MARY KAY ANDREWS

Después de que su jefe, en una empresa de relaciones públicas de alto poder en Washington, se vea atrapado en un escándalo político, Dempsey Jo Killebrew, cae en quiebra, desempleada y sin hogar. Con muy pocas opciones, y a regañadientes, acepta la oferta de su padre para ayudar a convertir Birdsong, la anticuada mansion victoriana que acaba de heredar en Guthrie, Georgia, en un prospero negocio inmobiliario. Pero el estado de la mansion Birdsong resulta ser mucho peor de lo que esperaba, un vertedero pudriendose con ventanas cerradas con cinta aislante, un garaje lleno de basura y un pariente lejano de muy mal humor que esta reclamando los derechos a los ocupantes. Atascada en una pequeña ciudad donde todo el mundo se entromete en sus asuntos, Dempsey aprieta los dientes, se remanga, y comienza su viaje de regreso al ultimo lugar donde esperaba llegar: el hogar. Una novela hilarante sobre la lucha de una mujer para rehacer una vieja casa. . . y su vida.

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Ellis, Julia, and Dorie. Friends since Catholic grade school, they now find themselves, in their mid-thirties, at the crossroads of live and love. A month in North Carolina's Outer Banks is just what each of them needs. Ty Bazemore is their landlord. After an inauspicious first meeting with Ellis, the two find themselves disturbingly attracted to one another, even as Ty is about to lose everything he's ever cared about. Maryn Shackleford is a stranger on the run who needs just a few things: no questions, a good hiding place, and a new identity. Ellis, Julia, and Dorie can provide what Maryn wants; can they also provide what she needs? Summer Rental is the story of five people who each need a sea change, and one month in a summer rental that might just give it to them.

Annajane Hudgens truly believes she is over her ex-husband, Mason. They've been divorced for four years, she's engaged to a terrific guy, and she's ready to leave the small town where she and Mason had so much history. She is so over Mason that she has no problem attending his wedding to Celia. But when fate intervenes and the wedding is called to a halt, Annajane begins to realise that maybe she's been given a second chance. And maybe, just maybe, she wants Mason back. On the peaceful surface of Hideaway Lake, Annajane discovers that the past is never really gone. Even if there are people determined to keep Annajane from getting what she wants, happiness might be hers for the taking, and the life she once had with Mason in this sleepy lake town might be in her future.

Novio con tu dama de honor, que, además, es tu mejor amiga?... Una explosión casi atómica estaría plenamente justificada... Eso es lo que le sucede a Keeley, la diseñadora de interiores que protagoniza esta historia... Pero vive en una ciudad pequeña, y su poderoso prometido consigue dejarla sin clientes en venganza por anular la boda... Por suerte, el amor casi siempre nos da una segunda oportunidad: un desconocido millonario llega a su vida...

Uma aventura de verão que mistura amor, assassinato e gambiarras elétricas "Uma narrativa divertida e cheia de reviravoltas que agradará tanto os fãs de romance quanto os aficionados por histórias de

UM ROMANCE QUE CELEBRA O AMOR, A MAGIA E O ENCANTO DA TEMPORADA NATALINA. "Um presente de Natal de Mary Kay Andrews, na forma de uma leitura deliciosa." Publishers Weekly "Andrews cria personagens maravilhosamente simpaticos, e aqui, ela expande isso para descrever uma comunidade calorosa e pitoresca em Nova York lembrara as cidades pequenas frequentemente encontradas em seus romances." Booklist "Seja contando a historia de uma roupa magica de Papai Noel ou de um estande de arvores de Natal no coraço de Nova York, em um bairro cheio de personagens excentricos e cercado pelo aroma de pinheiros frescos, ninguem celebra o Natal como Mary Kay Andrews." Debbie Macomber

