You ever have an out of body experience? Like one of those moments where you’re standing on a street corner watching yourself do something monumentally stupid? Something you know you shouldn’t do but you just can’t help yourself?Three weeks ago, Trent and I were deep into the Honeymoon stage of love, I swore I wouldn’t be the first one to rock the boat—Lord knows with our two Irish tempers it … Irish tempers it would happen soon enough—so when he made me promise to keep my nose and our grandmothers out of his investigation I did.
It didn’t hurt that his head was buried between my legs at the time either. But then Daisy called me begging for help and what kind of bestie would I be if I shut the door in her face? That’s right, a sh*tty one. So I packed up our grandmothers and their gogo boots, g-strings and pasties to get to the bottom of things. Only problem is if Trent catches us I’ll be dead meat, folks.
My name is Shelby Whitmore, Funeral and Obituaries columnist for the San Diego Metro News and most likely to be single again if I survive this sh*t. But hey, at least I’m still a hit with the blue hairs.
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5 stars
Jennifer Rebecca has quickly become one of my favorite authors to wile away a few hours. Despite this being a romantic suspense book, it really is a racous romantic comedy with suspense thrown in. Generally my expectation of a good romantic comedy is to make smile and chuckle a few times, it’s pretty tough to make me laugh out loud but Jennifer Rebecca ups the ante. In the middle of this book, I was laughing so hard tears were ruining my makeup as I tried to explain farting yoga and Big Thunder weapons to my boyfriend, who eventually started laughing at my inability to STOP laughing. I absolutely love Trent and Shelby but the darling octogenarian detectives in this series are some of the funniest shit I’ve read in forever! Can’t wait for the next one!
Dead and Gone is actually the 2nd of this series but can more than stand on it’s own.
AnnMarie – Alphas Do It Better Book Blog
What’s not to love about a hilarious couple, their BFF crazy grannies and some romantic suspense?
There’s so much going on here it’s hard not to spoil anything. This story is the second in the series, but can be read as standalone if you happen to pick it up before Dead and Buried.
Trent and Shelby are a pair, in every single way. When some strippers start showing up dead, Shelby promises a friend to help figure out what’s happening, despite her boyfriend expressly advising she keep her nose out of it. Hilarious adventures ensue!
Just so good! If you need something a little different from the everyday, start here! (Though I would strongly suggest starting with Dead and Buried because it’s fantastic too!)
Dead and Gone by Jennifer Rebecca is the second book in her Funerals and Obituaries series. Hang on to your hats, people! Shelby, Trent, the grandmas and the rest of the gang are back for more shenanigans, and of course, another mystery to solve!
We first meet Shelby and Trent and the gang in book one, Dead and Buried. Shelby’s and Trent’s grandmas are BFFs. And slightly crazy…but who doesn’t love crazy grannies?? They certainly keep you laughing and make life a lot more interesting! So when strippers are turning up dead, they convince Shelby to go undercover. Let the games begin!
While you can read this book as a standalone, you won’t get the full experience that is all the characters if you miss Dead and Buried. And truly…you don’t want to miss out on these characters at. ALL! Despite the fact that this is technically a romantic suspense novel, there is no shortage of hilarity woven throughout the book. It’s truly a LOL (laughing out loud) experience. I kind of adore Jennifer Rebecca’s humor and humorous one-liners! And this time around, I did NOT guess the whodunnit as I did with the Claire Goodnite series.
NICUnurse’s Rating: Lots of sexy times, LOL moments, and an ending that I didn’t see coming, I give Dead and Gone by Jennifer Rebecca 4.5 stars!