Peachy Flippin' Keen by Molly Harper

The McCready Family Funeral Home and Bait Shop has crickets running rampant in the store and hot sauce in the Snack Shack’s ketchup bottles. But as the county coroner, Frankie has enough on her plate without worrying about the increasingly mean pranks being played at her family’s business. And the arrival of Sheriff Eric Linden, both devastatingly attractive and painfully taciturn, is enough to push her over the edge.

Linden, who didn’t seem to get the memo about men in uniform and Southern charm, is condescending and cold, revealing absolutely nothing about his past as an Atlanta police officer, while also making Frankie’s job as coroner as difficult as possible. And with the town’s Fourth of July celebration coming up, it’s essential for McCready’s to be cricket-free and in good working order. Strangling the sheriff will make her job even harder. Can Frankie hold off the threats to preserve her own sanity?

 

Series: Southern Eclectic 1.5 | Publisher: Audible  | Narrator: Amanda Ronconi  | Length: 2 hrs and 19 mins  | Genre: Contemporary Romance | Source: Publisher  | Rating: 4 Cups

Challenges Read For:   Literary Pickers  - Beer

 

Frankie’s my favorite McCready so I was thrilled when I got to review this novella.

Not only is Frankie dealing with someone pranking her family’s funeral home and bait shop, she’s also dealing with the fact her one-night stand just so happens to be the town’s newly hired sheriff. And things aren’t exactly going smoothly with Sheriff Eric Linden.

I’m fairly sure that Frankie’s not going to be everyone cup of tea. She’ a bit surly and spoiled but that’s to be expected knowing that she had a childhood illness that nearly killed her. Personally, I find Frankie amusing because I’m never really sure what she’s going to do next.

This one’s told from Frankie’s POV so, sadly, we don’t get to know what’s going on in Eric’s head—I would have loved to see what he was thinking, especially since he’s entered into a new and very unique territory.

Keep in mind, this is novella is a rather short introduction to Frankie’s story. While it gives a nice introduction to the characters and town, there’s not conclusion to this one as it leads into Ain’t She A Peach. Given that most of the accompanying novellas in this series are complete, I was a bit surprised at how abruptly this one ended. Still, I found it to be a worthy addition.

As always, Amanda Ronconi does a brilliant job bringing the characters to life with her narration.

Overall, a short but fun addition to a sassy series.

Southern Eclectic Series

.5 Save a Truck, Ride a Redneck

1 Sweet Tea and Sympathy

1.5 Peachy Flippin’ Keen

2 Ain’t She a Peach

2.5 A Few Pecans Short of a Pie

3 Gimme Some Sugar