Entirely satisfying, an expert balance of warmth and compassion, terrific supporting characters, a little steamy sex and just enough suspense to keep you from guessing how it will all go down. Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionA hilarious novel about one womans quest to redo an old house . . . and her life, as only New York Times bestseller Mary Kay Andrews can tell it.After her boss in a high-powered Washington public relations firm is caught in a political scandal, fledgling lobbyist Dempsey Jo Killebrew is left unemployed and broke. Out of options, she reluctantly accepts her fathers offer to help refurbish Birdsong, the old family place he recently inherited in Guthrie, Georgia. All it will take, he tells her, is a little paint and some TLC to turn the fading Victorian mansion into a real-estate cash cow.But when she arrives, Dempsey realizes that Bird Droppings would more aptly describe the moldering Pepto Bismolpink dump with duct-taped windows and a driveway full of junk. Theres also a murderously grumpy old lady, one of Dempseys distant relations, who has claimed squatters rights and isnt moving out. Ever.Everyone in Guthrie seems to know Dempseys business, from a smooth-talking real-estate agent to a cute lawyer who owns the local paper. As if thats not bad enough, pesky FBI agents keep showing up on her doorstep, looking for information about her ex-boss.All Dempsey can do is roll up her sleeves and get to work. Before long, what started as a job of necessity somehow becomes a labor of love and, ultimately, a journey that takes her to a place she never expectedback home.

"Andrews is at her best in this thoroughly satisfying story with the right blend of mystery, romance, and sharply funny writing." Orlando SentinelA delicious southern fiction tale of revenge and renovation from New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay AndrewsThe night before her wedding, in the middle of an oh-so-smart rehearsal dinner, interior decorator Keeley Murdock chances upon her fiance and maid of honor in flaming flagrante delicto. Keeley throws the hissy fit to end all hissy fits, storms out and earns herself instant notoriety in her tiny hometown of Madison, GA.The next day, though, she has to deal not only with a broken engagement but also with her business being shut out by folks in a town financially obligated to her ex. Rescue, in this charming second chance romance, comes in the form of the new owner of the local bra plant. A hunk of a guy, Keeleys cant decide if hes a hopeless romantic or hopelessly weird. Either way, hes hired her to redo the broken-down antebellum mansion hes bought for the woman of his dreams. The womannow heres the weird partthat hes never met. Or maybe he just has.

"Tasty. . . . [Andrews is] the queen of sass, and revenge is her favorite ingredient. Daytona Beach News-JournalBattling TV chefs find themselves competing for a coveted weekly time slot on national television in Mary Kay Andrewss delightful and hilarious New York Times bestseller, Deep Dish.After years of hard work, Gina Foxton, chef extraordinaire and former runner-up Miss Teen Vidalia Onion, is hosting her own show, Fresh Start, on local Georgia public television. Shes also dating the producer. But when Fresh goes bad, and she catches her boyfriend in flagrante delicto with the bosss wife, Gina decides its time to pursue bigger dreams. Namely, a gig on national television.Gina knows shes destined to be the Cooking Channels next superstar. But the execs also have their eyes on Tate Moody, Mr. "Kill It and Grill It" himself, host of the hunting-and-fishing cooking show Vittles. The ultimate mans man, Tates a tasty side of beef with a large, swooning female fan base. Ginas loyal devotees consist of her free-spirit college dropout sister and her motherwho calls every single day.But when the smoke clears there can only be one TV chef standing as Gina and Tate get ready for the cook-off of their lives.

The prose is tart and lively, the storytelling swift-paced, and the large cast and multiple plot lines deftly handled. Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionIn the third book in this acclaimed series, Callahan Garrity runs afoul of her own family when she insists on investigating the carjacking death of the cousin she idolized.Some people might call Callahan Garrity nosy, but she prefers to think of her tendency toward snooping as a healthy interest in the truth. So when news of her cousin Pattis death reaches her, Callahan shakes off her House Mouse cleaning uniform to don her detectives cap. Its not that she doesnt have confidence in the Atlanta policeshe used to be among their ranksits just that the crime seems too incongruous with Pattis suburban life to be an accident.

