Imogene Duckworthy is a
responsible adult. No, wait, she’s getting there! I realize that, if you’ve
read the first two books of her adventures, CHOKE and SMOKE, you might think
she has a long ways to go. But she does have a responsible job (OK, she got
fired once, but she got her job back), she’s saved up enough to buy a car (OK,
it’s a clunker, but it runs--so far), and she figures it’s time for her to move
out and have her own place.
The problem, as BROKE opens, is
finding a rental property in Wymee Falls that will accept her, her four-year-old
daughter Nancy Drew Duckworthy, and Drew’s pet potbelly pig Marshmallow. He’s a
cutie and very well behaved, but he is a pig.
The real estate agent, Jersey
Shorr, finds four places that are amenable to having pigs, which surprises Ms.
Shorr, but only one is in Immy’s price range. The rumor that the house is
haunted doesn’t deter our intrepid Immy, but she is taken aback by the body of a
broken-necked man in the bathtub.
You can sample a bit of the book
here. It’s available for Kindle and on
Smashwords in all electronic formats right now.
As soon as Nook finishes
processing the files, I’ll announce it launched, but you heard it here first.
The paperback is in the works and
should be ready in a week or two. Certainly by Halloween! This is a bit of a
spooky story, what with the ghost and all.
My Nook and I are standing by.
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