Synopses & Reviews
From the author of Bliss comes a heartwarming tale of friendship, romance, self-discovery... and llama drama.From Olympic skier to llama farmer? Now that is a serious jump.
When a close encounter with an eighty-foot spruce steals Merry's dreams of Olympic gold, the former ski champ finds herself falling into a career she never expected -- the life of a travel writer. Picturing glamorous trips to exotic places, Merry is speechless when her boss assigns her to the blog, "Don't Do What I Did," and sends her to, place of all places, a llama ranch. Soon she's eyeball-deep in alpacas, llamas, goats and more. But when Last Chance Llama Ranch starts to grow on her, Merry finds that ranch life, while still just as gross, might be just what she's been missing.
You know what they say... When life gives you llamas...
Review
"I loved every page of this deliciously funny, jaw-droppingly scandalous, full-of-heart novel about life, love, family, food, and very interesting back rooms."--Mia March, author of The Meryl Streep Movie Club and Finding Colin Firth on Bliss
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"Cupcakes, sex toys, and a hippie lesbian aunt -- this book contains all the elements of my ideal life. Go on a wacky little adventure with Hilary Fields and enjoy the stranger side of Santa Fe."--Sara Benincasa, author of Agroafabulous! on Bliss
Review
"The best new book we've read in a long time!"--Woman's Day on Bliss
Review
"Charming characters...interesting and fun."--Library Journal on Bliss
Synopsis
From the author of Bliss comes a heartwarming tale of friendship, romance, self-discovery. . . and llama drama. When a close encounter with an eighty-foot spruce steals Merry Manning's dreams of Olympic gold, the former ski champ finds herself falling into a career she never expected -- the life of a travel writer. Picturing glamorous trips to exotic places, Merry is speechless when her boss assigns her to the blog, "Don't Do What I Did," and sends her to a middle-of-nowhere llama ranch with instructions to "fall on her fanny" as often as possible.
Soon she's eyeball-deep in alpacas, llamas, goats, and all the mess that comes with them. But when the Last Chance Llama Ranch -- and a certain gruff cowboy -- start to grow on her, Merry finds that each life might actually be just what she's been missing.
You know what they say: when life gives you llamas. . ..
About the Author
A scion of Manhattan's Upper East Side, Hilary Fields wrote her first romance novel at sixteen, and continued to write women's fiction even as she studied classics and philosophy at St. John's College, a tiny liberal arts college in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In the spirit of cognitive dissonance, she still divides her time between Manhattan and the Land of Enchantment, and enjoys cooking, crocheting, and her obligatory feline companions.