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 | Nothing but Trouble, PJ Sugar Series #1 By Susan May Warren / Tyndale House PJ Sugar knows three things for sure: 1) After traveling the country for ten years hoping to shake free from the trail of disaster that's become her life, she needs a fresh start. 2) The last person she wants to see when she heads home for her sister's wedding is Boone-her former flame and the reason she left town. 3) Her best friend's husband absolutely did not commit the first murder Kellogg, Minnesota, has seen in more than a decade. What PJ doesn't know is that when she starts digging for evidence, she'll uncover much more than she bargained for-a deadly conspiracy, a knack for investigation, and maybe, just maybe, that fresh start she's been longing for. |
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In Nothing But Trouble,
Susan May Warren has created another unforgettable character in PJ Sugar, a woman longing to show her worth to her family and friends and shake off the shackles of misunderstandings and some poor decisions of her own choosing. True to form, Susan delivers sparkling attraction between PJ and Boone yet mixes it up with the arrival of Jeremy, creating another dilemma for PJ to solve. I'm usually not enamored with a series focused on the same main characters but Susan has worked her magic and I'm in for the duration! With an enchanting heroine, witty dialogue and a puzzling mystery, Nothing But Trouble is a satisfying start to the PJ Sugar series. I will be following PJ's new career with great interest!--Rel Mollet www.relzreviewz.blogspot.com
Susan May Warren delivers another winner in Nothing But Trouble-- a loveable heroine, crackling dialogue, magnetic romance, a splash of slapstick, and an adventure full of relationships that intersect the past and present. I loved getting in and out of trouble with P.J. Sugar, and can’t wait for the next installment.
-- Sharon Hinck, author of Symphony of Secrets and Stepping Into Sunlight
A decade has passed since PJ Sugar crawled like crab legs out of her hometown of Kellogg, Minnesota filled with remorse and guilt. Over the next few years, PJ found no purpose in life drifting from job to job and from trouble to trouble. She is finally coming home for the first time in ten years to attend her sister the attorney Connie's wedding to tae kwon do coach Sergei as mom broke her ankle playing tennis. She is still wearing the mantle of shame. PJ will watch Connie's four year old son Davy while she is on her honeymoon.
PJ plans to be on her best behavior while keeping her stay short. However, her intentions implode when her former teacher, Hoffman, is murdered. Police Officer Boone Buckham arrests her best friend Trudi's husband Jack Wilkes because he assaulted the history teacher. PJ investigates though she knows that will put her at odds with the lead cop her former high school boyfriend (and rabble-rouser).
This is an interesting Christian amateur sleuth starring a sort of female Uncle Buck that for the most part avoids over preaching. PJ is a fascinating protagonist who comes home to watch a nephew she never met, care for a mom in a wheelchair due to the busted ankle, work closely with her non English speaking in-laws, and solve a murder mystery while eluding her attraction to Boone with her rep as nickname NBT Nothing But Trouble to live down. Readers will enjoy the misadventures of PJ Sugar who knows for sure that the person who said you can't go home came from Kellogg, Minnesota.
Harriet Klausner
Nothing But Trouble. That was PJ's nickname when she was younger. Trouble seemed to follow her everywhere she went, all the way up to leaving town immediately following graduation because she didn't want to go to jail. She spends the next 10 years wandering all over the country, moving from place to place and working a string of rather interesting and different jobs in a half-hearted attempt to fit in somewhere. Now her sister calls her, desperately needing her to come home for her wedding and babysit her 4 year old son while she goes on her 2 week honeymoon. PJ finally agrees, goes home and ends up confronting her past head on all the while she learns all kinds of things about her past that end up changing her present and future. On top of that, her best friend from high schools husband is accused of murder and it is up to PJ to prove that he didn't do it... without getting into too much trouble of course!
This is a wonderful premise, with an excellent, fun style and enough mystery to really keep you guessing. Most impressive to me was the wrap-up with enough ends tied up to satisfy the reader, but enough let a little loose to leave me ready to join PJ in her next book. Nothing But Trouble, what a great story!
--Janna R. Ryan
Nothing But Trouble by Susan May Warren is the first book in the PJ Sugar series. PJ is returning home to Kellogg, Minnesota after she left in disgrace and under suspicion for arson the night of her high school graduation 10 years ago. When sister Connie goes on her honeymoon, she needs PJ to take care of her son Davy. PJ wants to use the opportunity to find redemption and maybe reclaim the life she left so long ago, but when her best friend's husband is accused of murder, she can't help but start her own investigation to clear his name. This book is why I love reading! It's filled with fully-fleshed characters who make me laugh and bring tears to my eyes. The story has lots of twists and turns and puts PJ in the craziest situations (substituting a male goat for a dead female one). Most importantly, the book has a huge heart. PJ has been trying to find herself for her entire life, but only by returning home and gaining a new perspective can she see who she really is. PJ's grief and attempts to be a new person make her delightful and completely lovable. I hope that Warren never runs out of ideas for PJ, because I will be there with every turn of the page.
--Christina Lockstein www.christysbookblog.com
I absolutely love Susan May Warren! She is one of the few authors whose books I will buy no matter what. Nothing But Trouble was another great read and, as usual, I finished it way too fast. I can't wait for the next one!
--K. Rivers
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