Author: Mandy Colton
Series: N/A
Pages: N/A
Date Published: 2015
Publisher: N/A
Format: Kindle
Genre: Contemporary
Source: Goddess Fish Blog Tours
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.
~Try an Excerpt!~
I was dreaming about Gremlins, an old movie I’d watched
years ago as a kid. The little critters in the movie were really cute, until
they got wet and then multiplied and wreaked havoc. Somehow they’d gotten in my
head and dragged a hot tub in with them, having some twisted version of a frat
party. That’s when my dream turned into a nightmare—fur balls popped as the
creatures multiplied, wiggling and wallering around squealing. All the bouncing
around and commotion started to nauseate me. My subconscious pleaded with me to
wake up and just make it stop.
When I finally opened one eye and turned to look at the
clock, a line of drool followed me. I smacked at my lips, grimacing at the
strange taste in my mouth, and looked down at my pillow. Yuck. I seriously
slobbered in my sleep?
Nice, Lane. Can’t wait to look in the mirror.
I swiped my hand across my mouth and slowly opened the other
eye. Looking down, I waited a few seconds for my vision to clear. No nightgown.
Drooling and naked. Not good signs. Blinking a few times, I looked around the
room.
Agh, shit!
I closed my eyes and declared in my head that I was still
having a nightmare. I would open them again and just be curiously sitting here
naked with a hangover. That’s all. One, two, three…
I opened one eye. Aww, fuck—I mean, fudge. What did I do?
Uhn…probably did just that.
There was a man in my bed.
~Meet Mandy!~
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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Hi Mandy, how much of your own experiences made it into this story?
ReplyDeleteMary, almost ALL of them. Some of the circumstances were a little different. Like when I lost my job, I was stranded in Indianapolis in the winter, not sunny Miami. I didn't pick up a hot guy that night either. Durn it!
ReplyDeleteJeez, what an eye opener. Andra, you got an excerpt with an F-bomb. If you need another one for your readers, please let me know. They might think I'm terrible and wrote just a trashy book. Well, I am actually terrible a lot. LOL
Anyway, thanks for hosting me! Have a great day everyone!
Mandy
Hi Mandy,
ReplyDeleteI love the story line. I should hook you up with my friend Mona, She owns a travel company and could give you tons of material for you to twist and mangle into a book. LOL
She's been laid up and trying to run her company from the hospital. Her language would make a sailor blush.
"Veronica finds herself in uncomfortable and hilarious situations, surrounded by crazy tour participants, family, friends, neighbors, and pets." Sounds awesome!
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