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CHICK LIT/COZY/HUMOR MYSTERY
When writer-for-hire Jaine Austen signs on to script vows for
the ultimate Bridezilla, "I do's" soon become "I wish I hadn't's"-and
curtains for the bride spell a veil of woes for Jaine...
Jaine's accepted her share of lame gigs to pay the bills, but
rewriting Shakespeare's got to be an all-time low. The fiasco
begins with a call from Jaine's high-school nemesis, uber-rich
uber-witch Patti Devane. It seems Patti will soon be sashaying
down the aisle with another former classmate from Hermosa High,
and she'd like the exchange of vows to evoke Romeo and
Juliet...except without the "downer" of an ending.
Even worse than the assignment itself is dealing with Patti
as a client. At least Jaine's not alone, as nobody can stand the
demanding, spoiled, and incredibly rude Bridezilla from Hell.
Patti's managed to rack up an amazingly long list of enemies in
a short time, not the least of whom include her prospective
mother-in-law, the soon-to-be ex-wife of Patti's stolen
soon-to-be groom, and just about everyone involved in the
wedding preparations. So it isn't a complete surprise when the
erstwhile Juliet plunges to her death during her balcony scene.
The loosened bolts that brought down the bride were clearly
an act of sabotage-what's not so obvious is whom, among Patti's
numerous haters, committed this murder most foul. Was it the
caterer she threatened to ruin? The bridesmaid tossed out of the
wedding party for being too chubby? Jaine's determined to learn
the truth-if only to end the hideous walk down memory lane
kicked off by her association with Patti.
Between fending off advances from the nerd of her high school
nightmares and figuring out ways to stop Prozac the cat
fromcorrupting the victim's pet Poodle, Jaine's involvement in
this case keeps veering between comedy and tragedy. That is,
until another body is discovered-and the killer starts laying
plot for a final act-starring Jaine...
