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Bobbie Faye's Very (Very, Very, Very) Bad Day

by Toni Mcgee Causey

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ISBN13: 9780312354480
ISBN10: 0312354487
Condition: Standard
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Bobbie Faye Sumrall knows that a day without disaster is a day in someone else's life. Criminals have kidnapped her good-for-nothing brother and are demanding her Contraband Queen tiara--the only thing of her mama's she inherited--as random. So Bobbie Faye has to outwit the police, organized crime, former boyfriends, and a hostage she never intended to take (but who turns out to be damn sexy!), in order to rescue her brother, keep custody of her niece, and get back in time to take her place as Queen in the Lake Charles Contraband Festival (think Mardi Gras, with more drinking and pirates).  Luckily, Bobbie Faye knows how to handle guns, outsmart angry mama bears, drive a speedboat, and get herself out of--and into--almost every kind of trouble. If only that pesky state police detective (who also happens to be a pissed-off ex-boyfriend) would stay out of her way . . . "Bobbie Faye is a true original and Toni McGee Causey a true talent!"

--Melissa Senate, author of See Jane Date and Love You To Death "I love Bobbie Faye's Very (very, very, very) Bad Day by Toni McGee Causey. The tears are still running down my cheeks from laughing. Oh, my. What talent. What verve. What NERVE!"

--Gayle Lynds, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Spymaster  

Review:

"Set in Lake Charles, La., Causey's hilarious, pitch-perfect debut chronicles one day in the life of 28-year-old Bobbie Faye Sumrall, a magnet for mayhem who feels 'a day without disaster would be a day in someone else's life.' For starters, a faulty washing machine floods the trailer home she shares with her five-year-old niece. Then she learns that kidnappers are holding Roy, her rogue of a younger brother, for ransom and want nothing less than the tiara inherited from her mother that Bobbie Faye plans to wear as the queen of the upcoming pirate-themed Contraband Days Festival. After a simple bank trip turns into a nightmare and thieves get away with the tiara, Bobbie Faye commandeers a truck and its hunky driver, Trevor, for a wild chase through bayou country. Friends cheer her on, while others take bets on her next calamity. Causey doesn't miss a beat in this wonderful, wacky celebration of Southern eccentricity." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

About the Author

Toni McGee Causey lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She and her husband, Carl, are licensed general contractors and, in order to support her writing addiction, they run their own company, specializing in civil construction.  You can visit Toni and Bobbie Faye at www.bobbiefaye.com.

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Cathy from Olympia, Washington, February 2, 2008 (view all comments by Cathy from Olympia, Washington)
Bobbie Faye Sumrall, through no fault of her own, is a veritable disaster magnet. Think southern Stephanie Plum, and multiply the disasters by at least ten. The title page map of the "Louisiana State Insurance Archive of Bobbie Faye Sumrall Disaster, Southwest Region" lists no less than 10 disasters, which include everything from a fire to a train derailment. (And these are just a few of her "prior" disasters). So when Bobbie Faye has a bad day, Louisiana residents are known to flee to "safe zones." And place bets. Despite this, Bobbie Faye is well-loved, and residents are fiercly protective of their "Contraband Queen." Which is bad news for any poor suckers forced to deal with her frequent "events" and their aftermath. The short quotes at the beginning of each chapter, most from Bobbie Faye Disaster survivors, add a delightful touch. I absolutely loved this laugh-out-loud, zany book (read it in one day) and can't wait for the next installment "Bobbie Faye's (Kinda, Sorta, Not Exactly) Family Jewels!!!"
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312354480
Subtitle:
Very, Very, Very Bad Day
Author:
Causey, Toni Mcgee
Author:
Causey, Toni McGee
Publisher:
St. Martin's Griffin
Subject:
General
Subject:
Brothers
Subject:
Kidnapping
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Humorous fiction
Edition Description:
St Martin's Gri
Publication Date:
May 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Pages:
328
Dimensions:
8.26x5.60x.88 in. .66 lbs.

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