Guppy Book(s) of the Month - Land Sharks by Nancy Raven Smith and The Reluctant Farmer of Whimsey Hill by Bradford M. Smith, Lynn Raven & Nancy Raven Smith

Guppy Book of the Month

Welcome to the next 'Guppy Book of the Month' post!  I'm very excited about highlighting the books that I'll be receiving as part of my special Live Auction win at Malice Domestic 30.  Each time I receive a book, I'll tell a bit about it and also a bit about the author.  No promises as to when I'll get it read and my thoughts shared, but if it looks great to you, check it out at your local library or bookstore.  Some of these books will be debuts and some will be from authors already established.

Land Sharks

by Nancy Raven Smith

Lexi Winslow is a fraud investigator at a private Beverly Hills bank. As a favor to her boss, she's sent to fetch home the daughter of the bank's biggest client. So she's off to Sumatra, where the wayward daughter and her latest boyfriend were last seen. She has the added complication of having to take the boss' inexperienced son along for training. Once Lexi arrives at an isolated resort carved out of the remote Sumatran jungle, she discovers there are more deadly dangers inside the hotel than the crocodiles and head hunters outside. It is a hotel where women check in, but most don't check out. And of all the places in the world, Lexi runs into her ex-lover, who not only conned his way into her heart, but is always conning someone somewhere. Lexi is determined to find out what is going on and to get everyone out alive.

The Reluctant Farmer of Whimsey Hill

by Bradford M. Smith with Lynn Raven & Nancy Raven Smith

The hu-amorous true story of an animal-phobic, city robotics engineer who learns too late that his new bride's dream is to have a farm where she can rescue ex-racehorses. When the newlyweds take a Meyers-Briggs Personality Test for fun, it tells them that their marriage is doomed. There is only one problem: they took the test after the wedding. So whether he's chasing a cow named Pork Chop through the woods, getting locked in a tack room by the family pony, being snubbed by his wife's favorite dog, or unsuccessfully trying to modernize their barn using the latest technology, the odds are already stacked against him. It seems like everything on four legs is out to get him. Will the animals prove Meyers-Briggs right? Will he admit defeat, or will he fight to keep his family and the farm together?

Enjoy the true, warm, and frequently hilarious stories of a man's journey along the bumpy road from his urban robotics lab to his new life on a rural Virginia farm.

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Nancy Raven Smith sent me both of these books, along with some extra goodies for my mystery group, and I was so excited!  I've never read a book set in Sumatra and Land Sharks sounds like an entertaining mystery.  I understand there will be a second book as well.  Brad Smith's book, which was co-written with Nancy and their daughter Lynn, sounds charming.  Truly.  And I'm eager to tell several members of our mystery group about it because they are true animal lovers.  You can check out more about the authors on their websites, which I've linked to above.  Such a treasure trove!  Thank you so very much Nancy and Brad!