Truly exciting...[Andrews] has moved into the winners circle with Heart Trouble. St. Louis Post-DispatchThe fifth installment of this popular series sends cleaning lady/sleuth Callahan Garrity after the killer of the most hated woman in Atlanta. Former cop, currently co-owner of the House Mouse housecleaning service, and freelance p.i., Callahan Garrity raises eyebrows when she accepts an assignment from the most hated person in Atlanta a wealthy white socialite who killed a young Black girl in a drunken hit-and-run and was punished with no more than a slap on the wrist. Even Callahans Mice are grumbling. But when a roadside murder turns up the heat on the racial tensions that have been simmering dangerously since Whitney Albright Dobbs received her laughably light sentence, Callahan realizes shell have to pull out all the stops to trap a mean, mad killer for the sake of justice and a city thats threatening to explode.

Wonderful. . . . A must read come holiday time.Roanoke TimesNobody does Christmas like Mary Kay Andrews. Debbie MacomberNew York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrewss rollicking Christmas tale featuring the beloved characters from Savannah Blues and Savannah BreezeTis the week before Christmas, and antiques dealer Weezie Foley is in a frenzy to do up her shop right for the Savannah historical district decorating contest, which she fully intends to win. Her motif is Graceland Blue Christmas, with lots of tinsel, an aluminum tree, and enough tacky retro doodads to fill the Grand Ole Opry. But no sooner is she certain shes one-upped the trendy shop around the corner when Weezie notices things going strangely missing from her display.Despite the petty burglaries of her mysterious midnight visitor, Weezie still has high hopes for the holiday. Perhaps even an engagement ring is in the offing from her chef boyfriend, though Daniel, usually moody around the yuletide, seems even more distant than ever. Throw in some seasonal eccentricities from Weezies decidedly odd family, a miraculous 1950s Christmas-tree pin, and a little help from the King (Elvis!) himself, and even Scrooge would have to agree theres real magic in the Savannah air this Christmas. A touching holiday read Perfect for fans of uplifting winter romances A delightful Christmas gift

Callahan Garrity mops up the scene in an Atlanta neighborhood where murder meets its match in this feisty, funny heroine. Strange Brew offers up a tidy mystery with a polished writing style and industrial strength suspense. Sue GraftonThe sixth book in the Callahan Garrity mystery series by New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews finds the beloved sleuth facing a brew of community troublesas her bohemian Atlanta neighborhood morphs into a trendy haven for yuppiesand an old flame.Cleaning lady turned sleuth Callahan Garrity has cautiously watched her hometown be transformedand just as she fears, too much cappuccino and new money can be a bad mix.When the young owner of a microbrewery looking to score prime real estate turns up dead, neighborhood local Wuvvyan aging flower child and the brewsters biggest foebecomes the prime suspect. Digging for evidence to clear Wuvvy, Callahan isnt prepared for the succulent secrets she finds, nor the shocking truths that force her to reassess old friendships and an old love.The Callahan Garrity novels can be read in any order, but the full series includes:Every Crooked Nanny To Live and Die in Dixie Homemade Sin Happy Never After Heart Trouble Strange Brew Midnight Clear Irish Eyes

Ex-Atlanta cop-turned-house-cleaning entrepreneur Callahan Garrity doesnt know what she is getting for Christmas, but she never expects the gift that arrives at her door: her estranged, neer-do-well brother, Brian, and his adorable three-year-old daughter, Maura. A rebel whos been in and out of trouble most of his life, Brians deep in it now since he illegally abducted Maura from under the nose of his shrewish former wife.When the beautiful childs mother is found murdered, the police come looking for Brian. And now, to save her brother and her holiday, Callahan -- along with her irascible mom, Edna, and a gaggle of House Mouse employees -- must uncover the truth and a killer, even if it means digging around the roots of her own family tree and exposing the rot underneath.

Callahan and her cohort of continuing characters...are great company...If Happy Never After were a song, wed be dancing in the streets. San Jose Mercury NewsIn the fourth installment of Andrewss acclaimed series about Callahan Garrity, Atlantas most inquisitive cleaning lady, she sets out to prove the innocence of a rock idol of her childhood.Callahan Garrity is a former Atlanta cop, a part-time sleuth and full-time owner of House Mouse, a cleaning service that tidies up after Atlantas elite. She and her coterie of devoted helpers can ransack a house for clues faster than it takes a fingerprint to set.Callahan needs all the help she can get trying to keep Rita Fontaine, a washed-up 1960s teenage rock star, out of jail. Its nothing less than murder when Stu Hightower, the vain, temperamental president of a thriving Atlanta recording company, is found dead in the designer den of his posh home. His only companions are the slug in his heart and Rita, dead-drunk and looking guilty. Callahan believes in Ritas innocence because, after all, Hightower had made more enemies than records in his career. But discovering who hated him enough to kill him could send her floating down a river of lost dreams without a paddle.

