss of her job and stranded far from home. To
make the situation even worse, she drowns her sorrows in the hotel bar, and
wakes the next morning to a big surprise.
Gathering
up the remains of her dignity along with her travel bags, she returns to her
hometown in Peachtree City, Georgia. A community similar to a progressive
Mayberry, except with golf cart paths and carts. A lot of them. Her family is
kooky. The parents are sexually free and liberal, her brother is a golf cart
cop with more good looks and brawn than brains. Her grandparents, one from each
side, live in the same retirement community and maintain a constant battle
while entertaining the other senior citizens. The Grandmother on her dad's side
is stuck in the 1960’s, and the Grandfather on her mother's side served in WWII
and thinks that the Japanese are still trying to kill him.
She calls
inquiring about a job in the newspaper, a group escort for a small tour company
in Atlanta. She is hired immediately and leaves the next day with her first
group to Jamaica. First, she meets a handsome pilot with the charter airline
they use, and then there is one unusual group participant that doesn’t seem to
belong. He leaves the group for periods of time and when things happen, he uses
MacGyver like skills to get them out of the situations. She is aggravated and
knows something is fishy and the bad thing is, the man is very charismatic and
she’s not just a little attracted to him.
Upon their
return, she finds out that the man is friends with her rather unconventional
boss and after a second unusual group excursion to Puerto Rico; she knows for
sure that the little tour company in Atlanta is not really what it seems on the
outside. When the truth is revealed, she finds herself unintentionally dropped
into a new career that she can't exactly add to her resume.
Veronica
finds herself in uncomfortable and hilarious situations, surrounded by crazy
tour participants, family, friends, neighbors, and pets. After a long dry
spell, she finds that there is suddenly an overabundance of romance, drama, and
intrigue in her life. Her life is now a sometimes very bumpy, yet exciting
ride.
Excerpt
“Hey, guys. What’s up? Is the bar
not open?”
The two elderly ladies in the group
walked up next to me. The one named Zelda said, “Well, ain’t that a
peculiar-lookin’ bathin’ suit on that man. Looks almost nude.”
Then the man turned around, and I
gasped.
Zelda’s travel companion, Ruby,
craned her neck, blinked a couple of times, and said, “Zelda, is that what I
think it is?”
“Yup, I’m bettin’ my tummy tuck it
is. From here, it don’t hardly look like one. Wouldn’t think he’d want the
whole world to know God gave him a dinky one like that.”
O-mi-god! He wasn’t the only one
like…that at the beach bar. And they were mostly middle-aged or older. Oh, my
poor eyes.
When I was finally able to speak, I
squeaked out, “Excuse me, folks. I have to go check something out. Be right
back.”
I heard a snigger behind me, and I
didn’t have to guess who it came from. I ran past Chuckles to the front desk
and asked for the manager again. I had a little trouble getting my breath and
was beginning to hyperventilate, so I reached down, grabbed my knees, and stuck
my head between my legs. At least blue would be a new color for my face today.
Shit!
About the Author
Mandy
Colton is from Louisville, KY, and lives a very quiet life with her husband and
teenage son. She’s a fan of romance, fun adventure stories, and some occasional
sci-fi or paranormal thrown in. Veronica Lane and the idea for her adventures
came from her own experiences and career working in the travel industry.
She
claims that working in the travel business could be horribly stressful but was
equally laugh-out-loud funny at times. She enjoyed many priceless and comical
experiences with groups, friends, and peers. Even her clients shared humorous
adventures of their own. Her opinion is that there just are no better stories
than those that involve true life.
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What would you say are the main advantages and disadvantages of self-publishing against being published or the other way around?
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteMai, I have a publisher, I've even had two. I almost did self-publish. There are benefits to both. I need an editor and good ones are expensive. The Indie publishers are making a decent living today doing what they love. I'm starting to see as many paperbacks in stores as the big pubs put out too. Says a lot about the changing industry.
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Mandy
I actually live close to Peachtree City - I love that the brother is a golf cart cop, haha.
ReplyDeleteThis book sounds hilarious! Is it also a romance? Those are my favorites with happy endings for the couple :)
ReplyDeleteI love romance with a lot of humor too. Thank you for the post and the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLove the excerpt
ReplyDeletethank you so much for the giveaway.
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