The Golden Girls meet Dirty Harry…
Southern matriarch Lillian Summer Fairview is settling right nice into prison, until Big Martha, the toughest broad on the cellblock, comes asking for a favor. Her niece has fallen for a guy she met online, and Martha’s convinced Mr. Too-Good-To-Be-True is up to no good. All Lil’s friends have to do is investigate the guy and report back.
Already tied up …
Already tied up with a cantankerous septic system on Lil’s family estate, the grannies don’t have time for detective work. If Summer Haven isn’t in shipshape before the historic society’s inspection, they’ll be in deep you-know-what. But Big Martha is as persuasive as she is tough, and when the gals poke around, they find the guy doesn’t really exist.
Will these amateur sleuths be able to track down the elusive Romeo in the scam-filled world of online dating without alerting the local police to their shenanigans, or will they find themselves in trouble right up to their granny panties?
Recipes included!
(Originally published as Fit to be Tied in the Granny/G Team series)
Although all books are stand alones, if you would like to read the entire series chronologically and follow the character development, the following is the correct order. The novellas are secondary to the main series.
In for a Penny
Collard Greens and Catfishing
Christmas Cookies And A Confession – A Jenny and Teague romantic adventure novella
Deviled Eggs And Deception
Sweet Tea And Second Chances – A Jenny and Teague romantic adventure novella
Fried Pickles And A Funeral
Wedding Mints And Witnesses
more
I love these books and these characters so much! It takes a lot to make me laugh out loud while reading, but this series sure does it. The “ladies of a certain age” are up to their armpits in a backed up septic system and trying to find a certain guy on a dating service that may be trying to pull one over on Big Martha’s niece. Lil is rooming with Big Martha in jail now and really needs her friends to find the guy in order to keep Martha happy. In return, Martha will help them with their sewage problems that could keep Lil’s home from making the cut for the Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes. The grannies always get their man, but boy do they get themselves in fixes along the way. These ladies are hilarious!
One of my favorite parts of the book involves mammograms. The ladies are at the clinic to snoop, but get roped into having mammograms done. Here’s a peak (pun intended): “The tech spun Abby Ruth around, then arranged her like she might a Barbie doll. One arm here, one arm there, back arched, one foot pointed, one foot flat. ‘Hmm. Can you tippy-toe a little? Yes. Perfect.’ ”
I listened to the audio version of this book. The narration by Pam Dougherty was hilarious. She has Southern ladies down to a T!
You’ve just go to read this series!
I was gifted this audiobook. All thoughts are my own.
2.25 stars
I purchased this as part of a 3 book bundle by this author called SEASONED SOUTHERN SLEUTHS – Box Set 1.
This story was so hard to get into. It talked mostly about fixing the septic system and the crud they had to walk through. Another part featured the elderly lady who owns the house. She is in prison and she needs the help of friends to keep upkeep on her house and help another prisoner in jail with a problem.
It was very slow at times, with some villain that was cheating women. That part of the story was wrapped up quickly. The reason was very lame why the villain did what he did.
You get crud talk, no romance, HEA and no sex. (ljb)
I really enjoyed my introduction to the ladies of Summer Haven. Even though this is book 2 of the series, I had no trouble jumping right in and figuring out the important parts of what happened in the first book.
These ladies are a hoot! They all have very different personalities, and with the way they interact, I couldn’t help but chuckle throughout. Kelsey Browning and Nancy Naigle really did a marvelous job with this story.
Pam Dougherty was the perfect choice to narrate. I’ve enjoyed some of her other performances, and she once again did a fantastic job. I especially loved her portrayal of Maggie… exactly as I imagined she’s sound.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.
The second book in the series had me laughing out loud.
Lillian is still on “vacation” and keeping up with all the repairs of Summer Haven is a lot of work for Maggie, Abby Ruth and Sera.
We get to meet Jenny and her son in this book and find out more about her and Teague’s past.
I loveliness grannies,they are unpredictable and hilarious!
Highly recommend this book!