Entertaining. . . . If you are up for a big helping of humor and heartbreak, insanity and intrigue, read Irish Eyes. Orange Country RegisterTheeighth outing in the heartwarming and hilarious mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews featuring former cop turned cleaning lady Callahan Garrity and her outrageous Atlanta cleaning crew.Callahan Garrity is the owner of House Mouse, a cleaning service that tidies up after Atlantas elite. Shes also a former cop and a part-time sleuth, and she and her coterie of devoted helpers can ransack a house for clues faster than it takes a fingerprint to set.When Callahan gets caught in a liquor store holdup on the way home from a St. Paddys Day party, one of her best friends is shot. Callahan and her House Mouse cleaning crew dive into the investigationonly to discover that her old friend might have been working both sides of the law as an accomplice in a string of robberies. It will take every trick theyve got to pierce the veil of secrecy surrounding an Irish police organization and prove that the case is more than it seems.The Callahan Garrity novels can be read in any order, but the full series includes:Every Crooked NannyTo Live and Die in DixieHomemade SinHappy Never AfterHeart TroubleStrange BrewMidnight ClearIrish Eyes

Fresh, confident, intelligent and amusing. Grab a cold drink, put your feet up, and enjoy yourself. Sue GraftonAfter ten years of cleaning up the dirt on Atlantas streets, former cop Callahan Garrity is trading in her badge for a broom and a staff of house cleaners. But she soon finds herself right back in the middle of a mystery when a clients pretty, pious nineteen-year-old nanny is gone ... along with the jewelry, silver, and a few rather sensitive real estate documents.Soon Callahan and her crew of eccentric cleaners are involved in a job messier than any theyve ever encountered. Illicit love triangles, crooked business deals, long-distance scams its going to require some industrial-strength sleuthing on Callahans part to solve this one.

Bright and sassy. New York Times Book ReviewThe second entry in the thoroughly original and witty series about Callahan Garrity in which the cleaning lady cum sleuth runs afoul of right-wing radicals and a dangerous collector when shes hired to find the valuable and controversial diary of a Civil War madam.Former Atlanta police officer Callahan is known for scrubbing all kinds of muck, but she has no idea what shes getting herself into when she is hired by Elliott Littlefield, a notorious Atlanta antiques dealer.Right from the start, Callahans job turns into a lively quest to find a priceless Civil War diary penned by an infamous madam. Soon Callahan and her team become entangled with a motley group of Civil War collectors, right-wing extremists, and nosy teens, making the case messier and tougher to clean.The Callahan Garrity mysteries always entertain and delight!

A little romance, a lot of laugh-out-loud episodes, and a heroine who, like all strong Southern ladies, lives to fight another day in this comic novel of revenge. Southern fiction doesnt get any better than this. The Mystery CompanyNew York Times bestselling author Mary Kay Andrews delivers a tantalizing tale of womens fiction about an abandoned Atlanta housewife and mother who tells one tiny white lie that sets her world spiraling outrageously out of control.Mary Bliss McGowan doesnt realize her marriage is in trouble until one hot summer night when she finds a note from her husband Parker telling her hes goneand has taken all the family finances with him. A shocked Mary Bliss had thought everything in her suburban life was just peachy. There have been so many divorces on her block that the neighborhood is nicknamed Split City, and now shes just one of the crowd.But theres nothing usual about the way Mary Bliss handles this dilemma. With an expensive, 17 year old daughter, a ga-ga mother-in-law in the local nursing home, a big mortgage, and no dough, theres only one thing for her to do: she stages Parkers death and puts in a claim for the insurance money. Naturally, in this darkly comic novel, everything that can go wrong does.