Divorced and Desperate Series

This has been a busy and HOT week for us in sunny Arizona. However, it does afford me a little more time to sit back and enjoy reading, as we try to limit our time outside because of the heat. Whereas most other parts of the U.S. attempt to limit their time outside during the winter, this is when we get the most accomplished. With that being said, I was able to (re-)read three of my favorite books from the Divorced and Desperate Series. 

These books take you on the journeys of three best-friends, Lacy, Sue, and Kathy, as they deal with the lemons the tree of life has handed them. There are two others, although I have yet to dive into them, here are the first three in the series.

Lacy:

Divorced, Desperate, and Delicious

Description:

Ever since photographer Lacy Maguire caught her ex playing Pin the Secretary to the Elevator Wall, she's been content with her dog Fabio, her three cats, and a vow of chastity. But all of that changes when the reindeer-antlered Fabio drags in a very desperate, on-the-run detective who decides to take refuge in her house—a house filled with twinkling lights and a decorated tree. (Okay, so it's February, but she has a broken heart to mend, a Christmas-card shoot to do, and a six-times divorced, match-making mother to appease.) For the first time in a looooong while, Lacy reconsiders her vow. Because sexy Chase Kelly, wounded soul that he may be, would be an oh-so-delicious way of breaking her fast. Now, if she can just keep them both alive and him out of jail . . . 

My take:

This book grabs you with action from the get-go, as Detective Chase Kelly fights for his life, a life he no longer thought was worth living. That was until he stumbled into the yard of Lacy Maguire. I love the action, mystery, and character depth. It does not matter how insignificant a character is, you seem to get to know them, or at least enough to know what part they play in each of the lives of Chase and Lacy. You will laugh (I know I did) and feel for these two as their lives are drawn deeper together. I highly recommend this book. It does have a few racy scenes, but they are easily skipped over, if you are not a big fan of romance novels.

This book is currently a free download at Amazon and can be found here.


Sue:

Divorced, Desperate and Dating

Description:

Sue Finley murdered people...on paper. As a mystery writer, she knew all the angles, who did what and why. The only thing she couldn't explain was...well, men. Dating was like diving into a box of chocolates: sometimes the sweetest-looking specimens were candy-coated poison. After a breakup with a bank robber and a divorce from a cross-dresser, she gave it up for good. Then came Detective Jason Dodd.

Raised in foster homes, Jason swore never to need anyone as much as the parents who'd abandoned him. That was why he failed to follow up after experiencing the best kiss of his life: real passion was addictive. But when Sue Finley started getting death threats, all bets were off. The blonde spitfire was everything he'd ever wanted -- and she needed him. And though this novel situation had a quirky cast of characters and an unquestionable bad guy, he was going to make sure it had a happy ending.

My take:

While the old saying may very well be true that "no publicity is bad publicity" and "free publicity is the best publicity", Sue wishes she was paying her publicist for hers. As Sue is drawn straight into one of her novels, she wonders who exactly she has pissed off, as her local police force chalks it up to just another publicity stunt. 

I loved how unpredictable this book was. You truly don't get a sense for who her stalker is until the very end. The quick wit of the characters will draw you in and make you fall for them.

You can find this book on Amazon here.


Kathy:

Divorced, Desperate and Deceived

Description:

Of the Divorced, Desperate and Delicious club, Kathy Callahan is the last surviving member. Oh, her two friends haven't died or anything. They just gave up their vows of chastity. They went for hot sex with hot cops and got happy second marriages -- something Kathy can never consider, given her past. Yet there's always her plumber, Stan Bradley. He seems honest, hardworking, and skilled with a tool. 

But Kathy's best-laid plans have hit a clog. The guy snaking her drain isn't what he seems. He's handier with a pistol than a pipe wrench, and she's about to see more action than Jason Statham. The next forty-eight hours promise hot pursuit, hotter passion and a super perky pug, and at the end of this wild escapade, Kathy and her very own undercover lawman will be flush with happiness -- assuming they both survive.

My take:

Kathy just wants to live a happy life with her son Tommy. Sure she craves to have the companionship of a man, but she knows all men are liars and cheats, aren't they? As she goes on the run from the guys trying to kill her plumber, she learns to open her heart, even to another man that has lied to her. Kathy hopes her guardian angel stays close or she may not make it through this ordeal to see her son Tommy again.

You can find this book on Amazon here.

I really don't know if I will continue to read the other two books in the series. I feel as though I will pretty much be picking up anew with the novella, which is next in the series. I feel as though my questions had been answered and I really do not see a need to continue on, but you never know. I truly did enjoy Christie Craig's writing style and love her humor, so I probably will...

There is a box set that can be found here. But honestly, with the first book being free, it may be cheaper when you purchase them separately.

Hope you have a wonderful week of reading!